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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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It’s More Important for Kids to Be Authentic Than Creative
Adam Grant of the Wharton School shares his ideas on how parents can nurture creativity in their children.
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Animal Planet Greenlights Series on Penn Vet School
A new docu-series called Penn Vet on the Animal Planet television network will focus on Ryan Hospital and New Bolton Center.
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Audio: Wharton Professor Adam Grant on ‘Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World”
Adam Grant of the Wharton School talks about his new book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World.
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Tech’s Track Record of Shake-ups at the Top
David Hsu of the Wharton School is quoted about competition within the technology industry.
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Confronting Racial Divide, Missouri’s Interim President Finds Anger, Finger-Pointing
The University of Missouri remains deeply divided over racial issues that came to the fore three months ago, and the system’s new leader says that his efforts to move forward are complicated by anger and distrust that persist across the state. Michael A. Middleton, a veteran civil-rights lawyer and retired deputy chancellor at Missouri’s Columbia campus, the flagship, was tapped in November to serve as the system’s interim president after Missouri’s two top officials resigned amid student protests.
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John Cleese Will Avoid Colleges: He Says They’re Too Politically Correct for Comedy
Another comedian has called out college campuses for being humorless. John Cleese, the actor and writer who elevated silliness to an art form with “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and “Fawlty Towers” along with movies and books and all sorts of things, said recently that he’s been warned not to perform on university campuses. The students are too apt to take offense instead of giggling. Jerry Seinfeld avoids colleges. Chris Rock said students are too worried about offending people.
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For Black Men
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about studying the effects of stereotypes on black students, specifically black males.
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Bringing Medieval Works to the Digital World
The University is mentioned for collaborating with Leigh University and the Free Library of Philadelphia to lead a project called Bibliotheca Philadelphienis that will digitalize “the largest regional collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts in the country.”
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Temple’s President: Let’s Proceed With the Stadium
Temple University's board of trustees will hold a special meeting Monday to consider plans to move forward on a campus football stadium. President Neil D. Theobald told student government leaders at a packed meeting Monday that he would recommend that the project proceed. His announcement came as protesters demonstrated against the proposed 35,000-seat stadium, slated for the northwest corner of campus. The objections and chants became so loud and raucous that the university shut down the meeting 15 minutes early.
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As USC Faculty Awaits Results of Union Vote, Some Hope for ‘A Bigger Voice’
Nate Heneghan was optimistic about his fledgling academic career when he joined USC's teaching ranks last fall as a lecturer in the department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. But after just one semester in the job, disillusionment had set in. His paychecks weren't arriving on time. The university eliminated his vision insurance benefits. To make ends meet, he took on a crushing teaching load. That meant putting his research on the back burner — along with any hope of landing a tenure-track faculty position that would bring a measure of job security and higher pay.