Higher Education
After 159 years, the UPenn Glee Club goes co-ed
The all-male singing group is considered an unofficial ambassador of the Ivy League school, even as it excluded women’s voices.
4 years ago
Listen 2:10Should colleges require COVID-19 vaccines for fall? More campuses are saying yes
As vaccines become more widely available, it's likely that many more colleges will add their own mandates.
4 years ago
Delaware State University wants a fully vaccinated campus by the fall
Delaware State University students must be vaccinated before returning to campus. An in-person graduation ceremony is planned this spring.
4 years ago
High court sympathetic to college athletes in NCAA dispute
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting their education-related compensation.
4 years ago
College students in Philly and beyond are struggling to afford food, housing
The Hope Center at Temple University released the results of a yearlong survey finding a majority of college students cannot afford basic life necessities.
4 years ago
Protesters again push Drexel, Penn to pay PILOTs to Philly public schools
Activists, including students, teachers, and community members, want the universities to contribute 40% of the property taxes they don't pay to the district.
4 years ago
Drive-thru graduation? How Philly colleges and universities plan to celebrate commencement 2021
Some schools are hosting in-person events, while others are staying virtual.
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Rutgers will require COVID-19 vaccinations in the fall — the first major university to do so
With a few exceptions, Rutgers University students will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
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Should we cancel student debt?
Student debt has exploded in recent years to $1.7 trillion. Is President Biden's proposal to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt enough or should we erase it all?
Air Date: March 25, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:46Battling college ‘Zoom exhaustion’: Temple students and profs on a year of online learning
Even when professors make an effort, connections with peers are missing.
4 years ago
How COVID-19 made stressing over starting college even more intense
For the Classes of 2020 and 2021, anxiety can be high if you took a gap year, or didn’t. If you applied away from home, or didn’t.
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Listen 1:08Should medical schools require a standardized test for admission?
The MCAT is supposed to gauge future success. But it can also be a financial barrier to underrepresented groups.
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Listen 13:383000 by 2000: A history of the visionary campaign to diversify med schools, and what got in its way
The goal seemed pretty clear cut, to enroll a medical school class containing at least 3,000 students of color by the year 2000. Why did it fail?
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Listen 11:30Del.’s COVID-19 outbreak started at UD one year ago. Campus life may never be the same
Today marks one year since Del. announced a UD professor tested positive for COVID-19, its first confirmed case. Here’s how the college experience may change permanently.
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Listen 4:51Drexel’s headed to NCAAs for the first time in 25 years
The Dragons, whose last NCAA appearance came in 1996 as a member of the America East Conference, were 10 of 17 from 3-point range and went 29 of 51 in their three wins.
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