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Dear Penn Freshmen: Seniors Write Advice Letters to Younger Selves
Undergraduate Lauren McCann is featured for developing her project “Dear Penn Freshmen.”
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Emory Student: Calling Trump Campaign Slogans ‘Hate Speech’ Is a Threat to Our Democracy
A controversy about presidential politics, free speech, and creating an inclusive campus environment erupted at Emory University this week, with a group of students protesting after messages supporting Donald Trump appeared on campus. Student protesters told the president of the private university in Atlanta that they felt threatened and intimidated by the pro-Trump messages — first reported by the student newspaper, the Emory Wheel. A national debate ensued. Amelia Sims, a senior from Memphis, Tenn.
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Video: How One University Took Its Student Protestors Seriously
Last fall, a few days after activists at the University of Missouri at Columbia and at Yale University demanded that steps be taken to improve their campuses' racial climates, students at Emory University staged protests and issued demands of their own. Ajay Nair, senior vice president and dean of campus life at Emory, says his initial reaction to those demands was "defensiveness." But after speaking with the activists, Mr. Nair oversaw his institution's unusually detailed response to the protests.
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The Ugly Fantasy at the Heart of Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills
Tobias Barrington Wolff of the Law School writes about supporters of “bathroom bills” and the transgender community.
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War on Terror Taking a Toll on Bomb Dog Supply
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine says, “More developing countries are incorporating detection dog teams into their national security plan.”
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At UC Berkeley, Promises of a Crackdown on Sexual Misconduct Are Met With Skepticism by Students
Thirteen female students accused a UC Berkeley sociology professor of unwanted sexual advances, including hugs and attempted kisses. One of them said he offered a higher grade if she would sleep with him; another said he wrote a negative letter of recommendation when she rebuffed his advances. University officials found Abdelbaki Hermassi responsible for sexual misconduct, suspended him without pay for one quarter and placed the findings in his personnel file. Outraged students found those sanctions inexcusably lenient and mobilized campuswide sit-ins and protests. The year was 1980.
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Former Ole Miss Student Pleads Guilty to Hanging Nose Around Statue Honoring the First Black Student
A former student of the University of Mississippi pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal civil-rights crime, acknowledging that he and another man had tied a noose and a Confederate flag around the neck of a statue honoring the black man who integrated the state’s flagship university. Austin Reed Edenfield of Kennesaw, Ga., waived indictment and pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge of using a threat of force to intimidate African American students and employees because of their race or color, according to a U.S. Department of Justice release.
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Professors’ Group Says Efforts to Halt Sexual Harassment Have Stifled Speech
The growing federal emphasis on combating sexual harassment on campus, along with universities’ broadening definitions of inappropriate sexual behavior, has had a chilling effect on academic freedom and speech, especially on female professors in areas like gender studies, a report released Thursday by the American Association of University Professors said.
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In an Era of Tighter Budgets, Researchers Find Tenure Without Grants
It’s long been a rite of passage at major research universities: To have a chance at tenure, scientists first need to win at least one full-size federal grant. Now that’s changing. Though they’re reluctant to discuss details, several large research universities admit that they’ve begun granting tenure to faculty members who haven’t yet crossed that threshold, a concession to several years of flat federal support for science. Faculty members still are expected to demonstrate independent research activity, says Gary K. Ostrander, vice president for research at Florida State University.
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3 Penn Students Win Presidential Engagement Prize
Undergraduate students Kriya Patel, Vaishak Kumar and Melanie Mariano are listed as the 2016 President Engagement Prize winners announced by President Amy Gutmann.