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Higher Education

Liz Magill listening at a Congressional testimony
Education

UPenn’s beleaguered Magill resigns; students, critics hail decision, call on university to tackle antisemitism

Magill will stay on as interim president until she is replaced, the university said in a statement.

2 years ago

Liz Magill
Education
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Penn president Liz Magill, Board Chair Scott Bok resign amid firestorm over House testimony

Magill will remain Penn’s president until an interim replacement is appointed.

2 years ago

Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington.
Education

Harvard president apologizes for remarks on antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president

Lawyers for a major donor to Penn threatened to withdraw a gift valued at $100 million unless Penn President Liz Magill is replaced

2 years ago

Liz Magill
Education
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Penn’s president defends herself amid backlash following congressional testimony about antisemitism

Amid the growing controversy, there are more calls for her to resign or to be fired, and to reevaluate the Ivy League school's policies.

2 years ago

Liz Magill
Community

Penn president defends actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

Liz Magill joined the presidents from Harvard and MIT in testifying before a House committee on Tuesday.

2 years ago

Florida State defensive lineman Jared Verse reacts after a play during the second half of the team's Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game against Louisville, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C.
Community

Michigan vs Alabama, Washington vs. Texas in College Football Playoff; unbeaten Florida St left out

The Seminoles lost star quarterback Jordan Travis to a season-ending injury two weeks ago. They continued to win but the committee passed them over.

2 years ago

Drexel's Justin Moore (11) reacts past Villanova's Jordan Longino after Drexel won the NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Community

Drexel Dragons burst through Big 5 Classic with 57-55 win over No. 18 Villanova

The Wildcats fell to 0-3 in a series of Big 5 games that was designed to crown a city basketball champion.

2 years ago

Left to right: Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ahmed
Community

A ‘living nightmare’: After Vermont shooting, Haverford student speaks to fear among Palestinians

Last weekend, three young students of Palestinian descent were shot near the University of Vermont. Their trauma is felt across the Philly region.

2 years ago

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A building on UPenn's campus
Education
Billy Penn

Why Penn is in turmoil over the Israel-Hamas war, and what’s happening on campus right now

An explainer on the antisemitic incidents, demonstrations, and calls for the president to resign.

2 years ago

Delaware State University
Education

Delaware State University sets enrollment record, improves student retention

The state-sponsored Inspire Scholarship and the Early College School that takes kids starting in middle school have brought more students to the Dover school.

2 years ago

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Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
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Education

Education Department opens probes into Penn and other schools over alleged antisemitism, Islamophobia

In its announcement, the Education Department said five complaints involve alleged antisemitic harassment and two involve anti-Muslim harassment.

2 years ago

Education

Rutgers alums suspend donations citing antisemitism concerns

Marvin and Eva Schlanger contributed regularly to New Jersey’s flagship university. But concerns about the treatment of an Orthodox Jewish law school student raised concerns.

2 years ago

Listen 1:09
Illustration of student loan debt
NPR
Education

Millions could benefit from a new way out of student loan default

The Education Department has given itself the next year to reach millions of the system's most vulnerable borrowers.

2 years ago

Swarthmore community members listen together to a podcast episode
Community

Eroded by gentrification, Swarthmore’s historically Black neighborhood is working to preserve a 100-year history

For newcomers, Saturday’s podcast listening party was a history lesson. But for Swarthmore’s historically Black neighborhood, storytelling is a way of resisting erasure.

2 years ago

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Education

Penn police called FBI to help investigate threatening antisemitic emails

The threats come amid heightened tensions on US college campuses and at Penn, in particular, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

2 years ago

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