Why PA Must Fund our Public Universities

Disparities in higher ed lead to societal inequities and damage our democracy. That’s why, a longtime university president urges, our state must do better

By Elaine Maimon
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Free Speech Matters. Still.

This Constitution Day, a long-time university president invites Philadelphians to explore the Bill of Rights, starting with the oft-battered, but still standing First Amendment

By Elaine Maimon

Got Student Debt? Heed this Advice.

A long-time university president on the quick and easy way to ease the debt burden for the thousands of Americans facing an increase in their monthly payments

By Elaine Maimon
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Help Everyone Be Like Shaq

A longtime university administrator helped the NBA superstar finish his college degree. Now, she urges Philly colleges to make it easy for less famous almost-grads to get their diplomas, too

By Elaine Maimon

College Diversity Without Affirmative Action

A long-time university president reflects on what it would take for selective colleges and universities to diversify their campuses. Spoiler alert: We already know how to do it.

By Elaine Maimon

Pennsylvania, Resolve the Budget Impasse

A long-time university president recalls the dire consequences to public higher education of an Illinois budget stalemate — and urges legislators to ensure that doesn't happen here

By Elaine Maimon

Does the Supreme Court See Higher Education as a Public Good?

A longtime university president, who has seen innumerable low-income students struggling to pay for their college education, deplores the legal reasoning behind the Court’s blocking of debt relief

By Elaine Maimon

The Supreme Court Struck Down Affirmative Action. Now What?

A long-time university president urges Philadelphia-area colleges and universities to maintain commitment to diversity within the constraints of the new ruling

By Elaine Maimon

What’s Behind The Girls’ High Graduation Fuss?

A long-time university president, who has presided over countless commencements, reflects on upholding and changing traditions

By Elaine Maimon
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Ban the Ban, Not the Book

Attention, Governor Shapiro and Pennsylvania state legislators: Illinois has banned book bans. NJ is thinking about it and PA should too.

By Elaine Maimon