Higher Education
This bipartisan Senate duo wants to end legacy college admissions
After the Supreme Court barred race-conscious college admissions, there's a growing push in Congress to end preference for applicants tied to alumni and donors.
4 months ago
Student loan forgiveness isn’t dead yet, and other takeaways from 2023
What to make of all the student loan news this year? We have three takeaways, and a literary analogy.
4 months ago
Drexel University added to list of schools under investigation for discrimination
The Department of Education has not released details on any specific incidents being investigated.
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8% of college students are unhoused. With ‘nowhere to go,’ here’s Paulo Garcia’s story
Paulo Garcia used to sleep in the baseball dugout and empty homes. He found help and housing a year later, motivated by his 2-year-old.
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Listen 3:57GOP lawmakers sink aid to Penn as statehouses watch how universities are handling Israel-Hamas war
The vote came four days after Penn President Liz Magill resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing.
4 months ago
Philadelphia Parking Authority – Friend or Foe? Plus, Paying College Athletes
Parking in the city is tough. We'll check in with the executive director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority about contesting tickets, bike lane enforcement and more.
Air Date: December 13, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01Meet the paid medical actors at Jefferson Health trying to unionize amid budget tightening
There’s pressure from a new union inside Jefferson Health for higher worker wages during a period where the umbrella organization is trying to narrow its operating losses.
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Listen 1:58Dr. J. Larry Jameson named Penn’s interim president
Jameson currently leads the two entities that make up Penn Medicine.
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University of Pennsylvania and Free Speech, The Dictionary People
UPenn's President Magill resigned after intense criticism over her comments before Congress on combating antisemitism on college campuses. We'll debate about free speech.
Air Date: December 12, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:02Harvard affirms President Claudine Gay will not step down over antisemitism testimony
Gay faced growing criticism from lawmakers, alumni and donors for not denouncing hateful rhetoric against Jewish students more forcefully enough during her testimony.
4 months ago
Here’s the latest fallout at Penn, Harvard, and MIT after the antisemitism hearing
Calls for Harvard and MIT presidents to step down remain firm while a growing number of students and faculty are coming out in support of their school leaders.
4 months ago
University of Pennsylvania names Julie Platt new interim chair of Board of Trustees
Platt will replace Scott Bok, who resigned on Saturday minutes after former Penn President Liz Magill announced her own resignation.
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Magill will stay on as interim president until she is replaced, the university said in a statement.
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Penn president Liz Magill, Board Chair Scott Bok resign amid firestorm over House testimony
Magill will remain Penn’s president until an interim replacement is appointed.
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Harvard president apologizes for remarks on antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president
Lawyers for a major donor to Penn threatened to withdraw a gift valued at $100 million unless Penn President Liz Magill is replaced
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