Higher Education
Will A.I. kill human creativity – and critical thinking?
Would you watch a movie generated entirely by AI? Or read a novel written by an algorithm? Examples of AI-generated art are pretty astoun ...
Air Date: December 30, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:11Thomas Jefferson University opens $1.8 million market research lab
The lab is funded by alum John Thackrah and allows students access to live data for market research.
4 weeks ago
Los adultos jóvenes que han estado bajo la custodia del estado pueden asistir a tres universidades estatales sin preocuparse por el enorme costo de la educación superior.
4 weeks ago
Are high school seniors ready for college?
A new report from UC San Diego sparked concern over declining math skills. What's driving learning loss? What can we do to reverse these trends?
Air Date: December 9, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:12Young 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.
1 month ago
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.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
The new 18,000-square-foot Kristol Center for Jewish Life will feature study rooms, lounges, a kosher kitchen and space for 250 students.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
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.
3 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.”
3 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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago
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