Higher Education

Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., says it has made an incredible and, experts believe, real find: a lock of George Washington's hair inside a "long-forgotten book."

Dustin Gordon bucked the trend. Though neither of his parents finished college, they insisted that he go.

Villanova students participating in “Red Thumbs Mars Garden Project” have been nurturing plants that might someday thrive in greenhouses 34 million miles from Earth.

The University of Delaware has announced plans to increase tuition for undergraduate students at its nursing, engineering and business schools.

The trainer, Tim Bream, will leave his job by the end of the month. He did not respond to an email seeking comment.

The university said it has been a century since it took away an honorary degree, but "credible" allegations against the men warranted the action.

Philly's American Philosophical Society takes on Cambridge's American Society of Arts and Sciences. It's Ben Franklin vs. John Adams all over again.

Temple University announced today that it is taking the next step forward on a controversial 35,000 seat stadium in the heart of North Philadelphia.

A former high school classmate of a University of Pennsylvania student found stabbed and buried in a California park was charged Wednesday with murder.

James Peterson, a Lehigh University faculty member and WHYY contributor, has resigned from the school amid an investigation into multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.

Delaware won three national titles under Raymond, using the innovative Wing-T offense the former mathematics major helped create. He died last month at 92.

Delaware Secretary of Labor Dr. Patrice Gilliam-Johnson has decided to join Delaware State University as the Dean of Graduate, Adult, and Continuing Studies.

No arrests have been made or suspects named.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is taking over the prosecution.

A serendipitous meeting in 2013 on the Pacific island of Palau culminated in the recent burial of an airman who died during a World War II combat mission.