Voice: Elaine Maimon
How to Turn “Almost-Alums” into College Graduates
Small fees and outsized loans keep many students from graduating. A long-time university president urges colleges to find and support those almost-alums — and those who are still at school
By Elaine Maimon
Ideas We Should Steal Make College More Affordable
A longtime college president urges Pennsylvania to learn from states like Illinois and Louisiana, which are increasing college attendance by requiring high schoolers to submit a free student aid application
By Elaine Maimon
Lessons from Abbott Elementary
A longtime college president urges educators—and anyone who cares about public schools—to watch and learn from the popular Philly-based sitcom
By Elaine Maimon
Forgiving Student Loans… For Public Servants
Rather than canceling student debt for everyone, a longtime college president points to recently revised standards for college loan forgiveness that apply to teachers, police officers, firefighters and others in public service
By Elaine Maimon
Open the Doors to Higher Ed
A longtime university president calls on local colleges to steal an idea from Michigan: recruit and educate the nearly 17,000 foster kids in Pennsylvania.
By Elaine Maimon
How To Put More Teachers Into Philly Schools
The School District has 1,900 open positions, including in several classrooms that have no teachers. A longtime university president offers a way out of this disaster.
By Elaine Maimon
Boycott College Rankings
The fraud conviction of Temple’s business school dean proves that U.S. News rankings are bogus. So why are we still beholden to them?
By Elaine Maimon
Social Capital Is More Important Than College Majors
Universities and students should consider “mission before major,” advises a long-time college president
By Elaine Maimon
How Childcare Is Key To College Success
Less than 30 percent of Philadelphia residents have a bachelor's degree. One way to change that, a long-time college president says, is better access to high-quality childcare on campus
By Elaine Maimon
Arts Can Transform Lives and Cities
In honor of Mural Arts Month, a longtime college president not only nominates Jane Golden for a MacArthur Genius Award, she urges educators from pre-school to grad school to respect and promote the arts—not cut them.
By Elaine Maimon