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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Preservation and Contemporary Design for 36th and Walnut
The design for the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics is highlighted.
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More Colleges Under Pressure to Divest, Though Effect Is Debatable
Not since the 1980s have there been so many efforts aimed at urging colleges and universities to divest from stocks and other holdings for political and social causes. The campaigns are diverse: Fossil fuels and their effect on climate change. Israel's occupation of the West Bank. The use of guns in massacres at schools and elsewhere.
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Obama Presses for Free Community College and Tax Reform
Community colleges were back in the spotlight on Tuesday night, as President Obama plugged his plan to make the institutions free for millions of students. Speaking to Congress and the nation, Mr.
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Video: Health Care…Biggest Revolution in 100 Years: Pro
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School discusses the changes in the health care industry.
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NCAA Says It’s Investigating Academic Fraud at 20 Colleges
UNC, you’re not alone. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is investigating allegations of academic misconduct on 20 campuses, the association’s head of enforcement told The Chronicle on Tuesday.
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NYU Waited Months to Tell Police That a Student Allegedly Set Fire to a Bed with a Girl in It
A New York University student set fire to the bed in his dorm room — where a 19-year-old woman was fast asleep and intoxicated, according to the New York Daily News. The attacker allegedly filmed this all on Snapchat, singing
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Penn Ethicists Call for a Return of the Mental Asylum
Dominic Sisti and Andrea Segal of the Perelman School of Medicine and Ezekiel Emanuel of PSOM and the Wharton School discuss their thoughts on returning to mental asylums.
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#ExceptionalCareers Series: How to Be a Creative Altruist
Adam Grant of the Wharton School is mentioned for his book Give and Take.
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This University Ad Full of Hot People Making Out Will Make You Feel Things
The University of Moncton in Canada released this ad, meant to attract prospective students. It’s full of sexy co-eds doing sexy things.
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Inclusive Dialogues
A student group at Mount Holyoke College has decided to cancel its annual performance of The Vagina Monologues, saying the play excludes the experiences of transgender women who don’t have a vagina.