Susan Snyder
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Susan Snyder

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Higher education reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pulitzer Prize winner

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Last Front PageMAY 31, 2026Latest appearance

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Penn’s president on shepherding the school in a turbulent Trump era

In a rare interview, J. Larry Jameson talked about relations with the White House and feeling “like a freshman.”

View Front PagePhiladelphia InquirerMAY 31, 2026

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Penn’s president on shepherding the school in a turbulent Trump era

In a rare interview, J. Larry Jameson talked about relations with the White House and feeling “like a freshman.”

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Philadelphia InquirerMAY 31, 2026
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Amid budget crunch, Ursinus halves funding for its Berman Museum

The move is among the “difficult and, at times, painful” choices facing the 1,406-student college, its president said.

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Philadelphia InquirerMAY 14, 2026
Frames a local college's budget cuts as a difficult administrative choice with direct impacts on regional cultural assets.
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University of the Arts’ closure leaves $77M in limbo

Colleges that accepted UArts students are vying for portions of the endowment. So is the Hamilton Family Charitable Trust, which donated more than half the funds. A judge will ultimately decide.

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Philadelphia InquirerMAY 12, 2026
Details the legal and financial complexities surrounding the redistribution of a shuttered university's endowment.
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After 44 years as a Temple employee, 75-year-old is now a graduate

This year’s oldest grad has finished the degree she started in 1980.

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Philadelphia InquirerMAY 7, 2026
An uplifting human-interest profile focusing on perseverance and local institutional ties.
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Internal report highlights Temple's challenges

Issues with retaining students come as the North Philly school faces budget pressures. Leaders say they're making improvements.

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Philadelphia InquirerAPR 19, 2026
An analytical look at declining enrollment and budget pressures at a major local university.
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Drexel’s new president says school is at a ‘moment of reinvention’

As he acknowledged the challenges, Antonio Merlo said he feels “a palpable sense of optimism and energy.”

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Philadelphia InquirerAPR 17, 2026
Profiles a local university leader outlining institutional goals amid broader higher education challenges.
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Drexel, Academy of Natural Sciences may be parting ways

After 15 years of a “historic affiliation,” the university and the academy are on the brink of severing ties.

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Philadelphia InquirerAPR 13, 2026
Details a potential institutional split between two prominent local scientific and educational entities after a 15-year affiliation.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Susan Snyder in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.