Robert Swift
HARRISBURG The challenges facing Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities, both related to COVID-19 and as well as beyond the pandemic, were a major topic of discussion Tuesday during a Senate budget hearing.
The four leaders of Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and Lincoln University discussed the pandemic’s impact on remote learning, the digital divide, state and federal aid, budgeting and student enrollment in testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Gov. Tom Wolf proposes flat funding in the state appropriation for the higher education institutions in his Fiscal Year 2021-22 state budget.
Higher education institutions in Pennsylvania are expected to split an estimated $1.3 billion in federal aid under the recently enacted American Rescue Plan, according to the House Democratic Appropriations Committee. Of that amount, 50% is for emergency financial aid to students.
Jan 29, 2021
Temple legend John Chaney, a pioneer for Black basketball coaches, passed away on Friday at 89 years old.
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Philadelphia Inquirer s Mike Jensen first reported the news of Chaney s passing, which Dana O’Neil of
The Athletic confirmed. Temple announced he passed away late Friday morning after a short illness. John Chaney was a great coach, but he was so much more. For generations of students, he was a wise counselor, a dedicated teacher, an icon of success, and a passionate leader who always led by example and with conviction, said Temple President Richard M. Englert, who knew Chaney since he came to Temple in 1982. I am also honored to say he was a dear friend.