Higher Education
“News of these revocations is unsettling not just for the impacted individuals but for our entire community,” University President John Fry said.
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Listen 0:47A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
The Trump administration has increasingly used funding cuts as a tool to influence campus policies to comply with his political agenda.
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Penn program offers artificial intelligence training to Philadelphia school district teachers
The PASS program is funded by a foundation supporting the integration of arts and technology into education.
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Listen 0:52No reason given as board ousts president of Community College of Philadelphia
The school’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to not renew current president Donald Guy Generals’ contract.
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3 Penn students have had their international visas revoked
The Ivy League university says the termination is unrelated to on-campus protests in 2024.
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
The justices split 5-4 Friday, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal justices in dissent.
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Temple student’s visa revoked at discretion of U.S. secretary of state, university says
"The allegations supporting the revocation are unknown at this time," said President John Fry in a letter, adding that the student has chosen to return home.
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Researchers at Temple University will look at the effectiveness of the Chance to Ride travel training program and recruit participants in Philly.
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Listen 2:34Studies show links between arts programs and positive academic outcomes, skills
Anecdotal evidence has shown arts-related classes lead to better grades.
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Listen 1:57Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
The university received notifications this week that grants were being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department.
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The seriously whimsical art of writer Kurt Vonnegut is on view at Drexel University
The novelist who died in 2007 wrote novels for more than 50 years, while also making drawings on the side. Drexel opened an exhibition of two dozen.
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Listen 1:10Trump restricts federal research funding, a lifeblood for colleges
President Trump's administration has been using the funding spigot to seek compliance with his agenda, cutting off money to schools including University of Pennsylvania.
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Shakespeare goes up the country in ‘Ballad of King Henry’ at Swarthmore’s Players Club
A version of “King Henry IV” adapted into Americana folk songs is getting its world premiere.
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Listen 3:18Without interest from Penn, St. Joe’s nears sale of first properties on USciences campus
Developments have been proposed for three outlier sites. But some speculate that one of Philly’s “eds and meds” heavyweights could still enter the mix.
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Philadelphia's University of the Arts closed nearly nine months ago. Billy Penn spoke to four students about the challenges they’ve faced since then.
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