Higher Education
Temple had no new cases of mumps Monday, for first time since outbreak began
About five to 10 reported cases of the disease continue to come in daily, but that number is slowly decreasing.
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Lincoln University’s upward mobility
Under President Allen's leadership, the university has restructured administration to give it more of a presence in Harrisburg and create better support systems for students.
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New Pa. policy gives state universities more power over tuition
A new policy will give Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities more of a say in what their students will pay in tuition.
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Strike averted at Community College of Philadelphia, but bigger funding battle continues
The trouble at CCP reflects larger education funding issues that go beyond Philadelphia and the community-college sector.
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Judge imposes first jail terms in Penn St. frat death case
Three ex-Penn State fraternity brothers have been sentenced to jail on hazing charges in connection to the February 2017 death of a student pledging the fraternity.
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Rider University delays sale of Westminster Choir College to Chinese company
The sale of a New Jersey music college to a Chinese company has been delayed after the state said it needs more information.
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Mumps outbreak sends Temple students, staff lining up for free MMR vaccines
More than a hundred Temple University students have come down with the mumps over the last month. The school is offering two free clinics this week.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy pledges to make higher education more accessible, affordable
Announcing his statewide plan for higher education Tuesday, which he said the state has lacked for years, Gov. Murphy emphasized the need among students for work experience.
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How admissions really work: If the college admissions scandal shocked you, read this
There are lots of legal ways that wealthy students get into America's top schools.
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Democratic Pa. state senators propose student loan debt relief
Three Pennsylvania state senate Democrats are launching a plan to help people with student loan debt.
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Can a slate of technical education bills help Pennsylvanians?
Pa.'s Democrats and Republicans have come to a rare detente on one economic issue: boosting career and technical education in a bid to get people into higher-paying jobs.
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Trump and universities in fight over free speech, federal research funding
The president promised to do something about what he called a political climate on liberal college campuses that chills discourse.
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Temple will hold free MMR vaccine clinics amid mumps outbreak
The university will have two walk-in clinics next week to offer the measles, mumps, and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — at no charge — to members of the school community.
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Harvard profits from photos of slaves, lawsuit claims
Tamara Lanier says "Papa Renty" is the patriarch of her family and that Harvard is using those photos without permission and profiting from photos taken by a racist professor.
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Mumps outbreak at Temple University up to 74 cases, but school closing unlikely
In the face of a rising number of mumps cases, Temple University officials don't plan to shut the school. They are considering providing booster shots at no charge.
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