Topic: Drexel University
A Holiday Thank You to Philadelphia Eds and Meds
A longtime university president applauds the courage, integrity and resilience of Philly's storied institutions
By Elaine Maimon
Can this New Food Hall Solve College Hunger?
University City’s Gather stands alone for its commitment to community, small local restaurants and fighting hunger — though you can just go for the tasty food
By Malcolm Burnley
We Are The Champions …
… of squash, thanks to our year-old professional team, the Philadelphia Lightning. That’s just one part of being the undisputed squash capital of the United States
By Malcolm Burnley
Drexel’s Food Truck Saviors
A City Council bill recently ended yet another threat to beloved food trucks in University City. Recent Drexel graduate Claire Toomey, students and University City organizers were the driving force behind it.
By Kristine Villanueva
The Happiest Places in Philly
Philly psychology students map the most joyful local city locations. Eric Zillmer happily explains
By Eric Zillmer
Philly, The First Startup, Makes a Comeback
Yes, we're still a city of cheesesteaks and Iggles. But we're also curing cancer and rebuilding a stagnant economy through the life sciences. How'd this happen?
By Charles F. McElwee
Philadelphia Revealed
Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts invites the public to connect — and contribute — to Philadelphia’s history through a vast collection of historical objects and artifacts
By Christina Griffith
John Fry and the City
The appointment of Philadelphia’s preeminent change maker to lead Temple University has the potential to disrupt Philadelphia’s status quo — an outcome rooted in the eloquent example of his unlikely hero
By Larry Platt
Vivek Babu
Thanks to the efforts led by Drexel’s undergraduate student president, the university will for the first time give students the day off for voting and engagement on Election Day 2024, the latest in a string of election advocacy successes.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The War in University City
While student protestors and bullying Trustees at Penn continue shedding far more heat than light, there’s a different story at neighbor Drexel. Why?
By Larry Platt