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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

7 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.

7 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.

7 years ago

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(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.”

7 years ago

(photo credit, Jeff Wilson)
Radio Times
Education

College admissions and privilege

Paul Tough discusses his new book, "The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Break Us," which examines inequities in college admissions system.

Air Date: September 12, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
(Facebook/Temple Field Hockey)
Community
Billy Penn

Kent State apologizes to Temple for booting field hockey team to set off football fireworks

The Kent State director of athletics said the school should’ve allowed the game to conclude.

7 years ago

Philadelphia students cut class on Friday, May 3, 2019 to participate in a rally at Thomas Paine Plaza to protest inaction on climate change issues. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Swarthmore professor urges colleagues to cancel class for climate strike

Swarthmore College professor Lee Smithey urges educators around the world to cancel classes for a “global climate strike” on Sept. 20.

7 years ago

Wilma Mishoe has been named the first permanent female president of Delaware State University. She has been interim president since January. The bust next to her is of her father Luna, who was the school's president from 1960 to 1987.
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

First woman president of Delaware State University stepping down after two years

Wilma Mishoe, 70, will step down from the historically Black university at the end of the year, according to the university’s website.

7 years ago

Monica Zimmerman, executive director of West Chester University’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, purchases a travel mug from The Ram Shop at the edge of campus. WCU student Madeline Berger rings up the transaction. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Community

New store preps West Chester students on the spectrum for the working world

West Chester University’s new convenience store is one-of-a-kind. It gives workforce opportunities to students on the autism spectrum.

7 years ago

Community College of Philadelphia (WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Video: Pa. ranks last in region for community college affordability, makes it 'impossible' for poorest students

Pennsylvania did not increase funding for the operating budgets of community colleges this year. Advocates say the pressure on low-income students has grown unsustainable.

7 years ago

Browne Hall on the quad at Cheyney University
Money
The Philadelphia Tribune

Cheyney officials say budget will have surplus, accreditation status still unknown

Cheyney University is expected to take in $26 million in revenue this year with a $2.1 million surplus.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Museum of Art (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

No more free admission for students at the Philadelphia Art Museum

The storied institution said an influx in degree programs made it impossible to offer the program on an equitable basis.

7 years ago

Drexel doctors join a protest outside Hahnemann Hospital on July 11, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Laid-off Drexel medical faculty, staff to keep tuition benefit after Hahnemann closure

In a letter Friday, the dean of the medical college said those who applied for tuition remission can still collect it for themselves and their dependents.

7 years ago

Penn Alexander students celebrate after learning their school was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
The Why
Education

How Drexel’s public school experiment could change West Philadelphia

Drexel University is building a public school on its campus border, much like the University of Pennsylvania did two decades ago. Will that accelerate gentrification?

Air Date: July 31, 2019

Listen 13:28
Princeton University
Politics & Policy

New Jersey targets growing student debt with new reforms

The laws are meant as safeguards for students across New Jersey who are taking on growing financial burdens to attain advanced degrees.

7 years ago

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