Higher Education
5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore
Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the five victims, four men and one woman, are between the ages of 18 and 22.
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Decades of ‘resilience’ led to Penn Medicine researchers’ Nobel Prize
Katalin Karikó Ph.D. and Dr. Drew Weisman Ph.D. won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and their colleagues raised a glass to toast it in the hospital lobby.
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Listen 1:30Hundreds gather to celebrate JoAnne A. Epps, the beloved late Temple University president
Generations of Owls, civic leaders, and Philadelphians came out to honor the school’s first Black woman president.
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Feds offer students new protections against programs that lead to high debt, low pay
The Biden administration is cracking down on for-profit college programs that don't adequately prepare graduates for gainful employment and leave them with unaffordable loans.
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Princeton University offering free tuition for families making less than $100K a year
School officials say 1,500 students will benefit from the income increase.
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Public viewing to be held today on campus for Temple University President Joanne Epps
The Liacouras Center on Temple’s campus will host the public event from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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CEO of the College of Physicians, Mütter Museum resigns after a tumultuous 2 years
Dr. Mira Irons' brief tenure was marked by turmoil; a mass exodus of staff, and major changes in terms of the museum’s online exhibits.
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Listen 1:45‘Saddled with debt’: As student loan repayments loom, many Philly-area borrowers aren’t ready
After a payment freeze of more than three years, borrowers face an uncertain future.
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Listen 5:36Temple names Richard Englert interim president in wake of Epps’ death
The university expects to complete its search for a new president by spring 2024.
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Haley Van Voorhis makes NCAA football history as the 1st female non-kicker player
The safety, a junior at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., was tapped to play Saturday against Juniata College during a Division III game.
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Rutgers Senate approves no confidence vote against President Holloway
The no confidence vote stemmed from recent labor disputes, a spike in housing and dining costs. and Holloway’s unresponsiveness to the community.
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New Jersey professor participates in NASA mission of analyzing asteroid sample
Dr. Harold Connolly Jr. of Rowan University is a mission sample scientist for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return.
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Listen 1:18Rutgers president could face ‘no confidence’ vote on Friday
The University Senate — which represents faculty, students and alumni — drafted a resolution saying they have lost confidence in his leadership.
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Listen 1:01JoAnne Epps ‘wore her heart on her sleeve’: Kenyatta Johnson on her life and legacy
Epps, 72, died this week after suddenly falling ill at a campus event.
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Listen 4:35No more ‘brain drain’: Philadelphia is gaining young college graduates faster than other U.S. cities
The city’s “brain drain” dilemma is now firmly in the past, per a new report from Campus Philly, which also shows strength STEM.
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