Higher Education
Temple names Drexel’s John Fry as 15th president
The university's board of trustees confirmed Fry as president following an extensive national search. Fry has been the president of Drexel University since 2010.
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Listen 1:17Pennsylvania Senate passes bill to bar universities and pension funds from divesting from Israel
The bill won support from all but one Republican and most Democrats. It now goes to the House.
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Colleges would face financial punishments for boycotting or divesting from Israel under new Pa. bill
Pennsylvania colleges and universities that boycott or divest from Israel for political reasons would be cut off from state funding under a new bill.
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When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school
When Philadelphia's University of the Arts abruptly closed, it left 1,300 students clambering to find somewhere to go or something to do.
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Drexel professor, students take a deeper look at textile waste
Drexel professor Rachel Higgins and her students are recording data on discarded items to better understand textile waste in the Drexel community.
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‘Displaced’ and ‘abandoned’: Former UArts students file class-action lawsuit
Following UArts faculty’s lawsuit last week, students claim the now-closed school committed fraud and breach of contract.
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Here’s what could happen to UArts’ $61 million endowment and its historic campus
UArts is still responsible for ensuring its endowment is spent the way donors intended. Regulators will control the transition of both buildings and the money.
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Listen 0:54In 2021, four people became the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth multiple times. Researchers studied their cognition, behavior and psychological performance.
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Listen 1:26After the fall: Philly arts programs search for a way out of the collapse of UArts
UArts was home to a handful of organizations with various levels of independence. After the dramatic closure, who will survive?
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Listen 1:37New Jersey’s community colleges are fighting against proposed $20 million cut in state aid
Community colleges are fighting to keep money the Legislature added last year as the institutions try to keep tuition affordable.
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Listen 5:23A growing number of supporters, including elected officials, are demanding accountability
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Penn bans encampments while citing ‘commitment to open expression’
Encampments and overnight demonstrations are not permitted and unauthorized overnight activities will be considered trespassing.
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Philly UArts students abroad watch as their school collapses
A month-long study abroad trip to Italy has become a mixture of tears and revelation.
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Listen 3:11University of the Arts president resigns as questions swirl over abrupt closure
Four days after announcing the school would shut down imminently, and during a constantly evolving crisis, Kerry Walk stepped down.
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Listen 0:59University of the Arts students rally to demand answers about sudden closure
Hundreds of students say they are still searching for reasons why their alma mater is shutting down as the university cancels its town hall.
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