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Higher Education

Drexel University President John Fry speaks during a news conference at Drexel University, April 2, 2013, in Philadelphia.
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.

2 years ago

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Penn Student EncPenn Student Encampment 3ampment 3
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania 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.

2 years ago

The state Capitol building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

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.

2 years ago

Cyrus Nasib standing outside of UArts
Education

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.

2 years ago

Addie Schenkel, left, a recent Drexel graduate, and Arianna Papadakis, right, a rising junior, work together to collect data on clothing discarded by students during move out. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community

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.

2 years ago

Students join faculty and staff of the University of the Arts at a rally
Education

‘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.

2 years ago

Terra Hall on South Broad Street.
Education

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.

2 years ago

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Hayley Arceneaux
Health

Fit to fly? Penn researchers find some temporary cognitive decline among civilians who travel into space

In 2021, four people became the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth multiple times. Researchers studied their cognition, behavior and psychological performance.

2 years ago

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Sid Sachs packs up beneath a painting of Christine Wetherill Stevenson
Arts & Entertainment

After 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?

2 years ago

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Atlantic Cape Community College is spread over three locations in Atlantic and Cape May counties. It serves mostly first-generation college students and older adults, preparing them to enter the work force or to complete their bachelors degrees at a four-year state school like Rutgers or Thomas Edison. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

New 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.

2 years ago

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About 1,000 people gather on the steps of Hamilton Hall to mark the last day of the University of the Arts, which shut down suddenly due to undisclosed financial problems.
Education

‘Stand up, fight back’: UArts students and faculty mark the abrupt end of a 150-year-old Philly institution

A growing number of supporters, including elected officials, are demanding accountability

2 years ago

Police disband the pro-Palestine encampment and make numerous arrests, Friday May 10, 2024, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Education

Penn bans encampments while citing ‘commitment to open expression’

Encampments and overnight demonstrations are not permitted and unauthorized overnight activities will be considered trespassing.

2 years ago

Students hiking on a path.
Education

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.

2 years ago

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University of the Arts (Billy Penn/file)
Education

University 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.

2 years ago

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Students, faculty and alumni gathered in front of the University of the Arts campus
Education

University 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.

2 years ago

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