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The Rise of Law Enforcement on College Campuses
Emily Owens of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for finding that college police departments typically adopt a “harm reduction model of crime control.”
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The Gravest Threat to Colleges Comes From Within
We are experiencing one of the greatest threats to the university as we know it. It is not about enrollments, revenues, regulation, rankings, or leadership. It is about the ability to engage in unfettered debate at American colleges. It is about the assurance of intellectual freedom, about what can and cannot be discussed. Colleges face criticism from students and others uncomfortable with the points of view expressed in the classroom and by individual faculty members.
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Stress Fracture Could Portend Female Athlete Triad
Kate Temme of the Perelman School of Medicine explains the importance of energy availability during the female athlete triad.
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Struggling Cities and Excelling Suburbs: A Repeated Pattern Around the Country
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about the substantial difference in funding for inner city public schools and those in suburban areas.
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Getting Inside the Mind of an Applicant
Lara Wyatt, a high-school sophomore in Hartsville, S.C., loves to sing. She’s performed in 17 productions, playing Ursula in The Little Mermaid, Rizzo in Grease. Soft-spoken and thoughtful, she’s not the kind of 15-year-old who’s likely to worry anyone. Unless you happen to run an admissions office, in which case she might scare you a little. For starters, Ms. Wyatt doesn’t put much stock in websites. When she began her college search last summer, she turned to Tumblr, where photos of Wagner College impressed her.
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Treasury’s Second in Command Wants More Accountability in Student Loan Market
Treasury Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin said it is time for student loan servicers, the middlemen that collect and apply payments, to take responsibility for people falling behind or defaulting on their loans. In a speech Monday at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling conference, the second in command at Treasury, pressed the need for market-wide servicing standards to help borrowers navigate the student loan system. Too many people, she said, are unaware of repayment options or fight to get consistent information and help.
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Who Are the ‘Gifted and Talented’ and What Do They Need?
Scott Barry Kaufman of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about intelligence research.
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Local Colleges Join Coalition to Broaden Access to Low Income Students
Dean Eric Furda of Admissions says, “The University of Pennsylvania has been committed to increasing access and affordability to higher education through broad based recruitment efforts and grant-based financial aid.”
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How Zombies Might Help Me Lose Weight
Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests making small changes to daily routine to help improve health habits.
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Appeals Court Reverses Twitter-based Expulsion
The three judges on the Kansas Court of Appeals flagged from the start of a decision issued Friday that they didn't approve of the content of a series of tweets by Navid Yeasin, whom the University of Kansas expelled in part on the basis of those remarks about his ex-girlfriend. The tweets were "puerile and sexually harassing," the judges wrote. But the judges went on to say that doesn't matter.