Higher Education
Writers’ petition calls on university to save Penn Book Center, a ‘watering hole for the mind’
Throughout this week, Penn Book Center supporters are marching daily from the University City campus to the bookstore — just one block away.
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Listen 1:40Is the new North Central district Temple’s version of University City? Here’s how they measure up
A look at Philly’s college-area special service districts.
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Elizabeth Warren unveils $640 billion college debt forgiveness plan
The Massachusetts senator says the proposal unveiled Monday would eliminate almost all student loan debt for 42 million Americans.
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Nation’s oldest organization of Black medical students convenes in Philly
After decades of efforts to increase the ranks of African-American doctors, Blacks are still underrepresented in the nation’s medical schools.
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Former Delaware State University registrar pleads guilty to accepting bribes
Crystal Martin has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to change the registration status of hundreds of out-of-state students so they could pay cheaper in-state tuition.
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Boko Haram stalled her education. Five years later, she’s starting over in central Pa.
"Whenever I find something is going to discourage me, I would just pray, and then believe that everything is going to be all right."
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Fetterman, Corman seek solutions to the rising cost of higher education at student forum
In-state tuition and fees for Pennsylvania’s public four-year universities are among the highest in the nation.
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Judge orders former Penn St. President Spanier to jail May 1
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier must report to jail by May 1.
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Buying college essays is now easier than ever. But buyer beware
What was once limited to small-scale side hustles has mushroomed into so-called essay mills on the Internet, becoming a global industry.
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Temple had no new cases of mumps Monday, for first time since outbreak began
About five to 10 reported cases of the disease continue to come in daily, but that number is slowly decreasing.
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Lincoln University’s upward mobility
Under President Allen's leadership, the university has restructured administration to give it more of a presence in Harrisburg and create better support systems for students.
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New Pa. policy gives state universities more power over tuition
A new policy will give Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities more of a say in what their students will pay in tuition.
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Strike averted at Community College of Philadelphia, but bigger funding battle continues
The trouble at CCP reflects larger education funding issues that go beyond Philadelphia and the community-college sector.
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Judge imposes first jail terms in Penn St. frat death case
Three ex-Penn State fraternity brothers have been sentenced to jail on hazing charges in connection to the February 2017 death of a student pledging the fraternity.
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Rider University delays sale of Westminster Choir College to Chinese company
The sale of a New Jersey music college to a Chinese company has been delayed after the state said it needs more information.
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