Penn in the News

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.

‘Privacy Has to Begin at Home’

 The University of California at Berkeley is drawing praise for its decision to share how often it has granted access to email and other forms of electronic communication created by students, faculty members and staff at the institution. The university earlier this year released its first transparency report, showing how many times since January 2014 the institution has received what are known as “nonconsensual access requests.” UC-Berkeley says it is the first university to release such a report, according to The Daily Californian.

Some Colleges Were Left Out of Obama’s New College Scorecard

Pope Francis’ Visit Offers a Reason to Party

 Ricardo Simmonds of the Penn Newman Catholic Community comments on the excitement surrounding the papal visit to Philadelphia.

Do MOOCs Help?

 Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School is among the authors of a report on massive open online courses.

Why Syracuse University Stopped the Kiss Cam (+video)

 Syracuse University is considering kissing the kiss cam goodbye, after some say the Jumbotron feature encourages sexual assault. “The instances I witnessed at the game encourage and condone sexual assault and a sense of male entitlement, at best. And they are an actual instance of assault, at worst,” Stephen Port of Manlius, N.Y., wrote in a letter to the editor of the Syracuse newspaper The Post-Standard and Syracuse.com. Mr. Port felt the need to write the letter after attending the Syracuse University-Wake Forest football game last week.

Internships in China Attract US Students

Undergraduate student Elizabeth Oppong of the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for interning in Shenzhen, China.