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Higher Education

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Education

With the new ‘Aim Higher Act,’ House Democrats want states to make community college free

House Democrats unveiled the Aim Higher Act this week, which they say would give students the opportunity to go to college debt free without compromising their education.

7 years ago

Stockton University's main campus in Galloway, N.J. (Google Maps)
Education

Claiming sexual assault, four women sue former frat, Stockton University

The school in Atlantic County, New Jersey, has faced four sexual-assault related lawsuits in one month.

7 years ago

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is proposing new rules to the Borrower Defense program. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Money

DeVos to make it tougher for defrauded students to seek debt relief

The U.S. Education Department is proposing changes to Obama-era rules that offer debt relief for students who were defrauded by their colleges.

7 years ago

Participants from the college’s Summer Bridge program traditionally leave their mark on campus in the school colors of black, purple and gold. (Delece Smith-Barrow/ The Hechinger Report)
Education

Can ‘work colleges’ in cities become a low-cost, high-value model for the future?

The nation’s first urban work college will open a second site in Texas and launch a work-college consortium.

7 years ago

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Education

Trying to get your first job? There’s a class for that

Over the 13 weeks, there's some role-playing with improv. There are dance classes, and a slew of guest speakers who talk about cover letters, resumes and personal branding.

7 years ago

Mykaela Valentin, 21, was halfway to her degree in animation at the Art Institute of Philadelphia when she found out the school was going to close. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Students have some options as Philly Art Institute closes, but many unsure of next step

Area colleges are inviting derailed Art Institute students to complete their degrees at their schools.

7 years ago

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Students walk past Samuel Paley Library on the Temple University campus, where a student died of a drug overdose on Dec. 1.
Education

Tuition hikes set for most Pennsylvania public colleges

Pennsylvania’s public universities have set their budgets and tuition rates for the coming school year. These include the 14 ...

7 years ago

Moshe Porat, dean of Temple's Fox School of Business at the 2012 Musser Excellence in Leadership Award dinner.
Courts & Law

Pa. AG looking into allegations against Temple business school dean

Shapiro says he has asked the Bureau of Consumer Protection to examine the case.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Education

At a ‘grit’ gathering, talking to teachers about character development

At her fourth annual Educator Summit, Penn professor and "grit" expert Angela Duckworth brings teachers from all over the globe. WHYY spoke to some about the theory.

7 years ago

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Outside the board of governors meeting, a small group of students rallied for, among other things, free higher education. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

PASSHE will hike tuition nearly 3 percent next year

The price of being a student in the State System of Higher Education is getting steeper.

7 years ago

Moshe Porat, dean of Temple's Fox School of Business at the 2012 Musser Excellence in Leadership Award dinner.
Education

Temple ousts business dean after report finds false data was submitted for years for online MBA rankings

Temple University ousted Moshe Porat, dean of its Fox School of Business after a ...

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella launches the Keystone Scholars program in Elk County, putting $100 in a college savings account for every child born or adopted there. Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed a law extending the program to all of Pennsylvania.
Education

New Pennsylvania college savings plan targets newborns

The purpose of providing the starter deposit is to raise awareness about the children’s savings accounts, known as 529 accounts.

7 years ago

University of Pittsburgh play Penn State at Heinz Field during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Education

Two schools of thought on Pa. venture into sports wagering

Penn State University wants a moratorium on college sports betting — while the University of Pittsburgh wants a piece of the action.

7 years ago

Westminster Choir College’s Williamson Hall in Princeton, NJ. (Provided)
Community

Rider University plans to sell Westminster Choir College to Chinese firm

Two lawsuits aim to block the $40 million sale of the Princeton school by Rider University.

7 years ago

About 15,000 high school students worked with CollegePoint advisers this year to pick a college. (Sam Rowe for NPR)
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Education

How virtual advisers help low-income students apply to college

Research shows that 1 in 4 students juggle the writing, the studying, the researching and applying to college completely on their own.

7 years ago

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