Topic: Colleges and Universities
Young People, You Can Do Well and Do Good
Being young is hard these days. That’s why a longtime university president recommends a life in public service.
By Elaine Maimon
The Perils of Patronage
Penn this week refused preferential treatment from Trump that could jeopardize science funding. A longtime university president urges push-back on favoritism wherever it happens
By Elaine Maimon
In College Admissions, Bullies Win
A longtime university president urges the College Board to restore a tool that helped universities like Swarthmore and Haverford admit more low-income students
By Elaine Maimon
Penn, Do the Right Thing on Diversity
The Philadelphia City Councilmember (and alumna) who represents the district where University of Pennsylvania resides urges the Ivy to make DEI an ethical and core operating principle
By Jamie R. Gauthier
Partisanship Has No Place in College Loans
President Trump is rescinding loan forgiveness for people who he thinks flout his politics — including possibly Philly public school teachers. A longtime university president cries foul
By Elaine Maimon
University Brains To Solve City Problems
City governments around the country have partnered with local researchers to find solutions to issues like traffic congestion and fighting fires. Why won’t Philly take advantage of our local colleges to do the same?
By Malcolm Burnley
Hire for Skills, Not Schools
Employers who want to grow, broaden your candidate pool beyond college grads, says a leader of a Philadelphia nonprofit that trains high school students for high-demand careers in tech
By Dannyelle Austin
Uniting Higher Ed To Protect Science, Education — and Democracy
A longtime university president calls on Pennsylvania colleges to follow the lead of UCLA and the Big Ten by joining together to fight attacks on higher ed
By Elaine Maimon
Prevent Another Threat to American Education
Get off your beach chair, put down your mango margarita, and call your Senators one more time before summer recess, urges a longtime university president
By Elaine Maimon
Science Matters
A scientist-in-training helped coordinate a letter-writing campaign to protect federal science funding. Here’s what the Philly-born scientist says is at stake for the town she loves
By Isako Di Tomassi