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Higher Education
Temple officials foresee community support for stadium; neighbors skeptical
Philadelphia Council President Darrell Clarke says he won’t consider supporting the proposed stadium until the university wins over the community.
6 years ago
Listen 2:05Protests cut Temple stadium town hall short
Hundreds of North Philadelphia residents, students and university staff gathered in Mitten Hall to hear Temple President Richard Englert discuss plans for the stadium.
6 years ago
More girls in the engineering career pipeline makes the world a better place
We are nearing that tipping point where women no longer feel isolated or lonely. We want to make it “normal” for women to choose engineering.
6 years ago
N.Y. college says forgotten book reveals lock of George Washington’s hair
Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., says it has made an incredible and, experts believe, real find: a lock of George Washington's hair inside a "long-forgotten book."
6 years ago
Who’s missing from America’s colleges? Rural high school graduates
Dustin Gordon bucked the trend. Though neither of his parents finished college, they insisted that he go.
6 years ago
Mars bar won’t have beer, but dandelion wine is a possibility
Villanova students participating in “Red Thumbs Mars Garden Project” have been nurturing plants that might someday thrive in greenhouses 34 million miles from Earth.
6 years ago
Listen 1:58Nursing, engineering and business students will pay more at University of Delaware
The University of Delaware has announced plans to increase tuition for undergraduate students at its nursing, engineering and business schools.
6 years ago
Penn State trainer who testified in frat death case quits
The trainer, Tim Bream, will leave his job by the end of the month. He did not respond to an email seeking comment.
6 years ago
Penn scrubs Wynn name, rescinds his and Cosby’s honorary degrees
The university said it has been a century since it took away an honorary degree, but "credible" allegations against the men warranted the action.
6 years ago
Two learned societies make a smart bet on Super Bowl
Philly's American Philosophical Society takes on Cambridge's American Society of Arts and Sciences. It's Ben Franklin vs. John Adams all over again.
6 years ago
Temple stadium moves forward, despite neighborhood opposition
Temple University announced today that it is taking the next step forward on a controversial 35,000 seat stadium in the heart of North Philadelphia.
7 years ago
Suspect charged with murder in Penn student’s killing
A former high school classmate of a University of Pennsylvania student found stabbed and buried in a California park was charged Wednesday with murder.
7 years ago
WHYY contributor resigns from Lehigh University amid sexual misconduct allegations
James Peterson, a Lehigh University faculty member and WHYY contributor, has resigned from the school amid an investigation into multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.
7 years ago
University of Delaware pays tribute to late football legend
Delaware won three national titles under Raymond, using the innovative Wing-T offense the former mathematics major helped create. He died last month at 92.
7 years ago
Labor Secretary Gilliam named graduate dean at Delaware State University
Delaware Secretary of Labor Dr. Patrice Gilliam-Johnson has decided to join Delaware State University as the Dean of Graduate, Adult, and Continuing Studies.
7 years ago