Higher Education
Barnes Foundation and St. Joe’s University launch a degree program together
The unique collaboration will leverage the Barnes’ art holdings and St. Joe’s University teaching resources.
3 months ago
Listen 1:05Bucks County Community College receives $2M for clean energy job training
Students will work with the college’s existing network of more than 170 small- and medium-sized companies to help them cut costs and reduce carbon emissions.
3 months ago
Listen 1:02A student loan forgiveness program is celebrated at Philly City Hall
City workers spoke with U.S. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona about how they were guided to hundreds of thousands of dollars in loan forgiveness.
3 months ago
2 former Penn State students plead guilty in 2017 fraternity hazing death
Brendan Young and Daniel Casey pleaded guilty to 14 counts of hazing and a single count of reckless endangerment.
3 months ago
Philly medical students begin their health careers with a white coat and a box of Narcan
Thomas Jefferson University was among the first programs in Philly to distribute Narcan to all incoming medical students.
3 months ago
The settlement does not include the University of Pennsylvania and six other colleges, which are continuing to defend themselves against the class-action lawsuit.
3 months ago
Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan
The court granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate Biden's entire student loan forgiveness program.
4 months ago
A lawyer representing the shuttered university told the judge she didn’t have details to share, including how much money UArts has or when it can settle a final payroll.
4 months ago
Temple University engineers tap into the powers of soy to heal wounds
Researchers are seeking FDA approval for their soy-based bandages, which they say are an alternative to other synthetic and animal-derived products.
4 months ago
Listen 3:57John Fry will be Temple’s next president. Here are 6 things to know
Fry explained his vision for tackling crime on campus, increasing diversity, and working with the neighboring community.
4 months ago
Listen 1:07Jefferson University student chosen for NFL Program seeking to diversify sports medicine pipeline
Working with trained professionals at the team facilities, students will observe and participate in the care of the NFL players.
4 months ago
Temple names Drexel’s John Fry as 15th president
The university's board of trustees confirmed Fry as president following an extensive national search. Fry has been the president of Drexel University since 2010.
4 months ago
Listen 1:17Pennsylvania Senate passes bill to bar universities and pension funds from divesting from Israel
The bill won support from all but one Republican and most Democrats. It now goes to the House.
4 months ago
Colleges would face financial punishments for boycotting or divesting from Israel under new Pa. bill
Pennsylvania colleges and universities that boycott or divest from Israel for political reasons would be cut off from state funding under a new bill.
4 months ago
When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school
When Philadelphia's University of the Arts abruptly closed, it left 1,300 students clambering to find somewhere to go or something to do.
5 months ago