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Higher Education

Loveis Wise is a recent graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Her illustration,
Arts & Entertainment

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.

8 years ago

Robin Morgan, a longtime UD faculty member, is the school's first permanent female provost. (University of Delaware)
Education

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.

8 years ago

Over 300 graduating students from 19 Philadelphia-area colleges and universities are shown throwing their mortarboards in the air on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in a 2012 ceremony. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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 ...

8 years ago

Keynote speaker Anita Hill receives a standing ovation at Rutgers Camden law school graduation. She also received an honorary doctor of law degree.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

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.

8 years ago

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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

Listen 1:50
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

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