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.
Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department, saying they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender athlete.
The University of Pennsylvania modified a trio of school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and said it would apologize to female athletes “disadvantaged” by her participation on the women’s swimming team, part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case.
Three peregrine falcon chicks at the University of Pittsburgh were banded by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, aiding scientific tracking of their life history.
The 25-8 vote by the trustees came after a nearly two-hour public meeting that was streamed live online, and after hours of closed-door debate between the trustees.
