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Tag: Philadelphia
Leadership & Policy
Chestnut Hill College President Sister Carol Jean Vale to Retire in 2022
Chestnut Hill College President Dr. Carol Jean Vale – the longest serving college president in the Philadelphia region – will retire in June 2022, closing out 30 years in the role, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. She joined Chestnut Hill in 1988 as chair of the religious studies department. Sister Carol is from the Catholic school’s […]
February 3, 2021
Students
City of Philadelphia Partners With CCP to Create Scholarship Program
Looking to improve success rates for local students, the city partnered with the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) to establish the Octavius Catto Scholarship, which was named in honor of the civil rights activist and educator.
November 5, 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
COVID-19
Students File Proposed Class Action Suits on Tuition, Other Refunds
Two students, one from the University of Miami and the other from Drexel University, filed proposed class action lawsuits against their institutions last week saying they should be refunded spring semester 2020 tuition and other fees and costs because their schools have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Law 360. Both suits are […]
April 13, 2020
African-American
Superstar Mo’ne Davis ‘Just One of the Girls’ on Hampton’s Softball Team
Mo’ne Davis is perhaps the most unique college athlete ever. But at the same time the freshman middle infielder on the Hampton University women’s softball team is no different than any other college student, and that’s how she wants to be treated.
September 25, 2019
HBCUs
Philadelphia Reporter Recognized for Journalistic Excellence
The School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) at Morgan State University (MSU) will award its 2018 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence to Helen Ubiñas, an award-winning columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. Praised for her tenacious, fearless and compassionate reporting, Ubiñas will receive the Vernon Jarrett Medal and a […]
September 12, 2018
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Cosby Conviction Dismantles Legacy, Dismays Scholars
Bill Cosby used his power and influence to elevate African-Americans on television in the 1980s and to promote education and HBCUs. His conviction Thursday of sex crimes leaves some scholars saddened and dismayed.
April 26, 2018
Opinion
Exemplary Philly Charter School Should Stay Open
Just take a look at the number of students from Eastern University Academy Charter School in Philadelphia who go on to graduate and attend college, and you can’t help but be impressed.
January 26, 2018
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Colleagues Remember Medgar Evers’ Dean Griffith as ‘Model Educator’
As acting dean of student affairs and enrollment management, Griffith was an exacting role model who encouraged Medgar Evers College’s mostly Black and Latino students to stay in college.
May 14, 2015
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Medgar Evers College Dean Dies in Amtrak Wreck
Dr. Derrick E. Griffith, the acting dean of student affairs and enrollment management at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, was among the seven victims killed on Tuesday after the Amtrak train traveling from Washington, D.C. to New York derailed in Philadelphia.
May 13, 2015
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