Penn scrubs diversity initiatives from its website to comply with Trump order
The bottom line is this is not a time for anticipatory obedience when it comes to the university’s commitment to end ...
Penn will reinstate its standardized test requirement for admission after a four-year pause
The University of Pennsylvania announced Friday that it would reinstate its standardized testing requirement for admission after a four-year pause spurred by the pandemic. “The flexibility of a ...
Faculty and coaches vote no confidence in Commonwealth University president
Commonwealth University faculty and coaches voted overwhelmingly this week to approve a no- confidence measure against their ...
Penn State Dickinson Law dean, with new national role, talks inclusivity, Trump’s ban on DEI and law school merger
Philadelphia native Danielle M. Conway, dean of Penn State Dickinson Law, has been named president-elect of the national Association of American Law Schools, a first for a Pennsylvania State ...
Philly, Archdiocesan schools will close for Eagles Super Bowl parade
Make those parade plans, Philadelphia School District families and staff. Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. on Tuesday ...
Former Penn board chair’s new book offers inside look at the battle that led to his and Liz Magill’s resignation
The former chairman of the University of Pennsylvania’s board of trustees has included two chapters in his new book that will offer an inside look at “the battle for control” in the wake of the school ...
Another UArts bid has come in: $11.6 million for Juniper Hall
A limited liability company has offered $11.6 million for Juniper Hall, formerly used as a student residence hall. A lawyer ...
Two more charged in ICE impersonations at Temple University
Authorities have charged the two other men believed to have posed as ICE agents while disrupting a business on the Temple University campus this month. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said ...
Bankruptcy court judge rules that Arts Bank building can go to developer, the highest bidder
The judge said the UArts bankruptcy trustee “is required to liquidate estate property promptly and efficiently to maximize ...
More bids come in for three UArts buildings, including the iconic Hamilton Hall on South Broad Street
The buyers are limited liability companies named after the addresses of the buildings, but they are connected to Dwight City Group LLC.
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes funding increases for Temple, Penn State and Pitt. But a performance-based formula has yet to be developed
Three of the state-related universities would get their first state funding increase in several years under a budget proposed ...