Six former players on the women’s basketball team at the University of Pittsburgh have sued coach Tory Verdi and the school over what they call abusive coaching methods and say their efforts to seek help were ignored.
According to Sportico, Penn State closed fiscal year 2025 with $534.7 million in athletics-related debt, more than tripling the $163.1 million it reported the prior year.
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 old-school, blunt-spoken coach who began his Hoosiers tenure with a promise to bring swift success to the losingest program in college football completed his masterpiece on Monday night, guiding Indiana to a 27-21 win over Miami in the College Football Playoff final and the first national championship in school history.
Longtime Oakland University supporters Donna and Walt Young are giving $10 million to the school, which will name its Honors College after them.
Penn State University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the sale of university-owned public broadcaster WPSU’s operating assets to Philadelphia-based WHYY.
Fifteen Pennsylvania colleges and universities drew failing grades on free speech friendliness in an evaluation recently released by a First Amendment group that looked at student attitudes, school policies and other benchmarks.
The Trump administration is offering nine prominent U.S. universities preferential access to federal funds if they pledge to take a series of steps that align with the Republican administration’s goals of eliminating what it sees as liberal influence on academia.
Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown.
From throwing slices of bread to screaming away the stress, here are nine weird Pennsylvania college traditions that help area universities build community.
