Higher Education
CNN fires Temple professor Marc Lamont Hill as analyst after UN speech on Israel and Palestine
The network did not give a reason, but the move comes amid objections to Hill's speech by the Anti-Defamation League and other groups.
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Listen 1:40New Philly program aims to get ‘eds and meds’ to buy locally
The effort brings together Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce and the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, along with 20 founding partners and supporting organizations.
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Listen 1:09Iconic Manhattan sculpture finds a new home in Collegeville, Pa.
An icon of bustling Rockefeller Center in NYC, the sculpture "Cubed Curve" is now on the leafy campus of Ursinus College.
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Listen 2:07Creature comfort: Lock Haven in Pa. opens dorm to pets, helping students de-stress
Lock Haven University will launch a pilot pet-friendly program in January when the spring semester begins.
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Cheyney University’s accreditation extended for a year
Cheyney University’s accreditation has been extended for another year under probationary status, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education announced Tuesday.
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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.
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Listen 1:24DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules
The department will collect public input on the rules before they can be finalized.
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Harvard discrimination trial is ending, but lawsuit is far from over
For Asian-American parent Jane Chen, this legal battle was a long time coming.
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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.
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As enrollment declines at Pa. state universities, Cheyney’s plummets 38 percent
The system’s enrollment decreased by 4 percent since last year.
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Why Public Service Loan Forgiveness is so unforgiving
This is the story of Seth Frotman, the mangling of the program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and what it says about America's student loan industry.
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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 ...
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