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  • Why Nina Simone Is Having a Moment
    Time

    Why Nina Simone Is Having a Moment

    Salamishah Tillet of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about the resurgence of singer Nina Simone in the media.

    Apr 21, 2016

    The Enemies of Roger Scruton
    The New York Review of Books

    The Enemies of Roger Scruton

    Samuel Freeman of the School of Arts & Sciences reviews Roger Scruton’s book Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left.

    Apr 21, 2016

    Wow! The Life-changing Power of Experiencing Profound Awe
    Psychology Today

    Wow! The Life-changing Power of Experiencing Profound Awe

    David Yaden of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on being the lead author of a study, “The Overview Effect: Awe and Self-transcendent Experience in Space Flight.”

    Apr 21, 2016

    Public Good, Private Money
    Inside Higher Ed

    Public Good, Private Money

    Momentum for passing a national free community college program may have slowed, but businesses and private donors are picking up the slack. While state movements to increase access to college in several localities, such as in Tennessee, have generated headlines across the country, many locally based “promise” scholarship programs are funded by private dollars and donations. At the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Michelle Miller-Adams estimates there are about 80 local, place-based scholarship or promise-type programs across the country.

    Apr 21, 2016

    Penn Completes $68M Building
    Philadelphia Business Journal

    Penn Completes $68M Building

    Penn’s newly completed Stephen A. Levin building which will house the psychology, biology and behavioral sciences departments is profiled.

    Apr 21, 2016