Higher Education
‘Displaced’ and ‘abandoned’: Former UArts students file class-action lawsuit
Following UArts faculty’s lawsuit last week, students claim the now-closed school committed fraud and breach of contract.
15 hours ago
Here’s what could happen to UArts’ $61 million endowment and its historic campus
UArts is still responsible for ensuring its endowment is spent the way donors intended. Regulators will control the transition of both buildings and the money.
19 hours ago
Listen 0:54In 2021, four people became the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth multiple times. Researchers studied their cognition, behavior and psychological performance.
20 hours ago
Listen 1:26After the fall: Philly arts programs search for a way out of the collapse of UArts
UArts was home to a handful of organizations with various levels of independence. After the dramatic closure, who will survive?
2 days ago
Listen 1:37New Jersey’s community colleges are fighting against proposed $20 million cut in state aid
Community colleges are fighting to keep money the Legislature added last year as the institutions try to keep tuition affordable.
3 days ago
Listen 5:23A growing number of supporters, including elected officials, are demanding accountability
6 days ago
Penn bans encampments while citing ‘commitment to open expression’
Encampments and overnight demonstrations are not permitted and unauthorized overnight activities will be considered trespassing.
1 week ago
Philly UArts students abroad watch as their school collapses
A month-long study abroad trip to Italy has become a mixture of tears and revelation.
1 week ago
Listen 3:11University of the Arts president resigns as questions swirl over abrupt closure
Four days after announcing the school would shut down imminently, and during a constantly evolving crisis, Kerry Walk stepped down.
1 week ago
Listen 0:59University of the Arts students rally to demand answers about sudden closure
Hundreds of students say they are still searching for reasons why their alma mater is shutting down as the university cancels its town hall.
1 week ago
Listen :53Anger and questions swirl as University of the Arts abruptly shuts down
Administration says finances went from bad to worse; students are scrambling to transfer.
1 week ago
University of the Arts abruptly cancels info session amid questions over impending closure
"As the situation continues to unfold rapidly, we cannot adequately answer your questions today," the university said in a statement minutes before a planned 4 p.m. session.
1 week ago
The University of the Arts in Philadelphia announces sudden closure
University President Kerry Walk announced that the school will close for good on June 7.
2 weeks ago
Orlando ‘Lonnie’ George, former Delaware speaker and Del. Tech president, dies at 78
George was president of Delaware Technical Community College for 19 years before retiring in 2014.
2 weeks ago
Rutgers defends deal with student protesters before Congress
Thursday’s hearing expands the scope of the committee’s inquiry for the first time to large, public universities, which are more strictly governed by the First Amendment.
3 weeks ago