Higher Education
Kids, often barely out of elementary school, are internalizing the idea that their futures depend on getting into an Ivy League school.
2 months ago
Listen 8:07The city school district and local colleges are making plans to help students and staff navigate SEPTA’s looming service cuts.
3 months ago
Listen 1:20Active shooter report at Villanova University was a ‘cruel hoax,’ no injuries reported
University President Peter Donohue said police found no injuries and no evidence of a weapon.
3 months ago
Listen 1:11Transgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College for removal from track team
The claim states the NCAA is not a governmental organization and doesn’t have jurisdiction over Pennsylvania state law or Title IX.
3 months ago
Study spells out impact of Pennsylvania private, independent colleges on their communities
The state’s independent, private colleges contributed more than $29 billion to local communities in 2024, according to a report they commissioned.
3 months ago
Researchers say that months of instability have already damaged the future pipeline of U.S. scientists and discoveries.
3 months ago
Listen 3:44Pennsylvania universities cutting costs through layoffs, mergers to meet financial challenge
The belt-tightening follows drops in the number of college-age students, federal fund cuts and higher costs. Ten universities have closed or merged since 2016.
3 months ago
Listen 1:39A look at colleges with federal money targeted by the Trump administration
Like no other president, Donald Trump has used the government's control over federal research funding to push for changes in higher education, including at Penn and Princeton.
3 months ago
Delaware County Community College extends deadline for free teaching pipeline program
The free initiative gives students the ability to earn up to 38 college credits toward an education degree during their junior and senior years of high school.
3 months ago
Listen 0:48Penn researchers vote to unionize amid federal health and science funding threats
Organizers campaigned on salary increases and job security, especially for international scholars. They will soon bargain on a contract.
3 months ago
Listen 1:30Trump’s power play with Penn, other universities
After major concessions from schools like Virginia, Columbia, and Penn, it seems the Trump administration's efforts to reshape higher ed are making inroads.
Air Date: July 28, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:09Transgender woman sues Princeton for ‘humiliating’ removal from track meet
This case follows ongoing national debates and legal battles over transgender athletes' participation in women's sports.
4 months ago
Man who sent Facebook message about committing a campus sexual assault pleads guilty
Thirty-two-year-old Ian Cleary faces a proposed four- to eight-year sentence after Thursday’s plea.
4 months ago
Princeton physics experiment aims to shed light on disruptive solar flares
The multimillion-dollar experiment that was years in the making comes as the federal government makes broad cuts to science elsewhere.
4 months ago
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