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Without This Drexel Prof, Those Gravitational Waves Confirming Einstein’s Theory Might Not Have Been Found
Remember a few weeks back when everybody was all excited about the discovery of gravitational waves from black holes and the New York Times called […]
Drexel President Named Chairman of Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has found a new leader. John Fry, the president of Drexel University, will become chairman of the organization in October […]
Drexel Prof Finds Exercise Doesn’t Protect Student Athletes From Depression
The death by suicide of Penn freshman track athlete Madison Holleran in January 2013 rocked the local college sports world and jump-started discussions everywhere about the pressures […]
Drexel’s Philly Chef Conference Set for 2016
For the third year, Drexel University’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management is hosting its annual Philly Chef Conference. The two day conference is set for […]
One Philly College Makes List of 50 Best Online Nursing Programs
Drexel University received a nice accolade this week. An organization called Best Medical Degrees named Drexel’s online doctor of nursing degree program as one of the top […]
Temple’s Online MBA Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report
For the second year in a row, Temple University’s Fox School of Business was named the No. 1 online MBA program in the country by U.S. […]
Does Anyone in Philly College Hoops — Besides Villanova — Have a Shot at the March NCAA Tourney?
The January break is over, and all six of the area’s Division I men’s college basketball teams have started division play. With no hope of […]
After Drexel Broadside, Temple Prez Defends College Football
Neil Theobald won’t let John Fry rain on his parade. Just a few days after Fry, Drexel’s president, wrote a critique of college football’s effect […]
Gift Guide: Wine Pairing Course for the Budding Oenophile
Always wanted to know more about pairing wine with food? Or better yet, have a significant other who you know would kill for a six-week […]
West Philly Rising
Each year, the University City District compiles, in a glossy report, the vital signs for the eastern half of West Philly. For a while now, the trend […]
Drexel Lands Half of Towson’s Famed Lacrosse Quadruplets
All 4 Schneidereith sisters will be playing Division I lacrosse next year. (Drexel, Albany, Hopkins) pic.twitter.com/1OrTEBzOeE — Towson HS Athletics (@TowsonHSsports) November 11, 2015 If, […]
WATCH: College Protesters: “We Are #Mizzou”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtPhOnOUPaY A crowd of about 300 took to the middle of Broad Street Thursday evening to make a point about student debt and racial inequality. […]
Drexel Revokes Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree
Drexel University announced today it was revoking Bill Cosby‘s honorary degree, given to him by the university in 1992. “The misconduct by Bill Cosby that […]
Retailers Opening on Thanksgiving is a Failed Experiment of Corporate Greed
This is what Walmart looks like on Thanksgiving. (Gray Thursday KF Walmart/Wikimedia Commons) Call me old fashioned, but in my day the retail-blitz called Black Friday […]
Drexel President Gets Five-Year Contract Extension
Drexel University has extended the contract of President John Fry for five more years. The Drexel Board of Trustees announced the move at its latest meeting. […]