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Courts & Law

Trump administration drops demand for Penn records identifying Jewish faculty and staff

The settlement resolves dispute over employee records sought in the EEOC's antisemitism investigation, but the agency's broader probe will continue.

3 weeks ago

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Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

The birth of American fine art: Philly celebrates the nation’s first art museum and school

The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts has been inspiring our country’s creatives since 1805.

3 weeks ago

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Health

3 Philadelphia-area medical schools agree to add nutrition education in response to RFK Jr.’s push

The push to teach nutrition in medical schools predates the current administration. So far, 73 medical schools have signed on to the campaign.

4 weeks ago

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Education

Rutgers University’s unionized faculty want administration to stop ‘unnecessary’ hiring freeze

The hiring freeze announcement comes as the unions have begun negotiating a new labor agreement.

4 weeks ago

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Education

Rutgers University investigates ethics complaint against dean who billed the university for services offered by her company

Jacqueline S. Mattis, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, made more than $100,000 for hosting writing retreats, some of which took place in Jamaica.

4 weeks ago

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Education

Rutgers New Brunswick and Temple are seeing a rise in international students despite Trump immigration policies

A combination of promotion and recruitment strategies has kept the international student population at universities stable.

1 month ago

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Princeton University
Education

Princeton ends century-old tradition of unsupervised exams amid AI concerns

University leaders say artificial intelligence and fear of doxing have weakened the student-run system.

2 months ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Drexel University students helped release an album of songs recorded more than 50 years ago. Here’s how they did it

“Clean Up Your Mind,” featuring songs recorded by the band Choice 4 Inc. in 1972, is now available for the world to hear.

2 months ago

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University of Pennsylvania President J. Larry Jameson
Education

J. Larry Jameson to step down as Penn’s president, ending a tenure during a time of upheaval at the Ivy League institution

Jameson took over as president as protests over the war in Gaza led to charges of antisemitism and threats to federal research dollars.

2 months ago

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Swarthmore junior Jace Boland, who is facing criminal trespass charges for a protest at his college, speaks
Courts & Law

‘Swarthmore 9’ appear in court to face trespassing charges tied to Gaza protest encampment

The students and activists, who could be the first convicted for a campus protest encampment, are facing up to a year in jail.

2 months ago

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A flag bearing Temple University's logo flies at half-staff.
Education
Billy Penn

Temple’s safety chief down steps down after four years

Jennifer Griffin worked to bolster campus police following the murder of Officer Christopher Fitzgerald.

2 months ago

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Education

Delaware to establish its first medical school in partnership with Philadelphia-based Jefferson University

The state says the four-year school will train doctors in Delaware and help address provider shortages, particularly in rural communities.

2 months ago

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Education

Swarthmore College to cover tuition for students from families making less than $200,000 annually

The Swarthmore Tuition Guarantee is only available to domestic students.

3 months ago

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Education

Stockton University and 4 county colleges in New Jersey partner to smooth path for transfer students

The South Jersey Higher Education Alliance aims to increase the number of students that complete their undergraduate degrees.

3 months ago

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A bioengineering graduate student working at Penn's AIRFoundry, explains some of the lab's cutting edge medical research using artificial intelligence to Senator David McCormick.
Science

Sen. David McCormick tours AI-powered biotech labs at Penn to promote AI and federal funding admit NSF turmoil

Launched with NSF funding this year, Penn’s AIRFoundry boasts the potential to radically speed up drug development.

3 months ago

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