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Higher Education
How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z
For years, Charlie Kirk and his group, Turning Point USA, have built a following inflaming racial divides and stoking outrage.
3 years ago
Does PFAS exposure affect COVID-19 illness and vaccine effectiveness? Researchers want to know
Studies at Rutgers and elsewhere are looking at possible links. The chemicals can cause serious health problems, including immune system effects.
3 years ago
Listen 5:53Howard University students reach an agreement with officials after a month of protest
On Monday, an agreement with protesters at one of the nation's top historically Black universities had been reached, the school announced in a tweet.
3 years ago
NCAA president says efforts to reform not motivated by fear
The NCAA's move to restructure college sports is not being driven by fear, but rather a desire to seize an opportunity to tackle issues that have been building for decades.
3 years ago
Building a pipeline to replenish the supply of primary care doctors in N.J.
A shortage of primary care physicians is projected in New Jersey. A new program offers scholarships to low-income students to pursue those careers.
3 years ago
‘Black Students Matter’ rally calls out discrimination at Rowan University
Citing a history of racial intimidation and bias incidents, Rowan University’s NAACP chapter organized a rally to get the attention of university officials.
3 years ago
Swarthmore College students, faculty launch Delco’s first homicide database
Advocates hope the Delaware County Homicide Database will help reduce gun violence. It documents 503 homicides from 2005 to 2019.
3 years ago
Listen 4:12Hispanic and AAPI enrollment is up.
3 years ago
Remembering Temple education prof Trudy Moskowitz, who pioneered interactive learning
Over her 35-year career, the teacher of teachers helped shape education in Philadelphia and beyond.
3 years ago
State College plans to challenge results of 2020 census
Some college towns claim they were shortchanged in the 2020 census because the pandemic forced students to leave campuses. Among them is State College, Pennsylvania.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania state-owned university enrollment drops
New data shows the total enrollment at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities has declined to the lowest level in decades.
3 years ago
‘Wow, Mom’: Claire Smith reflects on new sports media center at Temple bearing her name
Claire Smith discusses on the road to this new honor with another barrier-breaking Black woman sports journalist, WHYY’s Annette John-Hall.
3 years ago
Listen 4:58What borrowers need to know about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness overhaul
The U.S. Education Department said it would temporarily relax some of the program's rules. The changes could lead to loan cancellation for tens of thousands of borrowers.
3 years ago
Why do people leave college without getting a degree? A new Hope Center survey looks at the reasons
WHYY’s Cherri Gregg talked to Sara Goldrick-Rab, the center’s president, and Daniel Liberis, who left school then went back.
3 years ago
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