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Rikard Larma
May 23, 2012
Union members are opposing massive layoffs and restructuring planned by the Philadelphia School District.
May 20, 2012
A growing academic field uses statistics to study baseball.
May 20, 2012
When you open up a new video game, do you read the instructions? Of course not. It's just more fun to jump in and start pressing buttons.
May 20, 2012
Andrew Policano on his new book "Public No More: A New Path to Excellence for America's Public Universities."
Change our name? Rutgers says no way
May 15, 2012
A preliminary compromise was announced Monday as an alternative to Gov. Chris Christie's proposed merger of Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University.
Humanities meets The Hulk: What superheroes can teach us
May 14, 2012
What does our love of superhero movies like ‘The Avengers’ say about society?
Temple students donate year-end dorm overflow
May 14, 2012
Campus program allows students to recycle items they don’t want to take home.
Minor additions to Temple’s ‘green’ course offerings
April 30, 2012
The university’s Ambler campus has added five environmental-themed minors.
Top US colleges to offer free classes on the Web
April 29, 2012
Five prestigious U.S. universities will create free online courses for students worldwide.
Philadelphia School District could shutter 40 underutilized schools to close deficit
April 24, 2012
The overhaul would also freeze non-personnel spending until 2016 and reduce Central Office.
Summer school options in Philadelphia
April 23, 2012
Philadelphia is brimming with college-level courses.
Drexel robots spin the Beatles’ ‘Come Together’
April 23, 2012
It's the most interesting performance of a Beatles tune since the Fab Four played on a London rooftop.
Enrollment gaps close, but degree completion lags
April 23, 2012
Over the last 17 years, Vincent Tinto's 1994 book, "Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition," has been a standard read for those studying student retention.
Summer school doesn’t have to be traditional
April 23, 2012
Because people have other things they want -- or need -- to do in summer besides attend class, most schools offer a variety of ways to take summer courses.
This summer, get ahead with college courses
April 23, 2012
Community colleges offer great opportunities to keep studying.
Occupational Outlook Handbook provides detailed info on careers
April 22, 2012
Looking for a new industry? Do some research first.
Temple moving forward, with an eye on the past
April 16, 2012
In today's media-rich society, university communications programs teach cutting-edge technology, with an emphasis on the next big thing.
Ibram H. Rogers: Rethinking the roots of diversity
April 09, 2012
In the early 1960s, SNCC was a powerful game-changing force in the struggle to end segregation, but the group lost their effectiveness in the late '60s when they embraced the Black Power movement.
Titanic anniversary: Philadelphia and the Titanic 100 years later
April 09, 2012
Widener University is commemorating the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic with a special museum show.
Don’t speak: Report ranks 2012’s ‘Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ in the country
April 02, 2012
12 schools on notice for what it perceives as violations of free speech on campus.
A Study Has Found: Homework is pointless
March 28, 2012
So all that time you spent doing tedious homework assignments back in your school days was all for naught, according to a new study.
ROTC: When the military meets the quad
March 26, 2012
New book ‘Arms and the University’ traces the ROTC’s rocky history on college campuses.
Drexel students learn to surf the stacks
March 26, 2012
At Drexel, library students are taught to embrace new technology and Web-based services, not mourn the late Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Behind the degree: Physician assistants
March 25, 2012
The MSPA is one of the fastest-growing master’s degree programs.
Getting smart about summer camp options
March 21, 2012
There has been a surge in camps that are academic programs in their own right.
Education in brief: There's a skee-ball competition at Haverford
March 20, 2012
"And the Winner Is … " centers on a campus-wide skee-ball competition.
Local law schools rank high in part-time program ratings
March 20, 2012
Temple and Rutgers-Camden placed in the Top 10 of the US News and World Report’s national list.
Learning to balance student loan debt
March 19, 2012
Total school loan debt in the U.S. reached $1 trillion last year.
How to stay healthy on campus
March 13, 2012
Living on junk food and drinking too much booze are all potential hazards to your health.
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