Topic: Colleges and Universities
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
The Big Ugly Budget Bill Hurts Students
A longtime university president urges protest against the House Republican reconciliation bill now before the U.S. Senate votes to approve it
By Elaine Maimon
International Students Strengthen America
A longtime university president calls upon citizens to welcome students from around the world
By Elaine Maimon
Is this Really Government “Efficiency”?
Trump and DOGE supposedly want to make public institutions more efficient. So why, a longtime university president wonders, are they targeting a local higher ed consortium that brings in money and impacts thousands?
By Elaine Maimon
How To Hire a Community College President
CCP President Donald Generals was fired on April 10. A long-time university president has some hiring advice for the college’s board — including courage to meet this moment
By Elaine Maimon
Community Colleges Are Good Investments
Pennsylvania’s 15 community colleges generate over $13.6 billion in economic impact each year. The president of Montgomery County Community College on what they need to do even more
By Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez
Hail to the Champions of University Values
The presidents of Temple and Princeton are setting an example for what leaders must do in today’s political climate, according to a longtime university president
By Elaine Maimon