Topic: John Fry
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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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/University-City-Boom-Development-For-Good-Philadelphia-30-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/3545074904_2f2255f7b1_k-1-791x400.jpg)
The Higher Ed Opportunity
Four local universities will be searching for new presidents in the next couple of years. Let’s be sure, a longtime college president says, they are principled leaders who can help transform the region.
By Elaine Maimon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mayoral-wishlist-Philadelphia-1-791x400.jpg)
A Mayoral Wishlist, Disruptor Edition
If we really want a robust debate in 2023, how about some bold, unconventional candidates? Here, a list of unusual suspects.
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Pennoni-Panel-Drexel-791x400.jpg)
The Citizen Recommends: Generational Shifts and the Politics of Change
The Citizen’s Roxanne Patel Shepelavy hosts a Drexel panel about who is—and soon will be—leading our democracy
By Jessica Blatt Press![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/us-squash-gender-equality-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: What We Can Learn From Squash
FS Investments and Drexel University teamed up to host this week’s U.S. Open Squash Championship—a model for what inclusion can look like
By Michael Forman and John Fry![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/philly-university-presidents-amy-gutmann-donald-generals-791x400.jpg)
Video: The University and the City
Our Citizen Speaks event brought five city university presidents together for the first time. Here's a recap in a quick 4-minute-plus video.
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Citizen Speaks: The University and The City
Our sold-out Citizen Speaks event brought five city university presidents together for the first time. Hopefully it's not the last
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy