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Free Speech

Dickinson College pulls Smerconish commencement address invitation over comments from 2004.

May 6, 2024May 7, 2024
Steve Ulrich
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“This should be a cautionary tale for anyone in America who believes in fairness, common sense, the free exchange of ideas, rational decision-making, and the importance of leadership in the face of hysteria,” Smerconish said.
By Steve Ulrich

Education

Rep. Rob Mercuri: Helping more students in Pennsylvania achieve their dreams

March 29, 2024August 29, 2024
Rep. Rob Mercuri

Changes are needed to our higher education system and they must be structural, student focused and workforce driven.
By Rep. Rob Mercuri

Free Speech

Guy Ciarrocchi: What ever happened to ‘never again’?

November 2, 2023November 7, 2023
Guy Ciarrocchi
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Too many are speechless and paralyzed in the face of actual hate.
By Guy Ciarrocchi

Free Speech

Pennsylvania universities ranked poorly on free speech scale

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023
Lauren Jessop

Local schools all scored below average, with the University of Pennsylvania ranked second-worst in the nation.
By Lauren Jessop

Education

State college system defers tuition freeze decision until summer

April 24, 2023July 15, 2023
Anthony Hennen

Legislators warned that schools cannot raise costs and still expect more state support.
By Anthony Hennen

Education

Rep. Joe D’Orsie: Let’s open up our colleges for debate

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
Joe D'Orsie

Universities should encourage speech and debate, not stifle them.
By Rep. Joe D’Orsie

Education

Pennsylvania colleges still unaffordable despite tuition freeze

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
Christina Lengyel

State colleges in the commonwealth remain more expensive than those in neighboring states.
By Christina Lengyel

The Economy

Pennsylvania tax breaks for the rich: 529 plans help the wealthy, not the poor, pay for college

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022
Anthony Hennen
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College 529 savings plans offer families tax breaks for higher education, but their benefits get heavily concentrated among the well-off.
By Anthony Hennen

Education

Wally Nunn: Will Bunch misses the point, again

February 11, 2022February 16, 2022
Wally Nunn

Mr. Bunch: your own numbers undermine your premise. What you care about is tearing us apart.
By Wally Nunn

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: What has happened to the Philadelphia public school system?

Thom Nickels: What has happened to the Philadelphia public school system?

schedule March 11 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

What has happened to the Philadelphia public school system? A high school teacher I know informed me that the school […]

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