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Delaware lands $1.5M national grant to strengthen career pathways — from middle school to workforce

Rodel secures a $1.5M national grant to expand career pathways, grow dual enrollment and strengthen college and career advising statewide.

4 months ago

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La Universidad de Delaware ha restaurado su sitio web de investigación antirracista. Ahora, los estudiantes denuncian que la libertad académica y la confianza se vieron socavadas.

Los líderes universitarios dicen que eliminar la investigación antirracista durante meses fue un error. Estudiantes e investigadores afirman que esto erosionó la libertad.

4 months ago

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Swarthmore ‘charges’ student activists for disseminating literature the college calls ‘violent’ and ‘intimidating’

The literature included a scope’s crosshairs placed over a photo collage of the board of managers. A spokesperson said expulsions are rare.

5 months ago

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University of Delaware has restored its anti-racism research website. Now students say academic freedom and trust were undermined

University leaders say removing the anti-racism research for months was a mistake. Students and researchers say it eroded academic freedom and institutional trust.

5 months ago

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Penn, Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore back Harvard in lawsuit to defend international student enrollment

The colleges say blocking international enrollment would harm U.S. higher education and the economy.

5 months ago

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Penn graduate workers reach historic tentative agreement with university, averting strike

Union organizers say the contract will transform their quality of life. Efforts to unionize graduate students started more than 20 years ago.

5 months ago

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Education

‘It’s harming us’: Delaware lawmakers, educators want to scrap SAT mandate for 11th graders

Delaware usually falls near the bottom of national rankings because, unlike most states, almost all high school juniors take the test.

5 months ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia-born artist makes regional debut at Rowan University Art Gallery and Museum

Devan Shimoyama questions the desire for perfection in his new exhibit, “SHIFT,” drawing from a reimagining of the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck.

5 months ago

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Princeton’s president says university will tighten budget because of endowment outlook

Though the Ivy League institution is financially strong, Christopher Eisgruber said it must be more efficient in the future.

5 months ago

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PAFA selects Kristen Shepherd as new president and CEO, looks to lead institution ‘as a force’ in American art

With more than 25 years of experience in the arts leadership sector, Shepherd will take the reins of the nation’s oldest art museum starting on Feb. 9.

6 months ago

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Villanova University closed due to threat at academic building; students no longer need to be indoors

The FBI is actively investigating, along with Villanova's Public Safety Department and local law enforcement.

6 months ago

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Temple researchers hope to remove PFAS, microplastics with sustainable treatment method

Water providers are removing toxic PFAS chemicals from drinking water, but current methods are energy intensive. Temple researchers are looking at alternative technologies.

6 months ago

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Education

Studio 2 Extra: Community College of Philadelphia's new president Dr. Alycia Marshall

After losing her son, commencement became healing. “That day, I saw all my children graduate,” Dr. Alycia Marshall, president of the Community College of Philadelphia, said.

Air Date: January 16, 2026 12:00 pm

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Temple assistant coach Bill Courtney dies suddenly after 3 decades of shaping college basketball

Courtney joined Temple’s program last June. He helped guide the Miami Hurricanes as an assistant coach to the NCAA Final Four in 2023.

6 months ago

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Where does art end and AI start? The lines can be blurry sometimes.
Studio 2
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Will A.I. kill human creativity – and critical thinking?

Would you watch a movie generated entirely by AI? Or read a novel written by an algorithm? Examples of AI-generated art are pretty astoun ...

Air Date: December 30, 2025 12:00 pm

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