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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on in the warm-up pool during a swim meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year
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NCAA adopts new policy for transgender athletes

The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.

4 years ago

Amy Wax teaches a class at the University of Pennsylvania.
Education

Philly lawmakers call on Penn to revoke professor’s tenure after racist comments

The University of Pennsylvania law professor has come under scrutiny before for racist remarks made about Black students.

4 years ago

M. Elizabeth Magill poses for a photo
Education

Lawyer who once clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg to serve as Penn’s next president

M. Elizabeth Magill will succeed Amy Gutmann, Penn’s longest-serving president. Magill will join Penn from UVA, where she serves as a provost.

4 years ago

Temple University's campus.
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Billy Penn

Philly colleges are starting to require boosters and double-masking for the spring semester

Most COVID regulations apply to students, faculty, and staff, but specifics vary by school.

4 years ago

The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. (Grammy Museum)
Arts & Entertainment

Rider University now an affiliate of the Grammy Museum

The college in Lawrenceville, N.J., will have access to music industry resources from the U.S. Recording Academy, a.k.a. the Grammy Awards.

4 years ago

Rutgers University in New Brunswick
Education

Booster shots required for Rutgers students and staff

Students and staff at Rutgers University must get their booster shot as soon as possible and show proof by the end of January.

4 years ago

FILE - University of Chicago men's rugby team players practice on the Midway Plaisance near the campus in Chicago, May 6, 2021. The University of Chicago is delaying its new term and holding the first two weeks online. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar, File)
Health

Taking a step back: U.S. colleges returning to online classes

Amid a wave of COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant, dozens of colleges are making plans to move classes online for at least the first week of the semester.

4 years ago

This file photo from Nov. 9, 2017 shows the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa. The former house manager of a now-defunct Penn State fraternity where a pledge fell during a night of hazing and drinking and later died has been placed on two years' probation on a hindering apprehension conviction. Braxton Becker, 23, of Niskayuna, N.Y., was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and do 100 hours of community service on the conviction stemming from the Feb. 2017 death of 19-year-old Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, N.J.
Education

Judge: Penn State can buy frat house where student fatally hurt

Centre County Judge Brian Marshall gave the university and the Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s national chapter six months to negotiate a deal, the Centre Daily Times reported.

4 years ago

A Temple University building is pictured in Philadelphia
Education

Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1

President Joe Biden said financial recovery from the pandemic will take longer than job recovery, especially for those with student loans.

4 years ago

Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Health
Billy Penn

COVID cases are up on Philly’s college campuses, and universities are starting to react

Many schools force you to toggle between several pages to get an accurate picture of the situation.

4 years ago

A Cornell University student waits for a ride with luggage in tow at the campus in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 16. Cornell University abruptly shut down all campus activities on Tuesday and moved final exams online after hundreds of students tested positive over three days.
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How to get your teens or college-age kids to take omicron seriously

4 years ago

(Courtesy of Spark Therapeutics)
Health

Philly company Spark Therapeutics investing $575M toward gene therapy center on Drexel’s campus

Construction is set for late 2022. The center aims to bring gene therapy experts together to treat conditions like blindness, neurodegenerative disease.

4 years ago

People walk past the Fox School of Business
Education

Pennsylvania exempts canceled student loans from taxes

Pennsylvania will no longer impose state income taxes on public sector workers and nurses who receive student loan forgiveness from two major programs.

4 years ago

The University of Delaware campus in Newark. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Mandatory boosters: University of Delaware adds new vaccine requirement

University of Delaware students must receive a booster vaccine before the spring semester starts next year.

4 years ago

Signage for the University of Pennsylvania
Health

Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID

Colleges across the U.S. are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates, and in some cases revert to online classes as they brace for the new omicron variant.

4 years ago

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