COPS Hiring Program

The Philadelphia Police Department will receive $3.1 million from the U.S. Department of Justice to help pay the salary and benefits of 25 new cops. Mayor Nutter joined U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other elected officials Monday in City …

James Earl Jones

Darth Vader is about to be rewarded for his philanthropy. On Nov. 19, actor James Earl Jones, whose voice gave life to the famous “Star Wars” character, will join Bill Cosby, Elizabeth Taylor and Oprah Winfrey [continue reading here]

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Occupy Education Walkout

Students, faculty and staff at Penn — as well as from schools across Philadelphia — walked out of their classrooms Thursday for the National Day of Action for Education, joining together in solidarity for a march to Center City. At …

First Lady Lisa Nutter

Shortly after the re-election of Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter, his wife Lisa sat at a table with 27 students and faculty to discuss education policy and leadership skills. The seminar, held Nov. 11 at Leadership Hall on …