Higher Education
Bill to increase transparency of Pennsylvania’s universities passes House
The measure seeks to expand what the state’s four state-related universities — the University of Pittsburgh, Temple, Lincoln, and Penn State — have to publicly disclose.
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Education Department punishes student loan servicer for billing mistakes
The department is withholding payment from its largest loan servicer as 2.5 million borrowers didn't receive timely billing statements.
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Michigan State University apologizes for a Hitler quiz question before a football game
The MSU Board of Trustees said it was "outraged" by the image and vowed to hold school personnel accountable.
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The long-time educator says JoAnne Epps provided “a roadmap” for moving the university forward.
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Listen 1:08UPenn Donors Pull Support, Sec. Al Schmidt Talks Elections
Voter registration deadline is approaching. Pa Secretary of State Al Schmidt talks election security and getting out the vote.
Air Date: October 17, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 44:20Philly high schoolers and college students team up for a ZIP code art project
The students worked together to create a collage based on how their location and background influenced their life.
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Listen 2:02U.S. students are clashing over the Israel-Hamas war. What can colleges do?
The conflict has heightened tensions on U.S. campuses. What is the role and responsibility of colleges right now?
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Breakout sessions will cover topics including mental health, paying for college, and self-marketing for job applications.
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Pennsylvania universities are still waiting for state subsidies. It won’t make them more affordable
Education advocates argue that even a proposed increase in aid won’t make a dent in the underfunding of Pennsylvania's higher education.
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Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details
Fourteen people chosen by the Biden administration will meet Tuesday for the first of three hearings on student loan relief in a process known as negotiated rulemaking.
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The move will help 125,000 borrowers by erasing $9 billion in debt through existing programs.
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5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore
Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the five victims, four men and one woman, are between the ages of 18 and 22.
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Decades of ‘resilience’ led to Penn Medicine researchers’ Nobel Prize
Katalin Karikó Ph.D. and Dr. Drew Weisman Ph.D. won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and their colleagues raised a glass to toast it in the hospital lobby.
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Listen 1:30Hundreds gather to celebrate JoAnne A. Epps, the beloved late Temple University president
Generations of Owls, civic leaders, and Philadelphians came out to honor the school’s first Black woman president.
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Feds offer students new protections against programs that lead to high debt, low pay
The Biden administration is cracking down on for-profit college programs that don't adequately prepare graduates for gainful employment and leave them with unaffordable loans.
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