Guest Commentary

Community Colleges Are Good Investments

Pennsylvania’s 15 community colleges generate over $13.6 billion in economic impact each year. The president of Montgomery County Community College on what they need to do even more

By Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez
Citizen of the Week

Thembi Palmer, Reader

The storyteller sings, dances, puppets and laughs with books to help children get excited about — and learn — reading

By Courtney DuChene
Guest Commentary

Ronald v. Donald on Black Educators

The divergence between these two GOP presidents highlights how far half of the body politic has moved in just under four decades

By Sharif El-Mekki

Hail to the Champions of University Values

The presidents of Temple and Princeton are setting an example for what leaders must do in today’s political climate, according to a longtime university president

By Elaine Maimon

John Fry’s Call to Arms

While others cower, the new Temple prez doubled down last week on Enlightenment values — and just may be modeling a new course for would-be leaders in the age of autocracy

By Larry Platt

Winners Write the History …

… so let’s ensure the American people are those winners by preserving and teaching the stories that form our democracy, a longtime college president urges

By Elaine Maimon

Literacy is Never Neutral

What Percival Everett’s National Book Award-winning James tells us about the crisis of literacy in Philadelphia.

By James Peterson

Students, Direct Your Ire Where It Belongs

A longtime university president points to the real threat that needs protesting

By Elaine Maimon

Federal Offices Closed? Call your Congressional Rep

Among other effects of Pres. Trump’s chaotic funding freezes, Americans with student loans no longer have access to critical payment info. A longtime university president has advice on what to do

By Elaine Maimon

Temple’s Future Scholars

A longtime college president encourages other universities to follow Temple’s example and make college possible for more Philadelphia students

By Elaine Maimon