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Higher Education

A Penn State University student walks across campus in front of Old Main on main campus in State College
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Education

Are colleges teaching students how to think?

“A cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with an education.”—Mark Twain A friend ...

9 years ago

Drexel professor George Ciccariello-Maher (image via <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6-NjvRGOoo'>youtube</a>)
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The Drexel tweet storm and America’s ugly political atmosphere

Let’s get a few things straight from the start. ...

9 years ago

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The Brain Scoop and the sloppy business of learning

The story of how one YouTube educator is reshaping natural history. This piece is a part of our s ...

10 years ago

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Why don’t young doctors want to work in primary care?

Half the money and none of the respect, a first-year resident says no wonder new doctors aren’t choosing to be generalists. ...

10 years ago

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Temple University students rally against the building of a new football stadium. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Community

Temple needs to invest in its own community, not a stadium

There’s a reason why a significant portion of America’s high school seniors are not prepared for entry-level college courses, and it boils down to priorities.

10 years ago

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Education

Watch: Biden reminisces in Delaware State commencement address

“You enter to learn and now you have to go and serve,” Biden said in his remarks. “It’s your obligation.”

10 years ago

Officer Samuel Cruz with the Philadelphia Police Department's recruiting division chats with a would-be recruit at a job fair at Temple University.(Bobby Allyn/WHYY)
Courts & Law

As quest for new police recruits continues, Philly department scraps college-credit requirement

The Philadelphia Police Department has been ramping up recruitment efforts across job fairs, colleges and on social media, desperate to r ...

10 years ago

Medical student
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Education

The Stresses of Medical School

Going to medical school is stressful – that’s not surprising But new research finds that the demands, cost, and competitive natur ...

Air Date: April 4, 2016

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 Temple quarterback P.J. Walker (11) throws a pass during an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Lifestyle

Say ‘no’ to a Temple football stadium

The fact that Temple University wants to build an on-campus stadium is evidence that we have allowed the pendulum to swing too far from the origins of college athletics.

11 years ago

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Education

For and against standardized tests: Two student perspectives

These two essays were written by students in Katherine Cohen’s 7th-grade English class at Greenberg Elementary in Northeast Philade ...

11 years ago

 Assistant curators in the Egyptian section of the Penn Museum, Josef and Jennifer Wegner have acquired their own collection of all things Egypt in their West Philadelphia home. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Arts & Entertainment

Cleopatra bobbleheads are among treasures of Egyptian kitsch

This weekend the University of Pennsylvania museum launches an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the arrival of its sphinx. ...

13 years ago

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Work life balance

[Rebroadcast from June 14, 2013] Whether you’re a recent graduate just entering the workforce or you’ve been on a car ...

Air Date: August 19, 2013

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Voices in the Family
Community

Work life balance

Whether you’re a recent graduate just entering the workforce or you’ve been on a career path for some time, one thing is certain: it ...

Air Date: June 14, 2013

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Lessons I learned from leaving him at school

When I became a father and began carrying helpless little Ricky around in his carseat, my biggest fear was that I’d leave the contr ...

14 years ago

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Successful, resilient teens

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Air Date: August 27, 2012

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