
Higher Education
PAFA to name gallery after student killed in ’13 building collapse
Anne Bryan, an art student who died in the 2013 collapse of a Salvation Army building, will have a new PAFA art gallery named after her.
6 years ago
Listen 1:24DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules
The department will collect public input on the rules before they can be finalized.
6 years ago
Haverford College sues Trump admin. over crackdown on lapsed student visas
More than one in ten of the 1,300 students enrolled at the 185-year-old Quaker institution have student visas.
6 years ago
As enrollment declines at Pa. state universities, Cheyney’s plummets 38 percent
The system’s enrollment decreased by 4 percent since last year.
6 years ago
Pa. OKs tougher penalties for hazing in name of deceased Penn State student
Stricter criminal penalties for hazing will soon become law under legislation that has unanimously passed both chambers of the Pennsylvan ...
6 years ago
Community College of Philadelphia, Rutgers Camden partner on dual admission
The partnership means a seamless transfer for the Philadelphia college students to the Camden university as they pursue their bachelor's degrees.
6 years ago
Listen 1:17#MeToo inspires wave of old misconduct reports to colleges
Reports from deep in the past have also raised big questions about how to investigate such cases.
6 years ago
Del., N.J., Pa. universities make ‘best of’ list for voter engagement efforts
The Washington Monthly magazine evaluates schools on contributions to social mobility, research and public service.
6 years ago
Rowan U. to hold town hall after viral video shows police drawing guns at students
The encounter raised questions about police use of force and racial bias in law enforcement, because the driver of the car was black.
7 years ago
Teachers union sues student loan servicer Navient
At the center of the lawsuit is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
7 years ago
Realizing Barnes’ dream, Lower Merion garden entrusted to St. Joe’s University
The Barnes Foundation arboretum, at the original Lower Marion location, is now operated by St. Joseph's University.
7 years ago
Delaware Theatre Co. opens 40th season with touchdown in ‘Sanctions’
The play takes a hard look at the underbelly of college athletic programs.
7 years ago
Listen 1:39Betsy DeVos decries attacks on campus speech in Philly lecture
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos called out the nation’s universities Monday in a talk about campus free speech and the First Amendment.
7 years ago
Listen 1:27After Temple scandal, more colleges misreport data, stripped of U.S. News rankings
Temple is still providing verified numbers to its business accrediting body, the Pennsylvania attorney general and federal institutions.
7 years ago
Did Stockton U. do enough to protect students from members of ‘rogue fraternity’?
A woman filed a lawsuit Monday in N.J. st. court alleging she was sexually assaulted by a member of an off-campus fraternity at Stockton U., making it the fifth of the summer.
7 years ago
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