Penn in the News

It is a bizarre way to make friends. Over the past two decades, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni has tried to win over college governing-board members with the toughest of love. Many of you, the council implicitly suggests, are noodle-spined boosters, seduced by a few lousy box seats at football games.

Benjamin Wiggins of the School of Arts & Sciences shares his experience using digital learning tools to help expand the scope of college seminars.

The iconic image of the American college town as a bucolic New England village is rapidly undergoing a makeover as students are increasingly choosing campuses in cities that are turning their urban cores into centers for “eds and meds.” Today, in the 20 largest U.S. cities, a college, university or medical institution is among the top 10 private employers. At least half of those top employers in five cities — Washington, Philadelphia, San Diego, Memphis and San Jose — are educational and medical institutions.

A former football player at Vanderbilt University was found guilty Friday night of raping an unconscious student in a dorm room, an attack that was photographed and videotaped by teammates, according to testimony. One of the players sent video of the assault to friends as it was happening.

Research co-authored by Shing-Yi Wang of the Wharton School that highlights how regulations were suppressing pay in the UAE is featured.

In any other circumstances, Vice President Joe Biden and pop singer Lady Gaga would make an unlikely pair. During the “It’s On Us” tour to end sexual violence, it could be argued that the two complement each other perfectly. The two are touring the country, speaking at college campuses about sexual violence and the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign to discuss the causes of rape and assault. The campaign aims to address student apathy and cultural and gender norms on campus that are seen as contributing to the problem. Mr.

Prospective students and their families pack the auditorium of Arizona State University’s Future Sun Devil Welcome Center. Soon they’ll break into groups for an hourlong campus tour. But first Cassandra Snarr gives them a quick overview. Dozens of admissions staff members like Ms. Snarr take turns making this presentation, and during the busy spring campus-visit season it is given three times a day. On this Tuesday in March, Ms.

An associate professor of classical studies at Wesleyan University is suing the institution for allegedly ignoring her claims of sexual harassment against a man who was serving as her dean at the time and then punishing her for coming forward. Both the former dean and Wesleyan deny the claims and intend a vigorous defense. Lauren Caldwell began working at the Connecticut institution as an assistant professor in 2006, according to her federal complaint.

The lawsuit against Rolling Stone filed by University of Virginia associate dean Nicole Eramo proceeded this week with the deposition of the central figure of the magazine’s discredited account of a fraternity gang-rape. The former U-Va. student known as “Jackie” in the 2014 Rolling Stone article sat for a lengthy deposition Thursday at an undisclosed location. A judge has barred lawyers and those involved with the case from discussing details of what Jackie said under-oath about her account of being assaulted.

Like much of history, scientific memoir is the domain of victors, researchers at their denouement reflecting on their rise to eminence. These are not the voices from the trenches, of scientists working, as so many do daily, to take the next logical step, to make the next discovery. And with few exceptions — Jane Goodall, Rita Levi-Montalcini — these have not been the stories of women. So what does the real work of science in the academy look like, the 99.9 percent that does not make the history books?