Penn in the News

Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about the policy shifts in the mid-20^th century for the Democratic Party.

The number of colleges and universities subject to increased financial oversight by the federal government slid to 513 in June, from 528 three months earlier, according to an updated list posted to the U.S.

Roy Hamilton of the Perelman School of Medicine and Anna Wexler of the Center for Neuroscience and Society are quoted about transcranial direct current stimulation.

Ilene Rosen of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “The best temperature for great sleep is between 60 and 68.”

Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences speculates on Donald Trump and narcissistic personality disorder.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted about the role of the media in how the presidential candidates are illustrated to viewers.

Ceasing need-blind admissions is a politically tenuous move for colleges and universities -- need-blind policies, associated with meritocracy and equal opportunity, cut to the heart of institutional values that many students, staff and faculty hold dear. But sometimes those values have run up against cold, hard finances. Admitting students without considering their need for financial aid can make it difficult to control budgets from year to year. That’s particularly true when the policy is paired with promises to meet the full demonstrated financial need of applicants.