
Higher Education
Schools cut ties with honorees accused of sexual misconduct
Dozens of U.S. colleges have bestowed honors upon prominent men from Hollywood to the nation's capital who have recently been accused of sexual misconduct.
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Grad students in Philly, Newark plan to join nationwide walkout to protest GOP tax plan
The tax plan passed by the House could increase taxes on graduate students by thousands of dollars, when many make less than $20,000 a year.
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Sexual harassment allegations roil Princeton University
Another high-profile instance of sexual harassment has rocked a major institution and students say administrators didn’t act transparently or strongly enough.
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How schools try to help Philly’s thousands of homeless students
This time of year, many of us make an extra effort to reach out to those in need. Less obvious are the needs of homeless children in our schools.
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Listen 5:39Delaware State University's biggest grant — $10.9M for neuroscience research
The money from the National Institutes of Health will go to the Dover school’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence.
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Facing Title IX discrimination suit, Penn settles with student accused of rape
U.S. District Judge John Padova tossed out several of the plaintiff’s claims, including that the school’s investigation was racially motivated, finding no evidence of that.
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First Temple grad to win Rhodes scholarship accepts with humility, high hopes
Hazim Hardeman is the first Temple University graduate heading to Oxford University in England as a Rhodes scholar.
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Princeton to air out its own legacy of slavery
The Princeton & Slavery Project, a website of research documenting the university's historic record of slavery, will host a symposium on campus this weekend.
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Biden brings book tour, tales of Beau, to University of Delaware
About 500 students, longtime friends and political allies packed the student center for Joe Biden's talk with Lea Carpenter, a Wilmington native who grew up with Beau Biden.
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University of Delaware eyes $60M facelift for football stadium, athletic complex
The University of Delaware is well on its way to raising the money for a $60 million project to renovate its football stadium and athletic complex, officials say.
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Listen 1:06Delaware State University sets enrollment record — again
Delaware State University continues to set records for enrollment, with 4,648 students this semester, officials announced Wednesday.
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University of Delaware students pay tribute to hip-hop music pioneers
Some University of Delaware students pay tribute to a type of music that's slightly over forty years old- they do so with creativity, art and education.
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GOP tax plan calls for levy on endowment-rich universities, colleges
Republicans have criticized the nation’s wealthiest universities for accruing billions of dollars while avoiding most taxes due to their nonprofit status.
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Delaware State University names board chair interim president
Board of Trustees Chairwoman Wilma Mishoe will take over when current president, Harry L. Williams, leaves in January.
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Penn Museum's Day of the Dead celebration honors victims of earthquake, fires, and hurricanes
The centuries-old tradition celebrates lost loved ones with bright colors, music, dance, sweets, and storytelling.
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