
Higher Education
Temple deploys AI gun detection system
Temple becomes the first university to deploy ZeroEyes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware.
4 months ago
Listen 1:14Stan Drayton out as Temple football coach after 3 seasons
Defensive coordinator Everett Withers will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
4 months ago
Listen 1:04A $60 million investment will expand high school and college opportunities for Wilmington students
The multimillion-dollar investment aims to close longstanding gaps for underserved youth and expand higher education opportunities.
4 months ago
Listen 1:29“I never imagined that anything would be named after me,” Jill Biden said as Del. Tech’s new Student Success Center was dedicated.
4 months ago
Listen 1:12Jefferson University president sees synergy with growing health system and its insurance firm
The first woman president at Jefferson University is poised to lead the Philadelphia institution into the future.
4 months ago
Listen 1:19Saving Philly’s bats, one DIY condo at a time
A Penn project could help keep urban bats out of your attic and support them in their fight against a deadly disease.
4 months ago
Listen 1:06After the UArts collapse, Pig Iron Theatre finds a new home at Rowan University
The Pig Iron School for devised theater will remain in Philadelphia while becoming part of New Jersey’s Rowan University.
5 months ago
Listen 1:13More than $4.5 billion in new student debt relief will help thousands of teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public service workers.
5 months ago
Listen 1:28Former Eagles star expands ‘Next Man Up’ mentorship program to second Philly school
From classrooms to communities: Rodney McLeod's mentorship program inspires growth and success in Philadelphia’s youth.
5 months ago
Listen 1:04Princeton professor highlights protest investigation as university celebrates her award
Dr. Ruha Benjamin said Princeton University excluded her statements referencing an investigation into a protest last spring from an article about her MacArthur fellowship.
6 months ago
Former UD student ‘incel’ sentenced to prison for stalking and threatening women, fraud
Delaware resident Kyle Stevens submitted 10 fraudulent applications for pandemic aid for small businesses while living overseas.
6 months ago
Listen 0:35Former Penn State frat leaders sentenced to 2–4 months for 2017 hazing death
Brendan Young and Daniel Casey were leaders of Beta Theta Pi when Timothy Piazza died from multiple falls after consuming a large quantity of alcohol in 2017.
6 months ago
The university said it’s working to resolve a roughly 10% “structural imbalance” in its operating budget of $1.5 billion.
6 months ago
Listen 0:57Penn imposes 1-year suspension on law professor over comments on race
The school says its suspension at half-pay and other sanctions on Amy Wax is over her comments about race in recent years. She will also lose her named chair and summer pay.
6 months ago
Nearly 100 Philly students join Kappa Alpha Psi mentorship program
Kappa Alpha Psi's graduate chapter welcomed students and families to Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School into the Kappa League program.
6 months ago