Penn in the News

Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Zionism

The University of California Board of Regents will vote today on whether to endorse a statement on intolerance that condemns anti-Semitism, including some "forms of anti-Zionism." That condemnation departs significantly from a draft released last week that equated anti-Zionism generally with anti-Semitism and drew sharp criticism from some faculty members and others. The proposed Principles Against Intolerance, and their accompanying contextual information, are themselves a revised version of an statement proposed last year that attracted criticism from several directions.

How to Work for a Workaholic

Nancy Rothbard of the Wharton School comments on the lack of boundaries employees feel when working for a workaholic.

Why Governments Should Stay Out of the Happiness Business

Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned as the “founding father” of positive psychology.

In an Era of Tighter Budgets, Researchers Find Tenure Without Grants

Audio: Ballot Talks: Free Trade Agreements and the Candidates

Ann Harrison of the Wharton School discusses the roles of trade and trade agreements in the current presidential campaign season.

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.

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.

Video: Health: Local Dentists Give Children a Reason to Smile

Joan Gluch of the School of Dental Medicine is quoted about the school’s free clinic for local children.

Graduation Gap Widens

Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about studying racial disparities and graduation rates.

Learning From the Piazza at Broad & Washington

Undergraduate Kim Bernardin of the School of Arts & Sciences publishes an article based on her senior thesis in urban studies.