University Of Pennsylvania Honoring Graduating Class With Online Commencement Ceremony
Speeches by university leaders and student performances made up the service.
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Speeches by university leaders and student performances made up the service.
An in-person graduation ceremony is planned for the fall.
Businesses across Washington Township are collaborating in order to honor this year's high school seniors.
In this pandemic, schools everywhere are having to be creative when it comes to giving the class of 2020 the appreciation they deserve.
The Philadelphia School District says these families will receive the approximate food benefit amount of $365 for each school-aged child in their family.
Comments from Pennsylvania's education chief about a September reopening of schools have parents, school officials, teachers and staff scratching their heads: Is that logistically possible?
It will take place on June 9 at 11 a.m.
Alex, Robert and Stevie Meyer are triplets and members of Archbishop Wood High School's Class of 2020.
This comes a day after Pennsylvania's education secretary said he expects state schools to reopen in the fall with in-person learning.
The district, in partnership with Uplift Center for Grieving Children has opened Philly HopeLine.
Nicholas Johnson, a Canadian student majoring in operations research and financial engineering, has been named valedictorian of Princeton's Class of 2020, the university announced in a news release.
With traditional graduation ceremonies impossible during the coronavirus pandemic, Saint Joseph's University has announced its solution.
An English teacher in the city's East Germantown neighborhood is getting creative in an effort to prepare her students for the change.
New Jersey school districts are scrambling to make changes after Murphy made the decision to continue remote learning for the remainder of the year.
They wanted the campus experience, but their colleges sent them home to learn online during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Philadelphia School District, which has distributed more than 81,000 Chromebooks, is preparing to move to a new phase of online learning for students.
It will stream live on Delaware State's website and social media pages.
Teachers from Saint Dorothy Parish School in Drexel Hill paraded through neighborhoods to see their stay-at-home students.
Temple University announced a proposal to freeze tuition for undergraduate and graduate students for the 2020-2021 academic year, expected to begin this fall.
Months ago, Springfield Township High School decided on a Wild West prom theme and it ended up being quite fitting as this is definitely a new frontier.
Shakira says she took the course to make confinement a bit more productive.
Superintendent Dr. William Hite talked about it in a news conference Thursday morning.
A local school's project finally paid off in a surprising way and now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, is providing another teachable moment.
As students become more comfortable with remote learning, parents are wondering what to do about seniors heading off to college.
Five South Jersey Catholic schools are closing their doors for good.
Middle school students lit up the Philadelphia skyline Friday night with video games they designed themselves.
The Philadelphia area is under a NEXT Weather Alert because severe storms are possible on Saturday evening.
The Phillies lost to the Rockies 9-7 in 11 innings Friday in South Philadelphia.
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late, leading New York to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Carlos Della Valle is home with his family in Chester County after 258 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
The Philadelphia area is under a NEXT Weather Alert because severe storms are possible on Saturday evening.
Middle school students lit up the Philadelphia skyline Friday night with video games they designed themselves.
The Phillies lost to the Rockies 9-7 in 11 innings Friday in South Philadelphia.
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late, leading New York to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Carlos Della Valle is home with his family in Chester County after 258 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Middle school students lit up the Philadelphia skyline Friday night with video games they designed themselves.
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late, leading New York to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Carlos Della Valle is home with his family in Chester County after 258 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Zayla Dutton and her mom, Jasmine Worrell, are getting ready to graduate from college together.
Chefs are busy getting ready to serve thousands of spectators at Aronimink Golf Club during the PGA Championship.
A child died after being hit by a school bus in Greenwich Township, New Jersey, Friday afternoon, police said.
Resistance to data centers has been building over concerns about power and water usage, as well as neighborhood character.
Two New Jersey residents were potentially exposed to a person infected with hantavirus, according to health officials.
The largest collegiate regatta in the United States is back again on the Cooper River in Camden County, New Jersey.
A serious crash in Hainesport, New Jersey, forced Route 38 to close Thursday night.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
Jimmie Hayes was arrested in connection with at least nine burglaries at businesses in Wilmington, Delaware, police said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius.
Two New Jersey residents were potentially exposed to a person infected with hantavirus, according to health officials.
Philadelphia church leaders are encouraging Black women to participate in a groundbreaking health study.
A Bensalem family visited the team at Jefferson Abington Hospital to say thank you after a long NICU stay.
The rare genetic disorder neurofibromatosis, or NF, affects about 1 in every 3,000 people and causes tumors to grow along nerves throughout the body.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
A serious crash in Hainesport, New Jersey, forced Route 38 to close Thursday night.
The ramp from Front Street to northbound I-95 and the ramp from southbound I-95 to Front Street will reopen the afternoon of May 8 until the morning of May 11.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
The former Greyhound Bus Terminal, now called the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center, has reopened after undergoing a major renovation project.
The Phillies lost to the Rockies 9-7 in 11 innings Friday in South Philadelphia.
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late, leading New York to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Joel Embiid will return to the lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals vs. the New York Knicks Friday in Philadelphia.
The Sixers say 500 tickets for each game at Xfinity Mobile Arena in their second-round series will go to Philadelphia area fans.
The largest collegiate regatta in the United States is back again on the Cooper River in Camden County, New Jersey.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Another successful Eagles Autism Challenge is in the books. This year's event outside Lincoln Financial Field — with appearances from Swoop, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and many players — raised $16 million for autism research. Ray Strickland speaks with Lurie as well as running back Saquon Barkley at the charity event.
While the morning and early afternoon look splendid for Mother's Day, be prepared to dart inside in the afternoon if showers emerge. Before then. we're monitoring gusty storms that could pose a severe threat on Saturday. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Tammie Souza has the latest forecast.
Counselors will be available at a Gloucester County, New Jersey, school after a student was struck and killed by a school bus on Friday.
A man and a woman were shot in the Oxford Circle section of Northeast Philadelphia Friday night, police say. The shooting followed a fight at a Wawa involving juveniles, according to Philadelphia police.
Middle school students got to see their video games come to life in a huge way Friday night when they were projected as fully playable games on the Cira Centre skyscraper in Philadelphia.