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Dean at Claremont McKenna College Resigns Amid Protests
The dean of students at Claremont McKenna College stepped down Thursday in response to protests over the treatment of students of color. Mary Spellman, the dean, said in an email to the student body that she believed her resignation was the best way to allow for healing at the campus. Students at Claremont McKenna, an exclusive liberal arts college east of Los Angeles, had been agitated by racial tensions similar to those that sparked protests at universities across the country in recent weeks.
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Can We Be Bribed Into Making Smarter Health Choices?
David Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for leading a study on using financial incentives in health-care settings.
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After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive
Lauren Sallan of the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for her research and paper, “Body-size reduction in vertebrates following the end-Devonian mass extinction.”
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College Students Confront Subtler Forms of Bias: Slights and Snubs
USC junior Vanessa Diaz was raised in Dallas. But at a party two years ago, she was asked if she could speak English. When Diaz became offended, the other student tried to pass off the question as a joke. But it did not amuse her, any more than the idea of Mexican-themed parties on Greek Row featuring students in sombreros and fake mustaches. "Because of the society we live in, it's not OK to be overtly racist," Diaz said. "But that doesn't mean everything is OK."
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New Report Ranks Best Cities for Veterans to Live In
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice shares his thoughts on veterans facing homelessness.
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Damning Report on Grade Changing
Jay Conover, a professor of mathematics and statistics at Texas Tech University, got quite a surprise when he learned three of his former students graduated from the business school's graduate program this year. He was surprised because he had given the students grades so low he thought they wouldn't be able to graduate. He wondered how they could have walked away with their M.B.A.s. The university answered the question Tuesday, releasing a faculty panel's report that found the dean of the business school arranged for the grades to be changed.
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Racial Discrimination Protests Ignite at Colleges Across the U.S.
The passion that ousted the heads of the University of Missouri after protests over racial discrimination on campus is spreading to other colleges across the country, turning traditional fall semesters into a period of intense focus on racial misunderstanding and whether activism stifles free speech.
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Black College Football and Basketball Players Are the Most Powerful People of Color on Campus
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education pens an op-ed about the power of student-athletes of color on college campuses.
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Video: Aston Boy Honored by University of Penn’s Public Safety Department
The Department of Public Safety honored 5-year-old Logan Mast for donating a gift basket to the department’s K-9 officer.
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A Penn Students Brings French to Lea School
Penn students are highlighted for launching the Francophone Community Partnership with Henry Lea Elementary School.