Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Tag: Pennsylvania
News Roundup
Six Pennsylvania Universities to Merge Into Two New Institutions
Six state-owned universities in Pennsylvania will merge into two new institutions, reports CBS Philly, following a unanimous vote by the State System of Higher Education’s governing board. Pennsylvania’s Bloomsburg, Mansfield and Lock Haven universities will form one institution. Western Pennsylvania’s California, Clarion and Edinboro universities will form the other. The university system hopes to raise […]
July 19, 2021
News Roundup
America’s Sixth Oldest College, Moravian, to Become a University
Pennsylvania’s Moravian College plans to become a university in a move that the college says reflects its growth and graduate program offerings, reports The Morning Call. “Because of the increasing strength of Moravian, it is time for us to claim the prestige that a university title brings to any institution,” Moravian President Bryon Grigsby said […]
December 16, 2020
COVID-19
At Least 250 Students and Staff Across Six Pennsylvania Universities Test Positive for COVID-19
At least 250 students and staff across the campuses of six Pennsylvania universities have tested positive for the coronavirus, as of Friday, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. The reports come as students finished either their first or second week of classes, depending on the school. Temple University reached 58 cases by the end of Friday. There, […]
August 31, 2020
News Roundup
Judge Orders Reinstatement of Lincoln University President
A Pennsylvania county judge on Friday ordered that Dr. Brenda A. Allen be immediately reinstated as president of Lincoln University, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. The judge also ordered the board of the Pennsylvania-based historically Black university to hold a special meeting Aug. 6 to consider a new contract for Allen. On July 10, the university’s […]
July 27, 2020
COVID-19
Decline in Spring College Enrollment Slowed Prior to COVID-19, Says Report
Data gathered prior to the impact of COVID-19 shows there was a decrease in postsecondary enrollment in spring 2020 but the pace of decline slowed compared to the previous four years, says a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
June 8, 2020
COVID-19
Pennsylvania’s Public Universities Projected to Lose $100 Million in Spring Semester
Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities are projected to lose $70-100 million this spring semester, mainly because of room and board refunds to students following the shutdown of campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition, with the state projecting a budget shortfall of up to $4 billion, Republicans in the state legislature […]
April 15, 2020
News Roundup
Black Pennsylvania Student Wins $40,000 Damages in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
A district judge ordered a Pennsylvania restaurant to pay $40,000 in damages to a Black Lebanon Valley College student who alleged the eatery called him the N-word and refused to serve him, reported Penn Live. Ricky Lee Bugg Jr. was a junior at the college in 2017 when the incident occurred at Just Wing It, […]
April 8, 2020
Students
One Small Liberal Arts College is Showing The World How Higher Education Should Evolve
It is hard to recall a time in my life filled with more cynicism than the one we are in today. If you want to believe that as a country, we can’t do better, stop reading now. Because I want to tell you a pretty cool story that reminds us that individuals and institutions can do good.
January 7, 2020
News Roundup
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Desires $100M for Rebuilding
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education seeks $100 million from the state legislature in order to rebuild the system over the next five years. The funding would go towards creating online learning opportunities, transforming technology and establishing a new consortium that would share services across all of the state system’s 14 public colleges. Additionally, the […]
October 18, 2019
HBCUs
Bringing HBCUs to the (Round) Table
Repeatedly in the HBCU research literature and through anecdotal accounts, we have learned that school officials, specifically counselors but also teachers, are not aware of HBCUs and fail to present these schools as options for college-bound high school students.
September 5, 2019
News Roundup
Pennsylvania OKs New College Saving Grants for Newborns
Pennsylvania is starting a program proposed by state Treasurer Joe Torsella to provide college savings accounts for newborns, beginning with a $100 grant. Torsella said Monday the program will be open to any child starting next year who is a Pennsylvania resident at birth or adopted by a Pennsylvania family. Parents will be notified about […]
June 26, 2018
News Roundup
Report: Officer Who Shot 17-year-old in Pa. Left University Job After Case There Dropped
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Pennsylvania police officer who fired the shots that killed a teenager fleeing a traffic stop left his previous job with a university police force about a month after prosecutors dropped a case against three men he’d filed charges against. East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld, who officials say shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose, […]
June 25, 2018
Page 1 of 2
Next Page