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Attiyah Burgess (left) with her mother. (credit: Cherri Gregg)

Local Non-Profit Awards Scholarships To Young Social Activists

The Hardy Williams Education Fund awarded scholarships to six students in Philadelphia interested in careers in government, law or social action.

2013/05/19

Chipo Siantumbu talks about earning a degree at the Multi-University in center city Philadelphia. Cheyney University president Michelle Howard-Vital and Mayor Nutter at right. Credit: Pat Loeb)

Far-Flung Pa. State Universities Expanding Center City Philadelphia Presence

Four of Pennsylvania’s state universities are joining forces to offer classes and degree programs in center city Philadelphia, and there was a ribbon-cutting Monday for the so-called “Multi-University.”

2013/03/18

Cheyney Students Should Deal Quickly With Leaked ID Info, Expert Warns

A consumer advocacy attorney from Ambler, Pa. has some advice for local college students who may have had their personal information breached in a recent incident.

2013/02/07

Officials At Cheyney U. Warning Students About Personal Data Breach

Officials at Cheyney University are urging students to check their credit reports after an inadvertent release of their personal data, including Social Security numbers.

2013/01/25

Faculty , Coaches At Pa.-Owned Universities Vote On Authorizing Strike

Governor Corbett said Monday that, as they vote on authorizing a possible strike, he hopes faculty at the state-owned universities will remember the taxpayers of the state and parents of students, all of whom support the universities.

2012/11/13

Pa. State-Owned University Teachers’ Union Leaders Meet For Strike Authorization Vote

Leaders of the union representing faculty at West Chester, Cheyney and twelve other state-owned universities will meet tomorrow to take an initial strike authorization vote.

2012/10/19

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2012/09/17

Cheyney University On Alert After Threat By Student

There were some tense moments for Cheyney University students on Thursday morning after a student made threats against the school through social media.

2012/06/14

Phila. Chamber of Commerce CEO Will Head Penna. Higher Education Study Panel

The 30 members, headed by Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce CEO Rob Wondering, will include university presidents affected by the cutbacks.

2012/02/07

(Widener quarterback Chris Haupt. File photo from Widener Univ.)

Widener, Ursinus With Critical Games on Small College Slate

There are some great matchups this week for the local Division II and Division III squads, including critical conference games for Widener, Ursinus, and Rowan.

2011/10/28

(Head coach Bill Zwaan with members of the West Chester Golden Rams. File photo)

West Chester Hosts #2 Bloomsburg for Homecoming

The Golden Rams held off a gutty Cheyney University squad last weekend, 23-7, but the competition gets much stiffer Saturday as the Huskies bring a 7-0 record to town.

2011/10/19

(West Chester head coach Bill Zwann talks to his offensive unit. File photo)

College Football: West Chester, Cheyney Battle on Saturday

It will be a neighborhood battle on Saturday as Cheyney hosts West Chester University in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference match-up.

2011/10/12

College Football Preview: Cheyney Hoping For Improvement in 2011

After a 1-10 season in 2010, the Cheyney Wolves are hoping to take steps forward in 2011 and make some noise in the rugged Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

2011/08/26

(Credit: Bill Rudick, Lincoln University)

College Football Preview: Lincoln Hoping to Break Through in CIAA

This will be the fourth season of football for Division II Lincoln University since the school revived the program.

2011/08/25

Tuition At Pennsylvania State-Owned Colleges To Rise 7.5 Percent

Tuition at West Chester University, Cheyney, and the other 12 state-owned universities will take the biggest jump in nearly a decade this fall — the first of many consequences of the state budget passed by the legislature this week.

2011/06/30