Out d’Coup for October 18, 2019
Out d’Coup | 4th Dem Debate Hot Takes; Bernie’s Big Endorsements; Syria; RIP Elijah Cummings; Mark Sanford Hikes to PA; Lebanon Co Fix; UAW & CTU Strikes; Space News; Free Will Releases It was Democratic […]
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“Military Friendly” Exposed as Higher Ed Pay-to-Play Scheme Targeting Veterans
Kutztown University likes to advertise that it is a Military Friendly® school. One thing that has bothered me for years is that little trademark symbol next to the term. As an Iraq veteran and someone […]
Student Power Wins: A Student’s Perspective on July’s PASSHE Board of Governors Meeting
On July 10, the PASSHE Board of Governors (BOG) and the Presidents of the 14 Pennsylvania State Universities met at Dixon University Center in Harrisburg to discuss the progress on a variety of projects before […]
Out d’Coup Podcast | May 20, 2019
Out d’Coup | Biden Chronicles; Abortion Bans; No Impeachment; 23 Dems and Counting; Borowicz White-Nationalist Selfie; PA Abortion Bill; APSCUF; One Pennridge; Space Wilderness; Beer; and, More Joe Biden’s Revisionist History Tour kicked off in […]
Out d’Coup Podcast | It’s a Special Thursday Night Episode for 4/11/19
Out d’Coup | Thursday Night Episode; Guardian Breaks Story on Wolf Admin Ties to Big Oil; Shapiro Holds Line on Priest Abuse; Kutztown Budget Crisis – AGAIN; Space; Beer It’s a special Thursday […]
Get Ready! It’s CRISIS Time at Kutztown University (Again)
Spring is pretty much in full swing, which means it’s the season of catastrophe, cataclysm, and crisis. Yup, you guessed it, it’s budget season in Pennsylvania. For faculty, staff, and students in the Pennsylvania State […]
How the Promise of College Funding Impacts a Region
When Shannon Chavez was growing up, her mom always encouraged her to go to college. Chavez recognized the importance of higher education, but figured high tuition would limit her choices. For a while, her plan […]
Promises, Promises: Affordable College in Pittsburgh and Across Pennsylvania
“Why not free college?” Sen. Vincent J. Hughes asked this repeatedly when he introduced the Pennsylvania Promise to Pennsylvania’s state legislature earlier this year. If passed, the legislation — introduced as Senate Bill 1111 and House […]
Kutztown University Passes Significant New Fee for Students
Kutztown University’s Council of Trustees unanimously passed a significant new fee for students at its meeting this past Thursday. The $488 “Campus Support Fee” represents, by itself, a 4.8% increase in mandatory costs to students […]
Constitutional Stakes of Colleen Bradley’s Supreme Court Petition: Video | Part 2
Earlier this month, we released our exclusive interview with Colleen Bradley, the former Director of Budget and Financial Planning at West Chester University. Bradley was fired after she exposed how WCU – and Pennsylvania State […]