College life in Philly

What to know about Philly colleges and how to enjoy your four years in the city

Where can you use your dining card outside of campus? Where should you live when you leave dorm life behind? Are you doomed to be in student loan debt forever? Here’s what you need to know to navigate college life around Philly.

Last Updated: Jan. 05, 2018 · 5:00 p.m.

J&H dining hall on Temple's campus is closed for the rest of the semester

Temple University shutters largest dining hall as campus residency drops 60%

Students were surprised about the closure, and some are asking about meal plan refunds.

Philly from above the Schuylkill, looking southeast

Beginner’s guide: 30 things to do and see in Philadelphia

New college students, consider this your bucket list.

Number of college grads in Philly is up 115% over the past decade

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Jeb Bush will be on Penn’s campus once or twice a month this school year as a ‘Presidential Professor of Practice’

These hats are 💯. Happy graduation CCP!

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Graduation time: What you’ll pay for a cap and gown at Philly’s colleges and universities

The price for academic regalia ranges from free to nearly $100.

5 Philly colleges explained in one image

Temple Police have identified a person of interest in the case of the racist fliers posted around campus

Unspecified ‘drugs’ blamed for recent deaths of 2 Temple students

Everything you need to know about Temple’s trip to the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl

Yes, that’s the actual name of the bowl.

5 Temple students have died this semester — 2 in the last week

Low enrollment, high dropout rates and tons of debt. What’s going on at Cheyney University?

Allan-Michael Meads, right, was expelled from Chestnut Hill College in 2012, and the controversy surrounding his dismissal still engulfs the small Catholic school.

Chestnut Hill College to stop court battle, face discrimination charge

The school has been criticized by faculty, alumni and politicians for years because of the case.

Penn’s ‘Campus Conversation’ about death, disasters and politics was all panel, no policy

PA Supreme Court won’t hear Chestnut Hill College’s racism case

The school will now likely have to face a hearing over a charge it discriminated against black student Allan-Michael Meads.

Temple, Penn State and Pitt say they might be forced to end in-state tuition discounts