Higher Education

The prime-time commencement address for the Class of 2020 will also feature LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai and Ben Platt, among others.

Facing major financial losses, Penn State has furloughed some employees, but will be paying them 50% starting May 4 through June.

This week; the battle to save PA colleges and universities, fighting anti-asian discrimination in Philadelphia, and how the Phillies are helping track the spread of COVID-19.

The losses are the result of a system-wide shutdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak and primarily account for refunded room and board payments.

A full 50% of the grant must directly help students.

Philly’s largest college is bracing for financial chaos.

As colleges and universities across the country have been forced to pivot to a virtual, deep inequities of opportunity can leave students falling through the cracks.

The 11,000-seat arena will be retrofitted to hold 250 beds for COVID-19 patients.

Penn State University will be required to make major changes to how it deals with sexual assault complaints

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Chaz Howard about being away from the groups of students with whom he usually engages on campus.

As school resources shut down, vulnerable low-income students are being left behind.

Teachers around the country had a short window to move to a different way of presenting course material. Internet access is just part of the struggle.

Many low-income and international students are left stranded -- and perhaps less safe.

Many universities asked students to leave campus housing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. But what if students can’t afford it?

Some students are staying in Tokyo, since even Philly switched to remote learning.