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Higher Education
College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams by ’26 season
A 12-team, 11-game postseason system to crown a champion could be worth as much as $2 billion in media rights to the conferences that play major college football.
2 years ago
2 students shot during a robbery on Delaware State University Campus
Delaware State University Police are investigating after 2 students were shot on campus Saturday morning.
2 years ago
Upcoming dates and info you need to know for student loan forgiveness
Can you get a refund on payments you made during the pandemic? How do you know if you made too much money to qualify? Answers to these questions and more.
2 years ago
Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
President Biden's plan to provide relief to borrowers of federal student loans has been met with celebration and condemnation. Too far, too little, overreaching and unfair?
Air Date: August 31, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Nearly a million Pennsylvanians could have their student loans wiped away under Biden’s plan
Around 1.8 million people in the Keystone State carry federal student debt, collectively owing about $65 billion.
2 years ago
Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate
Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt will help millions, but it's also raising concerns about inflation, fairness and tuition costs.
2 years ago
Biden’s student loan plan: What we know (and what we don’t)
Here's what we know about Biden's student loan plan so far and what it means for people with outstanding debt.
2 years ago
First case of monkeypox found at University of Delaware days before classes start
Just days before the start of the new semester, University of Delaware officials confirm the first case of monkeypox on the Newark campus.
2 years ago
As threats of COVID and monkeypox loom, college students hope for ‘a fresh start’
College students return to campus this fall as the COVID-19 pandemic and monkeypox outbreaks continue to pose a threat.
2 years ago
Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell grant recipients
More than 43 million owe a combined $1.6 trillion in federal student debt, with almost a third owing less than $10,000, according to federal data.
2 years ago
After delay, Biden readies student loan help, payment pause
Biden has faced pressure from liberals to provide broader relief to hard-hit borrowers, and from moderates and Republicans questioning the fairness of any widespread forgivene
2 years ago
Mask requirement returns for University of Delaware to start fall semester
Students will be required to wear masks on campus for the first two weeks of the fall semester to stem an expected spike in COVID cases.
2 years ago
Charlene Curtis, trailblazing former Temple basketball coach, dies at 67
Curtis was the head coach at Wake Forest, after head coaching stops at Radford and Temple, where she also was the first African-American head women’s basketball coach.
2 years ago
Colleges ease COVID-19 restrictions as fall semester begins for millions of students
Requirements to test and mask and be vaccinated are becoming less common as colleges shift away from treating COVID-19 as an emergency.
3 years ago
HBCUs are back in the spotlight for Black students and their families
Some historically Black colleges and universities have seen increases in application and enrollment numbers after years of decline.
3 years ago