“He knows the challenges facing Catholic education today and embraces the opportunities a


“He knows the challenges facing Catholic education today and embraces the opportunities a school rich in tradition and support like Ursuline affords him as he prepares for his new responsibility. He was the unanimous, enthusiastic choice of a well-prepared search committee.”

The Rev. Richard Murphy, president of Ursuline High School. Matthew Sammartino, assistant principal of Ursuline, will become the school’s principal effective July 1. Sammartino will be the school’s 14th principal in its 109-year history.

“I can’t imagine anybody that’s not appalled by the alleged behavior.”

Eric Barron, Pennsylvania State University president, on a now-suspended fraternity’s Facebook posting of photos of nude and partly nude women, some of them asleep or passed out.

“Like so many women, I was able to achieve both my professional and personal goals because of my education. My education is the starting point for every opportunity in my life.”

First lady Michelle Obama