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Higher Education

An illustration shows two different pairs of hands pulling at the tassels on the graduation cap of a student in the middle of the illustration.
NPR
Courts & Law

‘There is no trust now’: Student loan borrowers respond to Supreme Court decision

In the wake of Friday's Supreme Court decision striking down Biden's relief plan, borrowers lament the path forward.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a podium. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at left.
Politics & Policy

Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default

The president said he will work under the Higher Education Act to begin a new program that would begin loan repayment but remove the immediate threat of default.

3 years ago

students protesting outside of the Supreme Court
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans

The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan.

3 years ago

Delaware State University President Tony Allen
Courts & Law

‘The need remains. Inequality remains’: Delaware State president reacts to SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action

The leader of Delaware’s HBCU says the SCOTUS ruling will “most assuredly” have a chilling effect on educational opportunities for people of color.

3 years ago

(Peter Judson for NPR)
NPR
Courts & Law

Why the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action matters

Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.

3 years ago

People walk across Old Main lawn on Penn State’s University Park campus in State College, Pa.
Education
Spotlight PA

Penn State, Pitt, and others get hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds. Tracking it is a challenge

Transparency into how Pennsylvania’s state-related universities spend annual appropriations is limited.

3 years ago

Cabrini University in Radnor, Pa., Thursday, May 23, 2019
Education

Cabrini University to close after ’23-24 school year, Villanova will acquire campus

Both schools emphasize that the Cabrini name will be retained and its legacy honored.

3 years ago

Charles L. Blockson speaking at a podium
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Charles L. Blockson, prominent historian and scholar, dies at 89

Blockson was the architect behind some of the most prestigious collections of African American artifacts in the U.S.

3 years ago

NCAA started its drug testing program in 1986.
NPR
Education

The NCAA looks to weed out marijuana from its banned drug list

An NCAA panel asked the association to treat marijuana like alcohol. The NCAA is expected to make a final decision on the matter in the fall.

3 years ago

Columbia University class of 2020 graduates pose for photographs on Commencement Day on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in New York.
Money

It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you

More than 40 million Americans will have to start making federal student loan payments again at the end of the summer.

3 years ago

Student loan borrowers gather outside the Supreme Court building in February 2023. The court's ruling on President Biden's debt relief plan is expected in June or July.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here’s what you need to know

The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.

3 years ago

File photo: a 2014 photo of Bill McGovern with the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team
Community

Former UCLA defensive coordinator, Eagles coach, Bill McGovern passes away at 60

McGovern was the Bruins’ defensive coordinator last year but missed most of the second half of the season due to health issues.

3 years ago

A closeup of a lifeguard stand at Samuel Recreation Center
Education
6abc

Temple University students can earn class credits by working as Philadelphia lifeguard

There are six city pools, one within a mile radius of the North Philadelphia-based campus.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden attends his granddaughter Maisy Biden's commencement ceremony with first lady Jill Biden and children Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Monday, May 15, 2023. 
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Biden is just ‘pop’ at granddaughter Maisy Biden’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania

Joe Biden took a break from being president on Monday to focus on just being “pop” at his granddaughter Maisy Biden's graduation from the University of Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts looks on after the team defeated the Dallas Cowboys on October 16, 2022, in Philadelphia.
NPR
Community

Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl veteran Jalen Hurts just earned a master’s degree

The 24-year-old pro footballer earned a master's degree in human relations from Oklahoma, where he transferred as a graduate student in 2019.

3 years ago

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