Topic: Colleges and Universities
The Unfairness of Students for ‘Fair’ Admissions
The Students for Fair Admissions’ Supreme Court case that struck down affirmative action was not about fairness in college admissions. It was about race.
By Jemille Q. DuncanDoes the Supreme Court See Higher Education as a Public Good?
A longtime university president, who has seen innumerable low-income students struggling to pay for their college education, deplores the legal reasoning behind the Court’s blocking of debt relief
By Elaine MaimonGuest Commentary: The End of Affirmative Action and the Myth of the Self-Made Entrepreneur
The co-founder of AND 1 and the B Corp Movement on what the Supreme Court majority doesn’t seem to get: There’s such a thing as racism without racists
By Jay Coen GilbertThe Supreme Court Struck Down Affirmative Action. Now What?
A long-time university president urges Philadelphia-area colleges and universities to maintain commitment to diversity within the constraints of the new ruling
By Elaine MaimonGetting To Graduation, Together
Could College Together hold the answer to our nation’s higher education woes?
By Jessica Blatt PressCan Local Colleges Please Just Work Together?
A long-time university president calls on Philly’s higher education institutions to collaborate to better serve the needs of Philadelphia students.
By Elaine MaimonGuest Commentary: How the Next Mayor Can Capitalize on Our City’s Best
The country’s poorest big city is nonetheless rich in other ways. Let’s find a mayor willing to combine Philadelphia’s successes with City services.
By Debra WeinerGuest Commentary: Lessons from a Gen X Politics Professor
There are two ways to teach an ideologically divided classroom: Ignore them; or engage them. Could this be a lesson for political discourse outside school too?
By Alison DagnesGuest Commentary: Applause for CCP Teachers
Community College teachers are opening minds and changing lives. It's time, a former Temple professor urges, we treated them with the respect they deserve
By Christina Hasaan and Sara Goldrick-RabTemple, The People’s University?
In light of Pres. Jason Wingard’s abrupt resignation, a former college president calls for a reboot that turns Temple into a model of 21st century reform
By Elaine Maimon