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Every week listeners hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.

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Higher Education

Students from the Parkway Center City Middle College high school pose with Philadelphia schools Superintendent William Hite during a program at the Community College of Philadelphia that allows students to earn college credits while still in high school. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Education

Philly high school puts low-income students on path to undergraduate degree with less debt

Of the students who made it through four years at Parkway Middle College, 95% are graduating with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree.

4 years ago

Pam Africa described police abuse her family experienced at a protest outside the Penn Museum on April 28, 2021, over the museum’s mistreatment of the remains of children Tree and Delisha Africa who were killed when Philadelphia police dropped explosives on MOVE's headquarters in 1985. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘We are not subjects of study!’: Protesters march on Penn Museum to decry handling of MOVE remains

The marchers called for an investigation into how bones thought to be from children killed in the 1985 bombing ended up floating around Ivy League universities for decades.

4 years ago

Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. moves forward on plan to merge 6 state universities into 2

The plan calls for three universities in the northeastern part of the state to merge, as well as three schools in the west.

4 years ago

Delaware Technical Community College Wilmington
Education

Delaware legislature one step closer to expanding SEED scholarship eligibility

Delaware legislation aiming to expand eligibility for its SEED scholarship passed in the State Senate Tuesday.

4 years ago

Flags wave in the wind from a building on the at Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Former Temple University business dean indicted in rankings scandal

The federal indictment unsealed Friday charges former Fox School of Business Dean Moshe Porat with conspiracy and wire fraud.

4 years ago

Delaware Technical Community College Wilmington
Education

Delaware SEED scholarship expansion could help hundreds more students

Legislation to expand SEED scholarship availability could help more Delaware students earn degrees at community colleges.

4 years ago

Members of both the Glee Club and the Penn Sirens.
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

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An illustration of a person wearing a face mask walking on a combination of a syringe and a pencil.
NPR
Education

Should 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 campus.
Education

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

The March Madness logo is shown on the court
Courts & Law

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

Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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 march on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania demanding the school and Drexel University pay PILOTS to support Philadelphia schools on March 30, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

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

University of Pennsylvania's campus.
Education
Billy Penn

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.

4 years ago

Rutgers University in New Brunswick
Health

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.

4 years ago

A protester holds up a sign that says ''Cancel Student Debt''
Radio Times
Education

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

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