Higher Education

Drexel Record Gift

Drexel gets record $112.6 million gift for new robotics and aerospace facilities

Overall enrollment at Pennsylvania's state universities increases for the first time in over 10 years

wcu enrollment increase

Philly's high school graduates increasingly skip college, abandoning previous plans to attend

philly college matriculation

Temple and Pa.'s state-owned colleges have hiked tuition. Others may follow

temple tuition increase

Harrisburg University to close Philly campus at the end of August

Harrisburg University Closure

Lawmakers, education leaders condemn Penn for dropping DEI protections in response to executive order

Penn DEI scrub hearing

Five presidents of local colleges sign statement saying Trump is 'endangering' higher education

City Council to investigate state of higher education following string of mergers and closures

higher ed hearing

Penn freezes hiring to brace for 'severe' impact of cuts to federal funding

Penn Hiring Freeze

Penn State plans to close some satellite campuses, but Philly-area branches will be spared

Penn State Closures

New Temple President John Fry lays out goals, including expanding in Center City

John Fry Temple

St. Joe's 'Original Hawk' Jim Brennan leaves behind legacy of connectedness, school spirit and continuous flapping

jim brennan SJU hawk

Temple University warns community of scam involving callers impersonating police

temple university police scam

St. Joseph's University, Barnes Foundation team up to offer museum education graduate degree

sju barnes degree

Penn State Abington to construct its first new academic building in more than 50 years

Penn State Abington

Stockton University to begin offering undergraduate degree in cannabis studies

stockton university cannabis degree

Construction of new St. Joseph's dorm to cause traffic stoppages on City Avenue through late March

St. Joe's Sister Thea Bowman Hall

Gov. Shapiro lays out sweeping plan to reform higher education in Pennsylvania

U.S. House committee claims Penn enabled 'pervasive antisemitism' on campus

Penn antisemitism House probe

Temple University probed by U.S. Dept. of Education for alleged antisemitism stemming from pro-Palestine protests

Temple University discrimination probe

Higher Education

Penn president Liz Magill responds to backlash after tense congressional hearing on antisemitism

Liz Magill Penn

Villanova University to take over Cabrini campus following academic year

cabrini villanova finalize agreement

Temple names Richard Englert interim president following JoAnne Epps' death

Temple Richard Englert

Temple, Penn among Philly-area colleges that fared well in U.S. News rankings with revamped formula

Tempe University rankings

JoAnne A. Epps, Temple's acting president, dies after suffering 'sudden episode' during campus event

Joanne Epps Temple

Google partners with Pa. state schools to offer career-training certificates

Google Career Program

SEPTA expands free pass program to students in higher education, starting with Swarthmore College

septa swarthmore college

Cabrini University to close in 2024 after years of financial trouble; Villanova to buy campus property

Cabrini closing Villanova

Drexel, Salus move forward with university merger plan

Drexel Salus University Merger

Amid veterinarian shortages, Rowan University inches closer to opening N.J.'s first vet school

rowan university shreiber vet school

Stockton University expands Atlantic City presence with opening of new residence complex

stockton university atlantic city residence hall

'Teaching While Black,' a TV pilot by Stockton University professors, delves into racial issues in the workplace

Stockton Teaching While Black

Higher Education

Temple president Jason Wingard to resign amid campus safety concerns, university says

Temple President Jason Wingard Resigns

Bryn Mawr College to remove former president's name from library over history of racism

Bryn Mawr College

St. Joe's elects first female president in university's 172-year history

saint joseph's university st. joe's president Cheryl A. McConnell

Higher Education

Temple receives $10.9 million gift to support students with physical disabilities

Temple Students Disabilities

Delaware County Community College to build $66.5 million campus in Drexel Hill

Delaware County Community College

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

St. Joes USciences merger

Rowan University forms think tank with former New Jersey Sen. Steve Sweeney

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

Commonwealth University Merger

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