Topic: Colleges and Universities
Celebrate Teachers
This Teacher Appreciation Week, a longtime university president urges Philadelphians to celebrate educators — but to also support the teaching profession
By Elaine MaimonGuest Commentary: Need Skilled Workers? Look Here
Some 87 percent of companies nationwide will have skills gaps in their workforce over the next few years. Community colleges may have the solution, says a local college president
By Victoria L. Bastecki-PerezFree Speech … or Pro-Terrorist?
Professors and local pols like progressive Councilmembers Gauthier, Brooks and O’Rourke say they want to support Penn students’ rights to peaceful protest. But does their support of Gaza encampments turn a moral blind eye?
By Larry PlattPhilly Universities Must Invest In Young Students
A longtime university president on why all local institutions should emulate Temple's Saturday College
By Elaine MaimonWe Can Make College Affordable
A new Federal Student Aid application (FAFSA) process has delayed and frustrated students and families. But, a longtime university president advises, it could mean more help for more Americans to get their degrees
By Elaine MaimonTemple Makes a Promise to Philadelphia Students
A long-time university president applauds the city-based public research university’s new plan for free tuition and fees — the Temple Promise — for Philly families who earn below an income threshold
By Elaine MaimonSanity and Hope for Higher Ed
Governor Shapiro’s vision for the state college system offers a path for more residents to get the education they need. A long-time university president lays out why it matters
By Elaine MaimonListen: Ali Velshi on the Real Story Behind Claudine Gay’s Ouster from Harvard
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member talks about the coordinated conservative campaign to remove one of academia's few Black leaders a for political gain
By Ali VelshiGuest Commentary: Claudine Gay’s Enemies Are Not Our Friends
Just a month after Penn President Liz Magill stepped down, a rabbi and author reflects on how culture warriors weaponized Jewish grief and forced Harvard University’s president to resign
By Jay MichaelsonNew Year’s Resolutions For Higher Ed
Could 2024 be the year our colleges and universities do more for Philadelphia students and for democracy? A long-time university president thinks it has to be
By Elaine Maimon