Voice: Elaine Maimon
Partisanship Has No Place in College Loans
President Trump is rescinding loan forgiveness for people who he thinks flout his politics — including possibly Philly public school teachers. A longtime university president cries foul
By Elaine Maimon
Uniting Higher Ed To Protect Science, Education — and Democracy
A longtime university president calls on Pennsylvania colleges to follow the lead of UCLA and the Big Ten by joining together to fight attacks on higher ed
By Elaine Maimon
Is Trump Targeting Welders Now?
A provision of the President’s One Big Ugly Act threatens to disrupt shipbuilding at Philly’s Navy Yard. A longtime university president bemoans yet another attack on post-high school education
By Elaine Maimon
What Our Congressional Delegation Can Learn From Baseball
A longtime university president urges a return to playing fair
By Elaine Maimon
Prevent Another Threat to American Education
Get off your beach chair, put down your mango margarita, and call your Senators one more time before summer recess, urges a longtime university president
By Elaine Maimon
This July 4th, Let’s Stand Up for Philadelphia Values
Remember the 1776 rallying cry that launched our country’s fight against tyranny? It’s time to raise our voices again
By Elaine Maimon
The Big Ugly Budget Bill Hurts Students
A longtime university president urges protest against the House Republican reconciliation bill now before the U.S. Senate votes to approve it
By Elaine Maimon
International Students Strengthen America
A longtime university president calls upon citizens to welcome students from around the world
By Elaine Maimon
Stop Using Antisemitism as a Weapon Against Higher Education
A longtime university president tells Congress to cease and desist from persecuting colleges under the guise of fighting antisemitism
By Elaine Maimon
Is this Really Government “Efficiency”?
Trump and DOGE supposedly want to make public institutions more efficient. So why, a longtime university president wonders, are they targeting a local higher ed consortium that brings in money and impacts thousands?
By Elaine Maimon