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NPR
Money

Student loan forgiveness isn’t dead yet, and other takeaways from 2023

What to make of all the student loan news this year? We have three takeaways, and a literary analogy.

3 years ago

Drexel University
Education
6abc

Drexel University added to list of schools under investigation for discrimination

The Department of Education has not released details on any specific incidents being investigated.

3 years ago

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Young, Unhoused and Unseen
Community

8% of college students are unhoused. With ‘nowhere to go,’ here’s Paulo Garcia’s story

Paulo Garcia used to sleep in the baseball dugout and empty homes. He found help and housing a year later, motivated by his 2-year-old.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania House Minority Leader Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster
Politics & Policy

GOP lawmakers sink aid to Penn as statehouses watch how universities are handling Israel-Hamas war

The vote came four days after Penn President Liz Magill resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing.

3 years ago

A parking violation in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Studio 2

Philadelphia Parking Authority – Friend or Foe? Plus, Paying College Athletes

Parking in the city is tough. We'll check in with the executive director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority about contesting tickets, bike lane enforcement and more.

Air Date: December 13, 2023 12:00 pm

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Health

Meet the paid medical actors at Jefferson Health trying to unionize amid budget tightening

There’s pressure from a new union inside Jefferson Health for higher worker wages during a period where the umbrella organization is trying to narrow its operating losses.

3 years ago

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Dr. J. Larry Jameson
Education

Dr. J. Larry Jameson named Penn’s interim president

Jameson currently leads the two entities that make up Penn Medicine.

3 years ago

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Studio 2

University of Pennsylvania and Free Speech, The Dictionary People

UPenn's President Magill resigned after intense criticism over her comments before Congress on combating antisemitism on college campuses. We'll debate about free speech.

Air Date: December 12, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:02
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
NPR
Politics & Policy

Harvard affirms President Claudine Gay will not step down over antisemitism testimony

Gay faced growing criticism from lawmakers, alumni and donors for not denouncing hateful rhetoric against Jewish students more forcefully enough during her testimony.

3 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.
NPR
Education

Here’s the latest fallout at Penn, Harvard, and MIT after the antisemitism hearing

Calls for Harvard and MIT presidents to step down remain firm while a growing number of students and faculty are coming out in support of their school leaders.

3 years ago

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Education
6abc

University of Pennsylvania names Julie Platt new interim chair of Board of Trustees

Platt will replace Scott Bok, who resigned on Saturday minutes after former Penn President Liz Magill announced her own resignation.

3 years ago

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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.

3 years ago

Liz Magill
Education
6abc

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.

3 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

3 years ago

Liz Magill
Education
6abc

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.

3 years ago

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