Higher Education
After the UArts collapse, Pig Iron Theatre finds a new home at Rowan University
The Pig Iron School for devised theater will remain in Philadelphia while becoming part of New Jersey’s Rowan University.
2 months ago
Listen 1:13More than $4.5 billion in new student debt relief will help thousands of teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public service workers.
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Listen 1:28Former Eagles star expands ‘Next Man Up’ mentorship program to second Philly school
From classrooms to communities: Rodney McLeod's mentorship program inspires growth and success in Philadelphia’s youth.
3 months ago
Listen 1:04Princeton professor highlights protest investigation as university celebrates her award
Dr. Ruha Benjamin said Princeton University excluded her statements referencing an investigation into a protest last spring from an article about her MacArthur fellowship.
3 months ago
Former UD student ‘incel’ sentenced to prison for stalking and threatening women, fraud
Delaware resident Kyle Stevens submitted 10 fraudulent applications for pandemic aid for small businesses while living overseas.
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Listen 0:35Former Penn State frat leaders sentenced to 2–4 months for 2017 hazing death
Brendan Young and Daniel Casey were leaders of Beta Theta Pi when Timothy Piazza died from multiple falls after consuming a large quantity of alcohol in 2017.
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The university said it’s working to resolve a roughly 10% “structural imbalance” in its operating budget of $1.5 billion.
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Listen 0:57Penn imposes 1-year suspension on law professor over comments on race
The school says its suspension at half-pay and other sanctions on Amy Wax is over her comments about race in recent years. She will also lose her named chair and summer pay.
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Nearly 100 Philly students join Kappa Alpha Psi mentorship program
Kappa Alpha Psi's graduate chapter welcomed students and families to Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School into the Kappa League program.
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Who should get the $63M endowment money of UArts? Depends on who you ask
Will the Dorrance Hill Hamilton trustees have control over how Mrs. Hamilton’s donations to the University of the Arts could be redistributed? It's up to a judge to decide.
3 months ago
Listen 1:23Penn sanctions controversial professor for ‘flagrant unprofessional conduct’
A faculty committee found Amy Wax had a history of making derogatory generalizations about groups of people based on race, gender, sexual orientation and immigration status.
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Gen Z's changing habits: Less alcohol, tobacco, and sex
Gen Z seems to be leading a more modest lifestyle, with lower rates of drinking, vaping, and sexual activity. But is this shift a positive development?
Air Date: September 18, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:44Temple University celebrates 50 years of dance
Temple’s Boyer College of Music and Dance is hosting a year’s worth of events to commemorate a half-century of its dance degree program.
4 months ago
Listen 1:08UArts files for bankruptcy after Temple merger talks collapse
The shuttered university reportedly owes creditors more than $50 million.
4 months ago
About 21,000 freshman students move to the state for college each year, according to data from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania.
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