Higher Education
Delaware State University names first permanent female president
Delaware State University has named its first permanent female president, picking interim leader Wilma Mishoe, whose father Luna headed the Dover school from 1960 to 1987.
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School, fatherhood, football connect former Temple teammates
Hood, who was Temple's leading rusher last season, was one of four Owls players parenting young children in 2017.
7 years ago
First defendant pleads guilty in fatal Penn State hazing
Ryan Burke is accepting responsibility and didn’t ask for a plea agreement, his attorney said.
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Parents’ scars from childhood trauma can affect their kids’ health, researchers find
The research showed that with each additional ACE that a parent experienced, a child had 17 percent higher odds of having been diagnosed with asthma.
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Listen 2:57Federal Reserve study: ‘Last dollar’ program helps boost low-income college enrollment
The program increased enrollment and reduced student financial stress.
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Delaware college aid fund for needy leaves out many eligible kids
The First State is among 10 states that deny the taxpayer-funded scholarships to more than half of eligible students.
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Baking soda could improve cancer treatment, study finds
It's not the first time that baking soda has been investigated as a potential aid to cancer therapy, but it’s the first study to reveal how and why it’s able to help.
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Talk of the town: Right after graduation, Philly artist lands New Yorker cover
Just weeks after graduating from UArts, Loveis Wise lands the cover of the New Yorker magazine.
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University of Delaware’s barrier-breaking provost cites opportunities, challenges
Robin Morgan is making history as the first woman to become the permanent provost, the No. 2 post, at the University of Delaware.
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State grants for Pa. college students remain steady, but face uncertain future
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is digging into its reserves to keep money flowing into a g ...
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At Rutgers, Anita Hill says it still takes courage to speak up in the #MeToo era
Long before #MeToo, long before pound signs were even called hash tags, Anita Hill accused a powerful man of sexual harassment in plain view of the American public.
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Listen 1:53Wolf OKs clinical research on medical marijuana at 8 Pa. schools
Designating the schools as certified academic clinical research centers will help bulk up the meager federal research on medical marijuana, governor says.
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Police: Temple student called 911 as he was dying of gunshots
Police in Philadelphia say a Temple University student found shot to death in his off-campus apartment called 911 as he was dying, saying he couldn't breathe.
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Angered by college response to sexual assault, Swarthmore students stage sit-in
Since Tuesday, activists have camped out in the offices of two deans they want fired.
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Listen 1:50Michelle Obama, cavalcade of stars urge Philly students toward college
College Signing Day turned North Philadelphia into West Hollywood, all in the service of spurring more Philly students to college.
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