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Peirce Significa Negocio: The Spanish-American Department at Peirce

In its near century and a half of history, Peirce has developed a tradition of looking for ways to expand and offer relevant courses to students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to achieve a quality college education. Already a nationally recognized business school by the turn of the 20th century, Mary B. Peirce […]

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December 11, 2014
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A Long History of Innovation at Peirce

Thomas May Peirce founded Union Business College in 1865 under the innovative idea that returning Civil War soldiers and others might want a business-focused education. Moreover he had the radical idea for the time that this education should be offered to both men and women. Founded on innovation, Peirce has always looked to the future […]

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November 13, 2014
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A History of U.S. Presidents at Peirce College

Last month PBS aired the Ken Burns’ series The Roosevelts, which documents the lives of the famous political family. Though it wasn’t mentioned on the show, there’s a Peirce connection to the family. Teddy Roosevelt spoke at our commencement ceremonies twice; first in 1896, when he was the Police Commissioner of New York City, and […]

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October 9, 2014
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E before I: The Founding Family of Peirce College.

Every September at Peirce, we celebrate Founder’s Day in honor of Thomas May Peirce, who founded the College (then called Union Business College) in 1865. He would be the first of many Peirce family members to run the College; for well over a century someone in the Peirce family led the school. Thomas May Peirce […]

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August 6, 2014
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The many locations of Peirce College: A journey to 1420 Pine Street

When Thomas May Peirce founded Union Business College in 1865, classes were held on the second floor of Handel and Haydn Hall, a small concert hall at 9th and Spring Garden streets. The oldest known photographs of a Peirce classroom were taken in Handel and Haydn in 1866. Peirce quickly outgrew the Hall, and the […]

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July 7, 2014
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