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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The PM Will Have to Bend the Sangh Parivar to His Will: Devesh Kapur
Devesh Kapur of the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about the challenges India will face in 2015.
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New Brain-Imaging Approach Could Help Smokers Quit
Caryn Lerman of the Perelman School of Medicine is spotlighted for researching a new brain-imaging approach that could help with smoking cessation.
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‘It’s Not a Puzzle, It’s a Decision’
Mark Alan Hughes of the School of Design is interviewed about Philadelphia’s future as an energy hub.
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Penn Doctor Going Back for Second Tour Fighting Ebola in Africa
Trish Henwood of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for continuing work in an Ebola treatment unit in Liberia.
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Harvard Law Title IX Violations: Will Other Colleges Take Notice?
Harvard Law School violated Title IX in how it handled sexual violence and harassment complaints, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled after a four-year investigation.
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Confessions of a Fixer
Fifteen miles from his home, tucked in a corner of a 10-by-10 storage unit, under an antique table, is a gray filing cabinet. Locked inside he keeps the test answers for more than a dozen online courses. Among his files is a pink steno pad of names, covering the front and back of 80 pages, that includes some of the biggest stars in college sports.
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An Inside Look at Financial Aid Offers a Private Franklin & Marshall College
Here are nine examples of how Franklin & Marshall College sized up the finances of students admitted to the class of 2018. F&M’s full charge for tuition, fees, room and board is $60,799. There are also expenses for books, supplies and transportation. The private college in Lancaster, Pa., pledges to meet full financial need. Students awarded aid are expected to take out some loans.
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Colleges Often Give Discounts to the rich. But here’s one that gave up on ‘merit aid.’
The open secret of higher education is that private colleges competing for students often slash prices for families wealthy enough to pay full tuition. Some dangle “merit aid” to lure academic stars. Others use discounts to ensure that they enroll enough affluent students to meet their revenue targets.
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Audio: Brainy or Brawny? For Ants, It Comes Down to More Than DNA
Daniel Simola, Roberto Bonasio and Shelley Berger of the Perelman School of Medicine are highlighted for research in ant epigenetics.
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FAQ: Best Colleges Rankings vs. Obama’s College Rating Framework
The U.S. Department of Education has released a framework that describes how the administration will execute its new college rating system, first proposed in August 2013.