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N.J. school district cuts free courtesy busing unless parents pay annual fee
The Deptford Township School District plans to cut courtesy busing for students unless parents who live near schools opt to pay an annual $365 charge per student, the district’s superintendent wrote in a letter to parents Friday. The district is also consolidating bus stops to cut costs, meaning longer...
2 Delaware County Colleges Included in Six Figure Tuition Update
2 Delaware County Colleges, one being Swarthmore College, made a blogger's list of schools inching up toward $100,000 tuitions. Back in 2018 blogger Bryan Alexander posed the question of which would be the first American college or university to charge six-figure tuitions to attend. He’s provided updates every year since....
Public Pre-K Options in South Jersey
Preschool is the launchpad for the next decade of your child’s academic experience, so finding the right school is important. In preschool, kids usually learn academic subjects such as basic math and writing, but they also learn how to sit at a desk, raise their hands and work with peers. But preschool hasn’t always been affordable for New Jersey families.
Free school supplies in Kensington: Here's a growing list of back-to-school events in the neighborhood
The upcoming school year will be a big one for many students in the neighborhood, especially with a couple of local schools on the list for Mayor Parker’s year-round school pilot. As always, the first step for preparing your kids for school is ensuring they have the school supplies...
The next generation of doctors get their white coats at Temple University
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Future doctors set sail Friday on their medical journeys with the White Coat Ceremony at Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine.Abby Chang was with her father, officially starting her medical training at Temple University, the same place where her dad received his medical degree."This is so exciting," Chang said. "I feel like I've worked kind of my whole life to be here right now, so it's kind of surreal."At the 2024 White Coat Ceremony at Temple University, Chang's dad got the official honor.On Friday, 221 students got their white coats, marking the beginning of their medical...
Manor professor named to veterinary fellowship class
Dr. Stephanie Marks, Program Director of Veterinary Technology at Manor College and a former veterinary technician, was named to the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators’ inaugural fellowship class. The AVTE Fellow Program seeks to elevate the voice and stature of veterinary technician educators across North America. It recognizes, “an...
High Costs & Low Student Body Counts: PA Tackles College Closures
The cost of higher education keeps rising, but the young adult population is decreasing—especially in the north east. With competition tight (Pennsylvania has well over 200 colleges and universities), closures are bound to happen. In Pennsylvania alone this year, there have been 5-6 college closures or merges. “The most...
Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health welcomes Class of 2028 to campus
This week Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) at Tower Health welcomed the Class of 2028. This is the fourth class to begin their medical school journey at the West Reading Campus. With the addition of this group of 44 students, the campus is now “full” and educating students in each of the four years of medical school.
UArts faculty and alumni call for City Council review of school’s closure
Philadelphia’s University of the Arts recently announced its sudden closure. The abrupt closure has sparked widespread criticism from students, faculty and staff, who have pushed for answers from the university. UArts president Kerry Walk resigned shortly before the university’s last day. The future remains unclear for UArts students,...
Northeast Spotlight: Prospects on center stage when HS season kicks off
The recruiting spotlight shines bright at certain times of the calendar year and the beginning of the season is one of those times. We take a look at which prospects will be in the spotlight, continuing the series with five prospects from the Northeast region. THIS SERIES: Midwest prospects on...
RA Union negotiates new contract ahead of North Hall closure
This past month, Drexel Housing and Residence Life informed incoming freshmen and a number of Resident Assistants that North Hall would be closed for refreshment during the upcoming academic year. RAs who were previously offered a job and housing in North Hall for the 2024/2025 academic year had their offers rescinded, leaving many students scrambling for alternative plans.
Diving into Title IX and Athletics at Drexel
When Congress passed the Title IX law in 1972, it revolutionized athletics for women in universities nationwide. Fifty-two years later, how well does Drexel do when it comes to promoting equity in athletics? An analysis by The Triangle found that for the most part, Drexel goes above and beyond the requirements to comply with Title IX laws. And compared to other Philadelphia-area universities, Drexel is much better at funding its male and female sports equally.
Updates to the School Selection Process
SHQIP | عربي | 语 | Français | ខ្មែរ | Português | Pусский | Español | Việt. The School District of Philadelphia’s Find Your Fit school selection process allows students currently in pre-kindergarten through 11th grade to apply to attend any District school, with available space, outside of their neighborhood or catchment area for the following school year. The Find Your Fit school selection process for the 2025-2026 school year opens on September 13, 2024 at 4:00 pm and closes on October 23, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
Drexel launches presidential search committee
In an email sent to Drexel University students, faculty and staff on July 31, Richard Greenawalt, chair of Drexel’s Board of Trustees, announced the formation of a committee to search for Drexel’s next president. The committee seeks to find a replacement for John Fry, who will be moving to Temple University in 2025 as their next president.
Looking back on John Fry’s years as President
With the announcement of President John Fry’s departure from Drexel University, The Triangle looks back at Fry’s 14 year tenure. 2010 – In 2010, Fry was appointed Drexel’s 14th president. In his inaugural address, he made clear three major objectives for his presidency: to “become one of academe’s most powerful engines for neighborhood improvement and regional economic growth,” to “mobilize our entrepreneurial and creative energies to confront major threats to human health, economic prosperity and the environment” and to “[maximize] Drexel’s global reputation and impact.”
STEMPower Network shows students ‘the way the world works’
Rising high school senior Deven Butani founded STEMPower Network to increase science, technology, engineering and math education for underserved students. “In terms of STEM, it shows you the way the world works, and so much that we don’t know about the world can be harnessed to benefit us,” the Moorestown resident said.
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