Guest Commentary

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
Ideas We Should Steal

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
Guest Commentary

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
Guest Commentary

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