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Penn State files paperwork to sue charity Sandusky founded

Penn State has filed paperwork indicating it intends to sue the charity founded by ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, whose chil ...

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  This Oct. 31, 2014, photo provided by Patrick Carns shows Timothy Piazza, (center), with his parents Evelyn and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's 'Senior Night' at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. (Patrick Carns via AP)
Courts & Law

Judge tosses most serious charges in Penn State frat death

A judge on Friday threw out involuntary manslaughter and felony assault counts filed against members of a Penn State fraternity in a pled ...

2 years ago

This Oct. 31, 2014, photo provided by Patrick Carns shows Timothy Piazza, (center), with his parents Evelyn and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's 'Senior Night' at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. (Patrick Carns via AP)
Courts & Law

Defense in Penn State frat pledge death argues for dismissal

Attorneys for Penn State fraternity members charged in the death of a pledge after a night of drinking and hazing argued Thursday that th ...

2 years ago

 A tour group is shown walking through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Word of an August 2017 Justice Department inquiry into how race factors into admissions at Harvard University has left top-tier colleges bracing for scrutiny of practices that have boosted diversity levels to new highs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
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Education

Inclusive admission won’t hurt white students, but it will make your university better

Students of color have earned the right to be on any campus they set foot on, and their colleges and universities are better off for having them.

2 years ago

 Villanova head coach Jay Wright, center, celebrates with 1985 Villanova coach Rollie Massimino, right, after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game against North Carolina last year. Massimino, who led Villanova to the NCAA title in 1985, died Wednesday at 82. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Community

Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova to ’85 NCAA title, dies at 82

Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova’s storied run to the 1985 NCAA championship and won more than 800 games in his coaching career, ...

2 years ago

 Some area colleges are asking prospective students for their juvenile criminal history. (Bigstock)
Education

Philly legal aid group urging colleges to stop asking applicants about criminal record

Community Legal Services, one of Philadelphia’s largest legal assistance organizations, is pushing area colleges and universities t ...

2 years ago

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Education

Reputed Delaware diploma mill ordered to halt offers, cooperate with investigation

A Superior Court judge has ordered a Dover organization that reportedly has charged adults $500 for a “fully-accredited high school ...

2 years ago

Erica Brunato is a second year master of teaching student at the University of Toronto. (Ian Willms/For Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Part Three: A system of support, how Ontario sets its teachers up to succeed

Part Three of our Ontario series

2 years ago

(Nathaniel Hamilton for NewsWorks)
Education

Bryn Mawr College scrubs name of founder with racist views

A private college in suburban Philadelphia says it will remove references to the name of one of its founders in printed and other materia ...

2 years ago

Education

University of Delaware STAR Campus expands

The University of Delaware STAR campus continues to grow into a state of the art operation for the school and community partners. ...

2 years ago

 An artist's rendering of the new Camden High School
Speak Easy
Education

A new beginning for Camden High students

The following is in response to April Saul’s “ ...

2 years ago

Community

Delaware non-profit celebrates young women on the move

The Great Taste Design Foundation will host its first Girls Empowerment Celebration on Saturday. The goal is to raise money for its schol ...

2 years ago

 In this file photo, students get help from their parents as they move into their dorm rooms on the first floor of Virginia Tech's West Ambler-Johnson dormitory in Blacksburg, Va., Aug. 15, 2007. (Christina O'Connor/AP Photo, file)
Education

Criticisms of American college life split on party lines, Gallup poll shows

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. o ...

2 years ago

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 Bonnie Kenney (left) and Cindy Gregory have been placed on leave from their coaching positions with the University of Delaware volleyball team. (photo courtesy University of Delaware)
Education

Ex-UD coaches claim age, sexual orientation led to firings

Two former volleyball coaches are suing the University of Delaware, claiming they were fired based on their age, sexual orientation and m ...

2 years ago

 White House chief of staff John Kelly, (left), watches as President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
Education

Lehigh University student petition calls for revoking Trump’s honorary degree

Students and graduates of Lehigh University are urging the school to revoke the honorary degree of President Donald Trump after his comme ...

2 years ago

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