Higher Education
University of Delaware reinstates mask mandate just days before graduation
COVID cases on campus are up nearly 60% in the past month. As a result, the semester will end with students and staff required to mask up.
2 years ago
Renewed effort to help N.J. public service workers get student loan forgiveness
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy helped draw attention to a change in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to help workers get student loans forgiven.
2 years ago
Penn Medicine has expanded its telehealth program to increase access to medication that helps people stop using opioids.
2 years ago
Coach Dawn Staley accepts WHYY’s Lifelong Learning Award
The celebrated basketball coach’s conversation with Terry Gross at the virtual event explored Staley’s struggles to achieve her dream of staying in the game for life.
2 years ago
Philly’s University of the Arts workers form second union in two years
Professional and non-professional staff voted to form a bargaining unit. Two years ago the UArts teaching faculty unionized its own unit.
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The April 20 traffic stop and search has generated national media coverage. University President Tony Allen says the police engaged in misconduct.
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Del. State Univ. president ‘incensed’ over Georgia police drug search of lacrosse team bus
The women’s team was on its way home from playing games in Florida and Georgia when the bus was stopped. Officers ransacked their luggage but found nothing illegal.
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Listen 1:45Beware, new student loan borrowers: Interest rates are about to jump
Borrowers who need help next year will have to take out a new loan at a new interest rate.
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Temple University holds first in-person commencement ceremony in two years
Although the class of 2022 spent several years learning remotely, they finally got a chance to experience one of college’s most memorable moments face-to-face.
2 years ago
Wolf announces $5 million investment in Cheyney University’s ThinkUbator project
Cheyney University is probably best known as the nation's oldest historically Black university. But soon, it could also become known for being a leader in biotech.
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People expressed concern over the effect it could have on the school’s science-based curriculum. Some are even considering a transfer.
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Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement
She led the Scarlet Knights to the NCAA title game in 2007 when they lost to Tennessee.
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Prominent Temple professor who founded Hope Center placed on administrative leave
Sara Goldrick-Rab is a leading voice on college affordability. The university is reviewing complaints about her leadership.
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NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023
NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move and said it was by mutual agreement.
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Harvard pledges $100 million to atone for role in slavery
President Lawrence Bacow announced the funding as Harvard released a new report detailing many ways the college benefited from slavery and perpetuated racial inequality.
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