Drexel plans to merge colleges amid declining enrollment
Oct 6, 2024 · Drexel plans to merge colleges amid declining enrollment. On Monday, Sept. 23, Drexel University announced that enrollment was down 15 percent for the incoming freshman class. Drexel enrolled 500 fewer students than the previous year’s incoming class. In a letter from Interim President Denis P. O’Brien, he attributed a part of the loss in ...
Drexel launches presidential search committee - The Triangle
Aug 9, 2024 · In an email sent to Drexel University students, faculty and staff on July 31, Richard Greenawalt, chair of Drexel’s Board of Trustees, announced the formation of a committee to search for Drexel’s next president. The committee seeks to find a replacement for John Fry, who will be moving to Temple University in 2025 as their next president.
Gaza Solidarity Encampment set up at Korman Quad
May 19, 2024 · An encampment in solidarity with Palestine was established at Drexel University’s Korman Quad late Saturday afternoon. This comes a day after an attempted occupation of the University of Pennsylvania’s Fisher-Bennett Hall. Protesters first gathered at City Hall at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 in memory of the 76th anniversary of the Nakba in ...
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Drexel WBB looks poised to defend their title. Drexel women’s basketball, one of the most well-regarded mid-major programs in Division I basketball, was expected to go through a rebuilding year during the 2023-2024…. By Paulie Loscalzo | Nov. 1, 2024. Interview with City Commissioner Seth Bluestein.
A Review of Fran Lebowitz - The Triangle
Sep 23, 2022 · With or without a third book, her relevance today lies in her strength of mind and character, her critical eye and humor, but most of all, an individuality that sparks an inward inquiry into whether you, the spectator/reader, are your own self or whether you have become another complacent product of today’s world copying another.
What would the ideal Drexel semester look like? - The Triangle
May 17, 2024 · Northeastern and RIT operate on semester schedules with two summer sessions between the spring and fall terms. For the 2023-2024 academic year, Northeastern started its fall semester on September 6, 2023, and RIT started on August 28, 2023. Classes from past year’s calendars usually begin the last week of August or the first week of September.
Major changes coming to Drexel’s academics - The Triangle
Jul 14, 2023 · Major changes coming to Drexel’s academics. Drexel University is on its way to achieving their goals announced in its 2030 Strategic Plan by focusing on the transformation of multiple academic programs. On June 20, 2023, President Fry released a statement titled, “Recommendations from the University Advisory Committee on Academic Structure.”.
Drexel is officially switching to semesters, and more - The Triangle
Apr 19, 2024 · President John Fry confirms Drexel transition to semesters, and more. Drexel University is officially moving towards a semester based calendar within the next three years, along with many other fundamental changes to the university structure, according to an extensive email sent out to staff and faculty by President John Fry on April 18.
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The Triangle is Drexel University’s student-run editorially and financially independent newspaper. Publishing every other Friday during the normal school year and monthly during the summer term, The Triangle has continually been Drexel students’ source for campus news and voice for opinions. The Triangle first appeared on campus in February ...
Grades are not always an accurate representation of a student's …
Mar 13, 2020 · Yes, the current grading system does work for classes that have a more rigid definition of “right” and “wrong.”. However, for a class where the “correctness” of a student’s product is much more subjective (such as English), it is more difficult to assign an accurate grade to it. The problem exists in the relationship between ...