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Higher Education

Gov. Tom Wolf has designated eight schools in Pennsylvania as certified academic clinical research centers to help bulk up the meager federal research on medical marijuana. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf 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.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Police Capt. John Ryan speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, May 7, 2018. Police say there were signs of a struggle inside the ransacked, off-campus apartment where a Temple University student was found shot to death. Officers found Daniel Duignam, a 21-year-old student at Temple's Fox School of Business, shot in the chest, groin and forearm shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

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.

8 years ago

Swarthmore student Morgin Goldberg sits in the office of Liz Braun, dean of students, in protest of the college's response to sexual assault allegations. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

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.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia High School seniors take photos with Michelle Obama, Rebel Wilson, Robert De Niro, and Bradley Cooper. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Michelle 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.

8 years ago

This Oct. 31, 2014, photo provided by Patrick Carns shows Timothy Piazza, (center), with his parents Evelyn and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's 'Senior Night' at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. (Patrick Carns via AP)
Courts & Law

Pa. AG Shapiro drops manslaughter, assault in Penn State frat death case

Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the decision Tuesday.

8 years ago

Lawmakers held a bicameral hearing to discuss how to respond to RAND's report. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers divided over how to fix state universities

Fundamental differences remain.

8 years ago

Garret Morgan (center) is training as an ironworker near Seattle and already has a job that pays him $50,000 a year. (Sy Bean/The Hechinger Report)
NPR
Money

High-paying trade jobs sit empty, while high school grads line up for university

While a shortage of workers is pushing wages higher in the skilled trades, the financial return from a bachelor's degree is softening.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby attends a commencement ceremony at Temple University in 2011 (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Community

Temple University revokes Cosby’s honorary degree

The school was among few that waited to pull honors from Cosby until after the verdict.

8 years ago

(LA Johnson/NPR)
NPR
Education

Study: Colleges that ditch the SAT and ACT can enhance diversity

Colleges that have gone "test optional" enroll — and graduate — a higher proportion of low-income and first generation-students.

8 years ago

Shippensburg University is one of the 14 schools that make up the troubled Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education system. (AP photo)
Education

Report urges consolidation, other drastic measures to fix PASSHE

State System of Higher Education spokesman Kenn Marshall said they're committed to a redesign, but some of the drastic changes aren't feasible.

8 years ago

In New Jersey, several Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a state identification card for those lacking the personal documents required to get a federally compliant driver’s license. (WHYY file photo)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey lawmakers not on board yet with Murphy’s tuition-free college plan

N.J. lawmakers have some concerns about the $50 million Gov. Phil Murphy wants for a multi-year program to make community college tuition-free.

8 years ago

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

Pa., Del. rely on tuition for 75 percent of public university funding

Twenty-eight states now depend more on tuition than state and local revenue to fund public universities.

8 years ago

A Penn State University student walks across campus
Education

Pa. bill aims to make college debt more transparent

The bill would require all colleges and universities to send students annual notices on how much debt they're collecting.

8 years ago

Williams College, seen here, is one of the institutions that reportedly received a letter from the Justice Department about communications with other colleges regarding students admitted via early decision. (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Justice Dept. investigating early-decision admissions at elite colleges

The system has been criticized as favoring students from wealthy families, who are able to commit without knowing what financial aid they'll receive.

8 years ago

Zhao Kong (center), the mother of Ao
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Lawsuit alleges Penn missed opportunities to prevent student’s suicide

Penn formed a task force to address the suicide rate in 2014 that issued some recommendations in an eight-page report. An attorney contends it hasn't taken sufficient action.

8 years ago

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