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Higher Education

Cherry and white Temple University flag hangs outside of old stone buildings
Education

After Temple scandal, more colleges misreport data, stripped of U.S. News rankings

Temple is still providing verified numbers to its business accrediting body, the Pennsylvania attorney general and federal institutions.

7 years ago

Stockton University,  Galloway Township. campus. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Did Stockton U. do enough to protect students from members of ‘rogue fraternity’?

A woman filed a lawsuit Monday in N.J. st. court alleging she was sexually assaulted by a member of an off-campus fraternity at Stockton U., making it the fifth of the summer.

7 years ago

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Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale  (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Money

Pa. begins audit of Temple University

State officials intend to review everything from tuition rates to the accuracy of academic statistics.

8 years ago

(Rob Dobi for NPR)
Education

Villanova researchers help first-gen students trailblaze into freshman year

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Stacey Havlik and Krista Malott, researchers at Villanova who have studied first-generation students in our area.

8 years ago

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Books for sale in the college bookstore at the University of Miami. (Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images)
Education

Nothing says welcome to college like exorbitant textbook prices

When the cost of a textbook could feed a family of four for a week.

8 years ago

Razin Karu, a Temple University senior and fellow with NextGen, passes out surveys to fellow students that could be redeemed for free ice cream. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Voter registration ticks up in Pennsylvania as groups target young people

At Temple event, students stop for free ice cream and sign up to vote. On other campuses, organizers are deploying pups and Popsicles to draw attention.

8 years ago

Jim and Evelyn Piazza left the courthouse with their lawyers after hearing closing statements for the second preliminary hearing for the hazing case resulting in the death of their son, Tim Piazza, in March.
(Min Xian/ WPSU)
Courts & Law

A third judge has dismissed the most severe charges in Penn State hazing case

Magisterial District Judge Carmine Prestia has dismissed all involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges in the February 2017 death of Timothy Piazza.

8 years ago

The J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center at King's College (Google map)
Education

Another Pa. Catholic college removes name of bishop called out by grand jury

King's College and Misericordia University, both in the Scranton area, have buildings named after J. Carroll McCormick.

8 years ago

Incoming freshmen at the University of Scranton walk past McCormick Hall, one of three campus buildings that will soon be renamed in response to the recent report on Pennsylvania priest abuse.
(Rachel Wisniewski)
NPR
Community

Names of accused Bishops to be removed from University of Scranton buildings

Officials at the University of Scranton and King’s College will rename buildings once honoring now-disgraced bishops, and revoke honorary degrees.

8 years ago

A student walks past the Bender Library on the American University campus in Washington, D.C. American is one of 32 colleges and universities with an accelerated program that lets students earn bachelor’s degrees in thee years instead of four, which one management expert has criticized for helping only undergraduates who are already very well prepared. (Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Education

Critics warn that well-meaning reforms may be lowering the quality of college

Signs emerge that some are cutting corners to produce more graduates more quickly.

8 years ago

Students walk on the Temple University campus in Philadelphia. Temple has started a master’s degree in sport business, among the 41,446 degree or certificate programs colleges and universities have added since 2012. (Matt Rourke/The Associated Press)
Education

Panicked universities in search of students are adding thousands of new majors

Despite tight budgets and high risks, colleges hope niche degrees will spur demand.

8 years ago

Common Application sign in a Pa. college's admissions office (Wikimedia)
Education

Criminal record question nixed from Common Application for college

For years, activists have railed against the question as discouraging and discriminatory to those with a criminal past.

8 years ago

Books in the Harry Potter series. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Education

Why I use Harry Potter to teach a college course on child development

In an effort to find a more engaging way to present child development to psychology students, I decided to use a book about an orphan boy who later discovers he is a wizard.

8 years ago

Eraser (LA Johnson/NPR)
NPR
Education

DeVos seeks to rewrite the rules on higher ed

The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education, including one concept that has been in place for 125 years.

8 years ago

Composer and educator Alfonso Fuentes plays a black Steinway grand piano under a spotlight in a dark and empty auditorium at Princeton University
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Princeton University hosts artists, scholars from Puerto Rico

Princeton invited artist and scholars from Puerto Rico to work on their projects at the university campus during the summer.

8 years ago

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