Colleges

Pennsylvania Collegiate Recovery Programs

In Pennsylvania, expanding collegiate recovery programs offer lifelines to students battling addiction

Two men charged after racial slur was found written on Rowan University student's dorm

Rowan University Racial Slur

Celebrate the new school year with free treats during a pajama party at Insomnia Cookies

Insomnia Cookies pj party sept 20

Penn, Swarthmore again rank among top colleges by U.S. News & World Report

Penn U.S. News Ranking

Princeton University to cover cost of attendance for students whose families earn less than $100K

Princeton University Financial Aid

Penn, Princeton fall in Forbes' annual ranking of best U.S. colleges

Penn Forbes College

Penn State student charged for allegedly posting bomb threat on social media

Penn State YikYak Bomb Threat

Who qualifies for the Biden administration's student debt relief plan?

Biden Student Debt Relief

Colleges need to prepare for monkeypox to spread among students, infectious disease experts say

Monkeypox Temple University

Holy Family University to open second Bucks County campus

Holy Family University

Temple's faculty union says mask policy for fall semester is 'irresponsible,' tells school to follow the science

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Drexel will offer 50% tuition discount to community college grads from Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Drexel Tuition Discount

Community College of Philadelphia to offer commercial driver's license program this fall

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Nolan Ryan memorabilia collection worth $1 million donated to Stockton University

Stockton Nolan Ryan Baseball

Community College of Philadelphia to forgive $1.4 million in student debts

Community College of Philadelphia

St. Joseph's University finalizes merger with University of the Sciences

St. Joseph's Merger

Pennsylvania state universities to freeze tuition for fourth consecutive year

Pennsylvania state universities tuition freeze

Gov. Wolf renews push for $200 million scholarship plan in effort to reduce student debt

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Manor College, founded by Ukrainian nuns, to award President Volodymyr Zelenskyy its first honorary degree

Manor College Zelenskyy

Rider University to offer courses preparing students for jobs in burgeoning legal marijuana industry

Rider University Cannabis Studies

St. Joe's, USciences merger takes big step with important accreditation approval

St. Joes USciences merger

Bloomsburg, Mansfield, and Lock Haven merge under new name Commonwealth University

Commonwealth University Merger

One student killed, two others injured in stabbing at Lincoln University

Lincoln University Stabbing

Arcadia University expands campus footprint with purchase of former Bishop McDevitt High School

Arcadia University Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Penn, Villanova students to compete in 'Jeopardy! National College Championship'

Jeopardy National College Championship

La Salle University's new president has deep roots in Catholic education

La Salle University president

Penn among 16 colleges sued for alleged financial-aid collusion

Penn Antitrust Lawsuit

Penn Law professor Amy Wax skewered again for claiming U.S. is 'better off with fewer Asians'

Amy Wax Penn law

Rowan University, Virtua Health team up to establish new medical college

Rowan University Virtua Health medical college

Rowan University to create New Jersey's first veterinary school

Rowan University veterinary school

Omicron leads Philly colleges to re-tool plans for spring semester

Omicron Variant

Former Temple business school dean found guilty of falsely reporting data to U.S. News & World Report

Moshe Porat Fox School of Business

Temple amps up campus police presence following fatal shooting

Temple additional cops

Six Philadelphia-area colleges make U.S. News' best global universities list

Penn Best Global Universities

Enrollment at Pennsylvania state colleges plunged amid the COVID-19 pandemic

PA State College Enrollment

Philly pushes back COVID-19 vaccination deadline for colleges, health care systems

Philly COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Son of Carnegie Mellon University president dies in Monongahela River drowning

Thomas Jahanian CMU

Penn, Swarthmore rank highly again on U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges lists

U.S. News & World Report best colleges list

Penn falls, Princeton rises in Forbes' annual ranking of best U.S. colleges

Forbes College Rankings

COVID-19 outbreak at La Salle's campus forces all classes online

La Salle University COVID-19

Philly to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandate for colleges, health care systems

Philly colleges COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Community College of Philadelphia mandates COVID-19 vaccine for faculty, staff

CCP Philadelphia Vaccine

Penn unveils plans for new student performing arts center

Penn Arts Plans

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