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Trigger Warning: This Article Will Offend Those Who Like Trigger Warnings
A few days back, a student at Temple filed a grievance against the university with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office on Civil Rights. The […]
Fixing Academia: 5 Ways To Save St. Joe’s (and Every University Like It)
St. Joseph’s University is facing financial problems. Revenue is not as high as projected. Expenses continue to rise. So they’re implementing budgetary cutbacks. Last year […]
UPenn On New List of 25 Best Colleges and Universities for LGBT Students
Once again, the University of Pennsylvania has been named one of the nation’s best universities for LGBT students. The accolade comes from Campus Pride, an […]
Expelled Swarthmore Student Sues College Over Sexual Assault Allegations
Last April, Swarthmore students Mia Ferguson and Hope Brinn helped bring two very public complaints against their college, alleging that the prestigious liberal arts institution […]
Wharton Professor: Overhaul Tenure System
Wharton professor and Philadelphia Thinkfest speaker Adam Grant lands an op-ed in the New York Times Thursday on page A23, lamenting the current drawbacks of […]
At Temple, Collateral Damage in the Fight Against College Sexual Violence
Last week, President Obama made a big splashy show of announcing the formation of a task force to fight the “epidemic” of sexual violence on […]
St. Joe’s Basketball in Limbo: The Hawk Will Never Die?
You see them at St. Joe’s hoops games: old-guard fans who go by names like Owen, Ernie and Dr. Ed. Rich the CPA. The Twins. […]
Haverford May Scrap “No-Loans” Policy
In 2007, Haverford decided it wouldn’t make its students take out loans, subsidizing their education through financial aid. Now, they’re considering scrapping that policy, to […]
Malcolm Gladwell’s Big Idea on Higher Ed Reform: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
In his 4:30 p.m. talk Wednesday at Penn, celebrity journalist and author Malcolm Gladwell steered clear of making controversial comments about the university — at least […]
Going to Public University Is Still Getting More Expensive—But Not as Fast
The New York Times reports: “Tuition and fees at public universities increased less than 3 percent this academic year, the smallest rise in three decades, […]
Obamacare’s Tech Problems Can Be Solved
It’s been a bad couple of weeks for computer glitches. Yesterday morning, President Obama publicly apologized in the Rose Garden for the frozen screens and […]
Swarthmore Punishing Frat for Racy Flyer
For several years, Swarthmore fraternity Phi Psi (one of two on campus) has been recruiting members using a flyer composed of little teeny pictures of […]
The List: Which Area Universities’ Grads Earn the Most
Not all college grads are moving back home or living in small box apartments. According to a study published this month by PayScale.com—which ranks graduates […]
Zoë’s Opens Four More Suburban Philadelphia Locations
Zoë’s Kitchen — the Mediterranean-inspired chain restaurant where most of the food is grilled — already had three local spots (Collegeville, Marlton and Newtown) when […]
Does Your Company Have a Bring Your Parent to Work Day?
Lest you think that “helicopter parenting” is an American thing, know this: a French woman was just charged with fraud for taking the Baccalaureate test […]