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Higher Education

In the BBC documentary about sexual harassment at universities in Nigeria and Ghana, several sources and reporters wore masks onscreen to preserve their anonymity. (BBC Africa Eye)
NPR
Education

How undercover journalists exposed West Africa’s ‘sex for grades’ scandal

"I'm a 28-year-old who never got to finish school because of one thing," says Kiki Mordi. "It wasn't because I wasn't brilliant, I was a high flyer when I was growing up.

6 years ago

Nicole Xu for NPR
NPR
Education

Vital federal program to help parents in college is ‘a drop in the bucket’

About 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. are raising kids, and one of their challenges is getting childcare. A new proposal would expand the only federal program that helps.

6 years ago

Camden student Elisha Talley this fall at Morehouse College. (Courtesy of Elisha Talley)
Education

For Camden’s college-bound, it may be easier to get in than to stay in

Many Camden, N.J. high school graduates who go off to HBCUs or private colleges out of state struggle mightily to afford to finish their degrees.

6 years ago

More than 1 million people had $43 billion in outstanding student loans at the end of last year in New Jersey. (Twenty20/NJ Spotlight)
Money
NJ Spotlight

Congressional group proposing major move on college debt, affordability

College Affordability Act comes amid growing concern about impact on individuals — and the economy — of ever-growing student debt.

6 years ago

A recent study looked at funding rates for R01 grant applications, which are designed to support 'health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH.' In general, population-based projects were less likely to be funded than explorations of cellular mechanisms, the study found. (Will & Deni McIntyre/Science Source)
NPR
Science

What’s behind the research funding gap for black scientists?

Black applicants to a prestigious research grant program at the National Institutes of Health are awarded funding at a significantly lower rate than their white peers.

6 years ago

Judy Ni and Oscar Wang introduced the idea for HospitalityTogether at the Full City Challenge in February 2019 (Kait Moore Photography)
Community
Billy Penn

Philly’s new work-to-college pipeline gives first gen students a second chance

HospitalityTogether helps young adults hold down restaurant jobs while also attending school.

6 years ago

Stockton University,  Galloway Township. campus. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
Education

Stockton hired professor with easy-to-find history of retaliating against female students

Stockton University hired Andrew Kortyna even though he had been fired for retaliating against students who complained of sexual harassment.

6 years ago

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With 95,802 students enrolled, the State System of Higher Education now has about the same enrollment as it had 20 years ago, according to the official fall semester student count released on Tuesday. At Shippensburg University (shown here), enrollment declined by 312 students this year, for a total of nearly 6,100. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Education
PA Post

State universities’ enrollment shows decline for the ninth consecutive year; Cheyney on the rise

Enrollment at Pennsylvania’s state universities once again took a downward tumble for the ninth consecutive year, dropping by 2.6% from last year.

6 years ago

Office hours can be intimidating.(Grace HeeJung Kim/NPR)
NPR
Education

College students: How to make office hours less scary

No matter how scary, office hours are a huge factor in a student's success. Not only in college, but even after — in the workforce and in life.

6 years ago

From the top of Beaver Stadium, one of the biggest stadiums in the world, it's possible to see just part of Penn State's central campus in State College, Pa. (Dan Charles)
NPR
Science

How Penn State is cutting greenhouse emissions in half — and saving money

This year, with the cost of solar power falling sharply, Penn State signed a deal to buy electricity from a new 500-acre solar farm in Pennsylvania's Franklin County.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf's spokesman said this week that the governor believes Cheyney is
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Wolf, state senators continue to back Cheyney despite struggles

As financial and legal troubles batter Cheyney University, the school continues to have friends in high places.

6 years ago

This Monday, June 17, 2019, file photo shows 5-mg pills of Oxycodone. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo, File)
Science
NJ Spotlight

Rutgers Dental researchers to lead landmark study of opioid alternatives

National Institutes of Health award $11.7 million to university to spearhead project comparing narcotic and non-narcotic pain medicine treatments

6 years ago

Cheyney University President Aaron Walton speaks at the 2019 Philadelphia UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball. The embattled university recently received $60,000 in grants from the UNCF. (Ronald Gray/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Tribune

Lawsuit: Cheyney raided, misused scholarship funds as accreditation decision looms

If Cheyney loses its accreditation, it will not be allowed participate in federal aid programs, which means it will lose millions of dollars in federal funding.

6 years ago

A Neumann University student videographer was surprised during a live newscast with color-corrective glasses purchased by his classmates. (Courtesy of Neumann Media)
Community

Colorblind videographer surprised on air with color-corrective glasses

A Neumann University student videographer was surprised during a live newscast with color-corrective glasses purchased by his classmates.

6 years ago

Listen 2:11
(Twitter/@theccpathletics)
Community
Billy Penn

World record attempt for ‘most roars’ at CCP mascot reveal, replacing symbol of colonialism

Teams at Community College of Philadelphia will now be repped by a lion instead of “Colonial Phil.”

6 years ago

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