Higher Education
Young adults who have been in the state’s custody can attend three in-state colleges with no worries about the formidable cost of higher education.
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Listen 2:05The Education Department is dismantling. Here’s what that means
Since he took office, President Donald Trump has called for the dismantling of the Education Department, saying it has been overrun by liberal thinking.
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After 200 years, Philadelphia’s Jefferson University now has a song
Thomas Jefferson University asked one of its customer service employees to write an alma mater.
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Listen 1:20Purported hacker behind Penn’s fraudulent email claims to have grabbed donor data in attack
A cybersecurity site heard from someone claiming to be the hacker over the weekend. The university has alerted the FBI.
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The new 18,000-square-foot Kristol Center for Jewish Life will feature study rooms, lounges, a kosher kitchen and space for 250 students.
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Listen 1:26Princeton University to reopen its newly rebuilt art museum
Designed by architect David Adjaye, Princeton’s new museum corrects the problematic old one.
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Listen 1:20Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds
At Princeton and some others, the number of new Black students has fallen by nearly half. Some colleges attribute it to natural fluctuations.
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With no takers yet, White House sets meeting with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump
The White House asked university leaders to provide initial feedback by Oct. 20, yet as the deadline approaches, none have signed on to the document.
2 months ago
University of Pennsylvania declines to sign Trump’s higher-education compact
President J. Larry Jameson said he sought a wide range of input so the response “reflected our values and the perspectives of our broad community.”
2 months ago
Temple researchers win NCAA grant to build AI-mentor for student-athletes
JournAI aims to support the holistic development and well-being of college athletes at all levels. And no, it won’t write term papers for you.
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A Rutgers professor wrote a book about antifa in 2017. Some conservative students want him fired
Mark Bray fled for Europe after he said he received death threats. A former head of Turning Point USA Rutgers says he calls for violence against conservatives.
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Listen 3:58Penn union organizers call Trump demands on higher education a ‘total betrayal of our values’
The White House asked nine universities to make sweeping policy changes to access federal programs like visas and research grants.
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Listen 1:23RFK Jr. gave all organizations in charge of medical education standards two weeks to include nutrition in licensing exams and residency requirements.
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Listen 1:38Amid a shortage of veterinarians across the country, Rowan’s Shreiber School gives aspiring animal doctors a chance to stay in the Garden State.
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Listen 0:55The 10-page proposed agreement was sent Wednesday to some of the most selective public and private universities including the University of Pennsylvania.
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