Higher Education
Rutgers helped shape Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Watch as former students remember.
Ginsburg shaped her career and found her voice here in New Jersey as a pioneering faculty member at Rutgers Law School in Newark from 1963 to 1972.
4 years ago
North Philly residents demand to be included in search for new Temple University president
A group of Temple faculty, state lawmakers and North Philly residents say the mostly white search committee for a new president needs a shake-up.
4 years ago
Princeton faces federal inquiry after acknowledging racism
The U.S. Education Department said the school's acknowledgment of racism conflicts with previous assurances that Princeton complies with federal anti-discrimination laws.
4 years ago
This animated map shows the coronavirus surge around Temple in North Philly
Since the university suspended in-person classes, the outbreak appears to be subsiding.
4 years ago
Claiming solidarity isn’t enough. Drexel needs to act like Black Lives Matter
Campus activists challenge President John Fry’s commitment to racial justice based on his approach to community policing and development.
4 years ago
UArts faculty announce intention to form a labor union
If the unionization effort is successful, it will include both adjunct and full-time faculty across all departments of UArts, estimated to be about 500 people.
4 years ago
As COVID-19 cases rise, Gettysburg College puts all students on lockdown
After a steady rise in coronavirus cases, Gettysburg College has restricted students to their dormitories and moved all classes online in a sweeping quarantine.
4 years ago
Why did Temple reopen in person? Some wonder as COVID-19 outbreak forces changed plans
The university announced most classes will go online to limit the spread of the coronavirus on campus. The school has reported more than 200 active cases.
4 years ago
Temple profs, students question pandemic plan after university suspends in-person classes
Temple professors, students and area residents are questioning why the university thought in-person learning would be safe after a spike in COVID-19 cases.
4 years ago
Preventing college parties? Shame and blame don’t work, but beer pong outside might
With desperate pleas and social contracts failing to curb college parties, schools have turned to punitive consequences. But are the students the ones to blame?
4 years ago
Temple University suspends in-person classes after 103 test positive for COVID-19
All instruction except “essential” classes will take place online through at least Sept. 11, after 103 Temple students tested positive for the coronavirus.
4 years ago
Zoom suffers outage as students start classes online
Technical issues are occurring across the U.S., with the most reports on the East Coast, as well as in Europe.
4 years ago
As more colleges stay online, students demand tuition cuts
Disputes are flaring both at colleges that announced weeks ago they would stick with virtual instruction and at those that only recently lost hope of reopening their campuses.
4 years ago
Loughlin, Giannulli get prison time in college bribery plot
“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin must serve two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, must serve five months.
4 years ago
Giannulli sentenced to 5 months in college bribery scheme
The couple funneled money through a sham charity operated by college admissions consultant Rick Singer to get their two daughters into USC as crew recruits.
4 years ago