Higher Education

Activists have called for UPenn to support city schools for years. So why is Penn giving now — and what does it mean for the future?

The money must be spent on costs such as protective equipment and enhanced screening for students and employees.

Gov. Phil Murphy joined his counterparts in five other states to urge colleges and universities to make COVID-19 testing available.

The president-elect called for immediate action to help borrowers who are "having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent."

College students are preparing to come home for Thanksgiving, but COVID-19 is making things complicated. Epidemiologists say there are things families can to do reduce risk.

The Ivy League became the first Division I conference this year to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball.

The panel of judges upheld the federal district court's decision from last year, teeing up a possible case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Many students boycotted classes after college leaders sent out an email discouraging involvement in Philly protests of Walter Wallace Jr.’s death.

Halloween parties may have started a bit early in Newark, Delaware. Police cited more than 60 people for violating the city's limit on public gathering size.

Temple University won't welcome back graduate and undergraduate students until Jan. 19, 2021 as the university deals with educating students amid the coronavirus.

People who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, shed virus particles through their poop when they go to the bathroom.

Penn State University head basketball coach Pat Chambers has resigned from his post.

After canceling most in-person instruction for the fall semester, University of Delaware officials have plan to have most students return to campus in February.

The system’s board created a commission this month to review diversity, equity, and inclusion. But a Spotlight PA report found students are tired of such symbolic efforts.

If passed, state and state-related colleges and universities in Pennsylvania would no longer be able to ask prospective students about their criminal records.