
Higher Education
Hahnemann frees funding so medical residents can take new jobs
The owner of the hospital, which plans to close, announces it will free up the federal dollars trainee doctors need to seek employment elsewhere.
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Penn Law dean: Prof’s comments were ‘bigoted’
The dean of the UPenn Law School issued a statement Tuesday, condemning a professor’s assertion that America “will be better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites."
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Amid ‘critical’ times for HBCUs, leaders share fundraising ideas in Dover
Leaders of historically black colleges and universities shared ideas for raising funds during challenging times at a forum hosted by Del. State University.
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For Drexel staffers in school, Hahnemann closure may mean dropping out
For Drexel University Physicians staff and their families who take classes, the planned layoffs and shift to Tower Health may mean end to free tuition.
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Listen 1:27Union files complaint against CCP, UPenn, Drexel, Temple, and more over wages for security officers
SEIU filed its labor complaint against Drexel University, CCP, St. Joseph University, Temple University, Temple University Hospital, UPenn, and the UPenn Health system.
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‘I’m drowning’: Those hit hardest by student loan debt never finished college
From mid-2014 to mid-2016, 3.9 million undergraduates with federal student loan debt dropped out, according to an analysis of federal data by The Hechinger Report.
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Cheyney University’s survival plan
For years, Cheyney University's been on life support. Now, with a balanced budget & infusion of funds, America's first historically black university could be turning a corner.
Air Date: July 18, 2019
Listen 14:54Tuition freeze forces Pa. State System of Higher Education to tighten how it manages money
Tuition for an in-state full-time student increased to $7,716 annually, last year, which was a 3 percent increase. The cost will remain the same in 2019-20.
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Hahnemann plans to transfer most medical residents to Tower Health hospitals
Drexel College of Medicine and Hahnemann Hospital announced a shift of most residency programs to Philly region facilities managed by Tower Health.
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These are the people struggling the most to pay back student loans
Lots of people have student loans: more than 45 million people. They collectively owe about $1.6 trillion.
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Pennsylvania orders stronger sex assault campus reporting
Pennsylvania's colleges and universities have a year to develop online, anonymous reporting systems to receive complaints about sexual assault from students and employees.
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Not over the hill: ‘Design With Nature,’ Ian McHarg’s landmark book of ecological design turns 50
The father of modern landscape design wrote the book that set the 1970s environmental movement on course.
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Cheyney: A balanced budget and more money for scholarships
Cheyney University came out of the weekend with a pair of victories.
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Rider U. to move Westminster Choir College out of Princeton
After a sale to a Chinese company fell through, Rider University wants to move Westminster College off its campus of 87 years. A legal challenge mounts.
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FBI urges universities to monitor some Chinese students and scholars in the U.S.
American research universities are being encouraged to develop protocols for monitoring students and visiting scholars from Chinese state-affiliated research institutions.
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