Higher Education
New Jersey inmates may soon qualify for state scholarships, grants
'Guys were arguing on the yard about Marx and Socrates,' says former inmate who was able to study while in prison.
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Villanova fans descend on Center City to celebrate NCAA championship
The Villanova Wildcats — and their devoted fans — have made their way into Center City this afternoon for a victory rally.
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Listen 1:34How to help patients eat better? One Philly med school says, teach their doctors to cook
A new nutrition course for students at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine meets in the kitchen.
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Listen 3:10Villanova cements its basketball dominance and Wildcat nation revels
Students flooded the suburban streets Monday night after Villanova won its second men's basketball championship in three years.
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Tuition-free community colleges, public universities proposed in Pa.
State Sen. Vincent Hughes intends to introduce his Pennsylvania Promise legislation on April 16.
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Villanova beats Kansas for another title shot
Villanova is going to play for another national championship.
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Biden tackles gun control, voting, and foreign policy at Penn forum
In wide-ranging talk, former vice president chides millennials for not voting and spills a White House secret.
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With fewer foreign students taking intensive English classes, Philly universities pivot
Administrators of intensive English programs say a kaleidoscope of factors have contributed to the contraction — including the economy and the 'Trump factor.'
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Listen 5:02Judge tosses involuntary manslaughter charges in frat death
It's the second major blow to the prosecution's case.
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Money woes force Cheyney University to suspend most athletic programs
Once known for its basketball teams, Cheyney is restructuring its athletic department to help the nation’s oldest historically black college become financially stable.
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Philly hopes to clear flightpath for autonomous drones
Will drones start filling the skies of Philadelphia? For some, the idea doesn't sound so crazy.
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La Salle students turn up heat in protesting university art sale
La Salle University in Philadelphia is getting pushback on several fronts over its decision to cull its art collection.
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Listen 1:57Pa. lawmakers seek greater scrutiny of Temple, Penn State, Pitt, Lincoln
While they receive state funding, Penn State, Temple, Pitt and Lincoln universities are exempt from Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know law and Ethics Act.
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Five decades later, Penn hosts second-ever teach-in
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Penn's Ira Harkavy about the university's second-ever teach-in.
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Listen 5:46Prosecutors drop assault charges in Penn State hazing death
Pennsylvania prosecutors are dropping all assault charges against members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity in the hazing death of 19-year-old pledge Tim Piazza.
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