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The article reports that Sallie Mae, the largest provider of student loans in the U.S., made a $1-billion bid in December to take over the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Under the proposed arrangement, Sallie Mae would give the state $1-billion over five years to purchase assets, including its student-loan portfolio, and to manage the agency. In February the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, agreed to pay the federal government $517,496 to settle allegations that researchers had misled regulators and failed to protect patients during a 1999 gene-therapy study that led to the death of an 18-year-old research volunteer, Jesse Gelsinger. The article also provides statistical information related to the demography of the state.

Presents information on the Philadelphian Urban Seminar, a two-week seminar being held in inner-city settings in Pennsylvania, and being attended by students pursuing a career in education. Lessons learned by education majors in Willard Elementary; Scenes that surprised college students during their seminar; Goal of the two-week program.

Focuses on the executive-doctorate program offered by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to prospective candidates to college presidencies. Details on the program's students; Overview of a case study used by students; Reason for the creation of the program; Requirements for the program.

Focuses on the investigation of an athlete's eligibility to play football at the University of Pennsylvania. The issue of granting credit for an independent study course that was necessary for the student to remain eligible for competition; Details of the maneuver by the athletics department that some faculty members called sleazy and an academic cover.