
Higher Education
Americans generally believe that if we work hard we can succeed and control our own destinies. But Harvard professor of political philosophy Michael Sandel begs to differ.
Air Date: January 22, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 48:59President Biden will extend student loan payment freeze through Sept. 30
President Joe Biden plans to ask the Education Department to extend pandemic relief for about 41 million federal student loan borrowers through September 30th.
2 days ago
University of Delaware drumline gets unique honor at Biden inauguration
“This is off-the-charts.” University of Delaware drummers will be one of the few live performances in Biden’s stripped-down inaugural parade.
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Head of Pa.’s public university system to examine historic roots of racism in state schools
Chancellor Daniel Greenstein said he was “ashamed to admit” he had not studied how the university system has historically perpetuated racial inequity.
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Prosecutors ask judge to order former Penn State president Graham Spanier to report to jail
The attorney general's office wrote in a Monday letter to Judge John Boccabella that no legal impediment prevents him from enforcing the minimum jail sentence of two months.
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How UPenn could revoke Trump’s Wharton degree
The bylaws don’t have a clause for incitement of insurrection, but there’s always the question of cheating on the SAT.
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Lehigh University revokes President Trump’s honorary degree
The Pennsylvania school's board of trustees held a special vote this week, after Trump incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
2 weeks ago
‘Should I have even gone to college?’: Why Philly borrowers want Biden to cancel student debt
More than 50 community organizers and student borrowers rallied in front of President-elect Biden’s Center City headquarters to demand he cancel all federal student loan debt.
3 weeks ago
Local colleges see larger-than-average enrollment drops this fall
College enrollment fell nationally, with schools in Pa., NJ, and Delaware seeing larger-than-average dips.
1 month ago
Penn State looking to grow its role as an ‘Energy University’
University President Eric Barron says he's looking forward to environmental issues getting more focus in Biden administration.
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Booker, Democratic lawmakers introduce NCAA reform bill
If passed, it could wreak havoc on the NCAA's ability to govern intercollegiate athletics and the association's model for amateurism.
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This week: City Council President Darrell Clarke on the construction tax, Sara Goldrick-Rab on student debt forgiveness, and a teenage genealogist solving family mysteries.
Air Date: December 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Temple fined $700K in settlement over rankings scandal
The scandal “wrongly increased Temple’s enrollment and revenue, deceived consumers, and unfairly harmed competitors," the U.S. Department of Education alleged.
2 months ago
Philly’s other big universities stay silent after $100M UPenn donation
When the school made its announcement, City Councilmember Helen Gym and others voiced hope that other universities with large landholdings would pony up.
2 months ago
U.S. colleges mull new virus protocols for students’ return
The coronavirus presented huge challenges for the fall semester for U.S. colleges that opened the academic year with in-person learning.
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