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Education

Community colleges in New Jersey see a cut for 2026. But Gov. Murphy says he proposed same funding as last year

College administrators say any reduction in aid is detrimental to the services they offer. Officials with the governor’s office say they are centering students in funding.

1 year ago

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.
Education

Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does

In the weeks since he took office, the Trump administration already has cut the department's staff in half and overhauled much of the department’s work.

1 year ago

Linda McMahon speaks
Education

Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down

After Tuesday’s layoffs, the Education Department’s staff will sit at roughly half of its previous 4,100, the agency said.

1 year ago

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Education

Drexel lab uses animation, 3D printers, music to teach STEM disciplines

Students learn animation, 3D printing and making music at Drexel lab dedicated to integrating sciences and the arts.

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

Shapiro visits Temple Health to promote budget proposals to tackle nurse shortage

The governor’s plan tackles the growing nursing shortage by paying students part of their tuition back if they stay in Pennsylvania to work.

1 year ago

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Education

‘It’s cool’: Rutgers University is attracting a growing number of adult learners

N.J. senior citizens are heading back to college. Their favorite courses? History, art and political science classes.

1 year ago

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Community

Gov. Shapiro meets with Penn Med leader amid ‘existential’ threat posed by Trump

The top administrator painted a dire portrait of Penn Medicine’s future amid a “chaotic pace of government regulations and executive orders.”

1 year ago

State Rep. Rick Krajewski speaks
Community

Philly-area lawmakers walk out of meeting with Penn president over DEI cuts

A Pennsylvania state senator and state representative left the meeting after they say a university administrator referred to diversity as a “lightning rod.”

1 year ago

FILE- In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo people walk by Old Main on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Education

Penn State is closing some of its branch campuses due to declining enrollment

Penn State’s president Neeli Bendapudi says declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require the school to close some of its 19 branch campuses.

1 year ago

UArts staff and faculty
Community
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‘It feels like something important to us died’: More UArts staff reflect on its closure

We talked to more staff about how things ended and how they are (still) transitioning — 8 months later.

1 year ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s UArts library has been sold to the Forman Arts Initiative

The 60,000-volume library in the University of the Arts’ Anderson Hall will be moved intact to Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.

1 year ago

The University of Delaware campus in Newark.
Education

As colleges struggle with housing crises, study reveals growing concerns over the University of Delaware’s approach

A new study highlights growing concerns as students face rising costs, limited on-campus options and increasing financial strain.

1 year ago

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Zoe Ovans looks on
Science

In light of Trump’s anti-‘DEI’ order and funding instability, Philly-area scientists question their future in the U.S.

One researcher described it as a “particularly insidious way” to stymie the work of U.S. scientists.

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

Penn and San Jose State face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletes

The investigation at Penn focuses on Lia Thomas, who swam on the school’s women’s team and was the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I title in 2022.

1 year ago

Josh Shapiro speaks
Politics & Policy

Gov. Shapiro seeks to further increase education spending on underfunded schools

Last year, the state passed a budget with record education spending. Shapiro is asking for more money for education, including more than $500 million more for schools in need.

1 year ago

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