Penn in the News

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.

Audio: Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Works to Reduce Hot Flashes, Penn Study Finds

Jun Mao of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for studying alternative therapies, including acupuncture, to treat hot flashes.

How Some Investors Get Special Access to Companies

Brian Bushee of the Wharton School is cited for researching trading volume around the time of private meetings.

U. of Alabama Is Fastest-growing Flagship; Others Are Standing Still

The University of Central Florida has grown 90 percent since the turn of the century in undergraduate enrollment, The Washington Post reported this week, rocketing past the state flagship university in size and becoming one of the largest universities in the country. This fall UCF is projected to have 54,000 undergrads and another 9,000 graduate students. So how fast are the 50 state flagships growing? Below is a Post analysis of federal data based on fall 2013 enrollment. Schools are ranked in order of percentage growth since fall 2000.

Google May Face New Antitrust Inquiry Into Android

Christopher Yoo of the Law School is quoted about Google, antitrust scrutiny and the Federal Trade Commission.

The Scramble to Save An Aging Student Aid Program

A bipartisan coalition in Congress is working to save a federal loan program for the neediest college students that is set to end next week. But some education experts and lawmakers say it may be time to let the Federal Perkins Loan Program die. This week, Reps. Mike Bishop (R-Mich.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), with the support of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, introduced legislation to extend Perkins for a year. Four members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, including Sens.

Why a Professor in Texas Hangs a ‘No Guns’ Sign in His Classroom

The Genius of Learning

Danielle Bassett of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is featured for studying how learning works.

WCU Students Seek Public Apology

Audio: Investigations, Legislation Seek to Shed Light on the Red Cross

Kyle Sherman of the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy joins a conversation about proposed legislation to take a closer look at the Red Cross.