Higher Education
Trump administration wants time limits on student visas
There is no set time limit for how long students who come to the U.S. for college can stay. The Trump administration says that is a problem.
4 years ago
Listen 1:30Delaware initiative would offer financial support for foster kids who want to go to college
Foster kids find themselves at a crossroads when they turn 18. The Carney administration initiative aims to encourage more to continue their education.
4 years ago
Listen 1:47Rutgers chancellor Haddon named chair of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Phoebe A. Haddon, chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden, has been named chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
4 years ago
Believing in your own power: Lessons from N.H. primary
Temple University students are learning more than journalism skills while covering the New Hampshire primary.
4 years ago
N.J. Senate approves legislation allowing college athletes to earn money from endorsements
The Fair Play Act would allow college athletes to strike endorsement deals using their name, image, or likeness. But critics and a time lag are working against the move.
4 years ago
Horse racing industry stages rally to buck Gov. Wolf’s plan to raid its trust fund
The groups says the move to take $204 million from a $250-million fund would result in “the end of horse racing in Pennsylvania."
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to tackle college debt in this year’s budget hinges on a massive new scholarship program
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N.J. Senate Higher Ed Committee pushes for on-time college graduations
Students would be required to develop a plan for completing their studies that college officials would monitor
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State university system to offer incentive to get more faculty to retire this year
The 14 Pennsylvania state universities hope to reduce the number of university faculty members by offering an incentive for professors eligible for retirement.
4 years ago
Former Drexel professor charged with spending grant money on strip clubs
The felony theft charges come roughly three months after Drexel University agreed to pay the federal government nearly $190,000 to avoid a potential lawsuit.
4 years ago
Work in addiction recovery? You could get $100K to pay back student loans
A state program is doling out $5 million to encourage professionals to help curb the overdose crisis.
4 years ago
Academic, banking leader Tony Allen named president at Delaware State University
Former Bank of America executive who has been Del State’s provost, Allen says he’s committed to continue diversifying the historically black university.
4 years ago
New Delaware flight program aims to lessen pilot shortage, reduce costs
Airlines need 800,000 new pilots in the next 20 years, but flight schools and air time are expensive. A new aviation program hopes to change that.
4 years ago
Listen 4:56Fewer students are going to college. Here’s why that matters.
This fall, there were nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college than a year ago, according to new numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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