
Higher Education
Former UArts students, faculty and alumni exhibit on the walls of Philly City Hall
Dozens of artists impacted by the closure of the University of the Arts submitted work to what might be their last collective exhibition.
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The University of Pennsylvania said the new filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit were meant to embarrass the schools. Ten have agreed to settlements.
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Temple University’s new exhibitions director wants to reimagine public art spaces
“I really ask a lot of questions around place, taste and urban change and whose tastes and cultural identities get to shape public space,” Matthew Jordan-Miller Kenyatta said.
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Montco Community College opens new, state-of-the-art hospitality institute
The 20,000-square-foot learning center features pasta and chocolate laboratories and a wood-burning pizza oven.
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Charles L. Blockson Collection at Temple turns 40
The collection at Temple University honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience.
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Dartmouth sorority, two fraternity members charged in death of student from Delaware
Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had attended an off-campus party in July hosted by Alpha Phi sorority.
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Rutgers medical students moonlight as Bergen Barbers, doling out haircuts and shaves to patients
The group was inspired by a patient who became depressed and requested a haircut.
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Listen 1:17Penn State wins trademark case over retailer’s use of vintage logos, images
A Pennsylvania jury awarded Penn State $28,000 in damages earlier this week over products made and sold by the firms Vintage Brand and Sportswear Inc.
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Drexel University lays off 60 employees in face of ‘structural imbalance’ in operating budget
Those laid off make up roughly 1.4% of Drexel’s workforce. In a statement, Drexel said the “difficult decision” was not “made lightly.”
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Listen 0:52Temple deploys AI gun detection system
Temple becomes the first university to deploy ZeroEyes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware.
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Listen 1:14Stan Drayton out as Temple football coach after 3 seasons
Defensive coordinator Everett Withers will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
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Listen 1:04A $60 million investment will expand high school and college opportunities for Wilmington students
The multimillion-dollar investment aims to close longstanding gaps for underserved youth and expand higher education opportunities.
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Listen 1:29“I never imagined that anything would be named after me,” Jill Biden said as Del. Tech’s new Student Success Center was dedicated.
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Listen 1:12Jefferson University president sees synergy with growing health system and its insurance firm
The first woman president at Jefferson University is poised to lead the Philadelphia institution into the future.
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Listen 1:19Saving Philly’s bats, one DIY condo at a time
A Penn project could help keep urban bats out of your attic and support them in their fight against a deadly disease.
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