Topic: Colleges and Universities
AI and Keeping University Learning Human
A longtime university president on building a relationship between artificial intelligence and transformational education
By Elaine Maimon
Philadelphia’s Success Depends on Temple
Almost one quarter of Temple’s 2025 freshman class dropped out. A local education leader lays out what the university can do to help students succeed — and graduate
By Sean E. Vereen, Ed.D.
Don’t Dismiss Higher Education. Reform It
A longtime university president proposes solutions for remaking colleges for “we the people”
By Elaine Maimon
A Better Way To Help Artists … Make Art
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
By Neil Kleinman
Who Should Be Penn’s Next President?
A long-time university president on what Philadelphia’s Ivy League university — and our city — need from a new leader
By Elaine Maimon
Beyond College Acceptance
How Heights Philadelphia is helping thousands of local students find their path to — and through — college
By Diemmy Dang
The Guide to Philadelphia for College Students Who Care
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
By Gianna Voges
Time for a Higher Ed Revolution in Philadelphia
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?
By Elaine Maimon
“We Need Deciders”
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
By J.P. Romney
The Odyssey is For All of Us
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
By Elaine Maimon