Fulbright Scholar and immigration historian John McCarthy and his wife and three children relocate to Slovakia.

When history professor John McCarthy won a Fulbright Scholarship to teach a semester at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, he asked his wife and three school-age children to come with him. McCarthy, who is an expert on immigration, says…

The Wyoming AD joins the College Football Playoff Selection Committee as President Howard’s term ends.

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee has another Colonials connection. Tom Burman, athletic director for the University of Wyoming and an alum of the M.B.A. program, was named to the ranking committee in January just as RMU President Chris…

This Colonial Couple met at RMU and got engaged on Nicholson Lawn. Now they live next door!

Michelle tells their “Colonial Couple” story:

It was 2013 and I finally started to use Instagram. As I posted pictures of my roommate, friends, and yes, the terrible MySpace selfies, I started to realize that this one…

Looking at cloud computing’s benefits with Jameela al-Jaroodi of RMU’s Amazon Web Services Academy.

The symbol of a cloud is used in computer science as a symbol for internet connectivity. Cloud computing is increasingly common for businesses both large and small. Once used primarily for file storage and email, the cloud now offers infrastructure,…

When she was student teaching, Erica found out her principal and superintendent also went to RMU.

Erica Snyder thought she wanted to go far away from home for college. So she left Pittsburgh to study at the University of Alabama. 

But by the end of her freshman year, Erica realized that smaller classes and more interaction with faculty were…

The CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania knows what kids need to succeed.

As president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, Lisa Abel-Palmieri oversees operations serving 7,000 children a year throughout the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. And her goal is to provide the same thing for each and every…

Her RMU legacy family is its third generation, with her son following in her footsteps like she followed in her dad’s.

Three Generations of Fans

For three generations of the Morrow and Veitch families, Robert Morris University serves as more than just a common thread. It’s a family tie that binds.

This branch of the family tree begins with John Morrow…

The Cleveland Clinic ICU nurse graduated twice from RMU.

When Madeliene Peterson pulls into the Cleveland Clinic parking garage, she knows she’s got to be at her very best for the next 12 hours. People’s lives depend on it.

“It’s very difficult on a lot of days,” says Madeliene, a registered nurse in…

The 2019 RMU Alumni Heritage Award is given to Doug and Carol and MacPhail.

Carol MacPhail M ‘86 and Doug MacPhail ‘74 have supported each other through 37 years of marriage, the raising of three daughters, two successful careers, and many personal endeavors.

Doug is a senior vice president and portfolio management…

How to make sure you don’t lose your reason this season.

According to the American Psychological Association, 61% of people say the holiday season is a stressful time. The high expectations that we create for ourselves this time of year can be a big part of the problem. We should try to remember what we all…