Higher Education

College Signing Day turned North Philadelphia into West Hollywood, all in the service of spurring more Philly students to college.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the decision Tuesday.

Fundamental differences remain.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

A national survey of college students found 36 percent struggle to find enough to eat or have a safe place to live.

What should students do once they've been wait-listed?

'Guys were arguing on the yard about Marx and Socrates,' says former inmate who was able to study while in prison.