As faculty members and professors at Penn State University prepare to vote in a union election later this semester, State Rep. Tarik Khan (D-Philadelphia) put university presidents from the commonwealth’s four state-related universities on notice about supporting fair union elections and not using school resources or taxpayer resources on anti-union campaigns.
Climate change is contributing to warming trends that lead to earlier, longer, and worse allergy seasons in cities like Philadelphia, where the allergy season is five weeks longer than it was in the early 1970s.
Gettysburg Borough Police Department warned that on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, several parents of Gettysburg College students were allegedly contacted by scammers posing as Campus Safety Officers from the school, claiming that their students were involved in various incidents such as traffic stops with contraband found.
The real story behind Penn State’s Happy Valley might be different from what you’ve heard.
From throwing slices of bread to screaming away the stress, here are nine weird Pennsylvania college traditions that help area universities build community.
There’s a lot of disagreement on higher education these days. One exception to all the discord, at least so far, is Pell Grants.
The University of Pittsburgh ranks No. 20 in the top 100 U.S. universities for granted utility patents in 2024, per the National Academy of Inventors.
A full decade-and-a-half since he was promoted to replace Mike Rice at the age of 29, Andy Toole will lead Robert Morris to the NCAA Tournament for a third time in 10 years when the 15th-seeded Horizon League champions face No. 2 seed Alabama in the first round in...
A 51-year-old man from Western Pa. and a 26-year-old former high school football standout from the Philadelphia area remain in the hospital after the New Year’s Day truck attack that left 14 people dead.
If the financial aid fiasco last year had you, like me, coming up with creative alternatives for the FAFSA acronym, you can take a big, deep breath. This year, the process is so much easier. Or maybe you’re a FAFSA newbie, and you have no knowledge of 2023’s...
