Higher Education
Robert Smith pledges to pay off student loans for Morehouse College’s Class of 2019
Billionaire investor and philanthropist Robert Smith said Sunday he is eliminating student debt for the entire 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College.
6 years ago
Profs and Pints brings lectures to thirsty students, revenue to academics
Profs and Pints brings lectures out of the halls of academia and into the mainstream for casual students to share a beer and share in knowledge.
6 years ago
Listen 2:18CFPB chief says Education Department is blocking student loan oversight
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Trump administration's Education Depart. is getting in the way of efforts to police the student loan industry
6 years ago
Why does the power of campus police go unchecked?
Campus cops carry guns and cuffs, and they can arrest you. But they aren't held accountable the same way other police are.
Air Date: May 13, 2019
Listen 13:07Some questions as N.J. expands free community college program
Lawmakers have a lot of questions about Gov. Phil Murphy’s free community college plan and they raised many of them at a budget hearing on higher education.
6 years ago
Congressman John Lewis to Lincoln grads: ‘Get in good trouble’
Lewis said graduates will now join the ranks of well-known Lincoln graduates as NAACP lobbyist Clarence Mitchell, Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall, and poet Langston Hughes.
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Why students really called for prof Camille Paglia’s firing — and why UArts won’t do that
Recent student protests of professor Camille Paglia at University of the Arts reflect the larger debate about free speech on campus.
Air Date: May 7, 2019
Listen 12:26Why being a first-generation college student is uniquely hard
Your parents are still the biggest indicator of how successful you'll become.
Air Date: May 6, 2019
Listen 12:32‘Good Doctor’ star to deliver graduation speech at Temple
Activist, author and actor Hill Harper will address the graduating class of Temple University's College of Education next week.
6 years ago
U.S. Small Business Administration needs to do more for HBCUs, Evans says
The U.S. Small Business Administration is not doing what it is supposed to do to help historically Black colleges and universities, Congressman Dwight Evans said this week.
6 years ago
Shapiro to appeal tossed conviction of Penn State’s former president
University's former leader, Graham Spanier, had been scheduled to begin serving two months in jail Wednesday in connection with the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
6 years ago
Swarthmore fraternities shut down after campus protests
Swarthmore’s only fraternities, Phi Psi and Delta Upsilon, say they hope their decision to disband will promote ‘healing.’
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Judge throws out ex-Penn State president’s conviction
A federal judge threw out former Penn State President Graham Spanier's misdemeanor child-endangerment conviction on Tuesday.
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‘Duties are duties’: Philly rabbi pushes on despite attack on uncle’s California synagogue
Rabbi Chaim Goldstein’s uncle lost a finger in the California synagogue attack. His courage has inspired Goldstein to persevere rather than mourn.
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Student protesters occupy Swarthmore fraternity house, want it closed
Students at Swarthmore College occupied a fraternity house after alleged documents describing some members' derogatory comments and sexual assault jokes were leaked.
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