Class of 2015 Is Finding Work Inside Higher Ed Class of 2015 Is Finding Work Despite collective hand-wringing over their fate, there’s good news for young graduates: the class of 2015 is doing pretty well.
These Colleges Have the Most Reports of Rape The Washington Post These Colleges Have the Most Reports of Rape Nearly 100 colleges and universities had at least 10 reports of rape on their main campuses in 2014, according to federal campus safety data, with Brown University and the University of Connecticut tied for the highest annual total — 43 each.
Needy College Students Have a Good Chance of Getting Government Grants to Take Summer Classes … Again The Washington Post Needy College Students Have a Good Chance of Getting Government Grants to Take Summer Classes … Again A Senate subcommittee is slated to release an appropriations bill Thursday that will expand the federal Pell grant program by providing low-income college students money to take classes throughout the year, in an effort to boost graduation rates.
Pennsylvania's State Universities Could Face Faculty Strike in Fall Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania's State Universities Could Face Faculty Strike in Fall Having gone nearly a year without a new contract, union faculty members at Pennsylvania's state universities are considering a possible strike this fall, a move that would be a first in the 107,000-student system's history.
How Racial Bias Influenced Stanford Swimmer's Rape Case Vice How Racial Bias Influenced Stanford Swimmer's Rape Case David Abrams of the Law School is quoted on the role of race in legal cases.
This Squid Has Glowing Eyeshadow That Acts Like an Invisibility Cloak National Geographic This Squid Has Glowing Eyeshadow That Acts Like an Invisibility Cloak Alison Sweeney and Amanda Holt from the School of Arts and Sciences are quoted on their research on the transparent glass squid.
Protecting Kids: Is More Reporting Necessarily Better? Philadelphia Inquirer Protecting Kids: Is More Reporting Necessarily Better? Mical Raz of the Perelman School of Medicine wrote about the length of time it takes to respond to reports of child abuse.
Privacy Advocates Accuse Obama Administration of Failing to Properly Protect Student Data The Washington Post Privacy Advocates Accuse Obama Administration of Failing to Properly Protect Student Data A coalition of organizations and individuals concerned about student privacy rights is accusing the Obama administration of failing to properly protect student data from unauthorized disclosure and is petitioning the Education Department to strengthen a federal law to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of kids’ personally identifiable information.
Paul Ryan Outlines 'a Better Way' – Now He Needs Listeners Christian Science Monitor Paul Ryan Outlines 'a Better Way' – Now He Needs Listeners Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted on Republican reaction to the party’s presumptive presidential candidate.
Penn Launches Joint Medical, Law Degree Program PhillyVoice Penn Launches Joint Medical, Law Degree Program Dean Ted Ruger of the Law School comments on the new joint JD/MD degree program.