Topic: Colleges and Universities

A longtime university president proposes solutions for remaking colleges for “we the people”

A developer bets that artists make better work when they live with the marketplace. A university bets on the rent. A former UArts professor weighs in on which makes for a more vibrant arts scene

A long-time university president on what Philadelphia’s Ivy League university — and our city — need from a new leader

How Heights Philadelphia is helping thousands of local students find their path to — and through — college

So, you’re coming to school — maybe Temple, Drexel, Penn, Jefferson, Moore, St. Joe’s — in Philly. Here’s everything you need to know about how to be a top-notch Philadelphia citizen

A long-time university president calls for a constitutional convention on higher education in the city known for revolutions. Penn, et al, are you listening?

Former mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia talk to author Mark Dunkelman and Accelerator for America’s Mary Ellen Wiederwohl about how cities are the last bastion of progress

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film is based on Penn Professor Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s epic. A long-time university president urges everyone to see, read or listen to the story — and support humanities education

A long-time university president asks us to promote merit-only criteria for scientific funding

As smaller private schools struggle, community colleges fuel growth in higher ed. Let’s support them, says a local education leader