Penn in the News

Dean Eric Furda of Admissions comments on the new SAT and says the performance of first-time test takers will determine which version of the test is better.

Say your campus likes to encourage students to resolve sexual-misconduct cases through mediated discussions. When a student confides in a professor that a guy took advantage of her while she was drunk and asks her not to tell anyone, the professor obliges. Clear and convincing evidence is the standard your disciplinary panel insists on before finding someone responsible for an assault. If you haven’t already heard from the U.S.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted about young supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Last month, a student newspaper published a shocking story: Reporters at the Mountain Echo wrote that Mount St. Mary’s University’s new president planned to cull 20-25 students from the freshman class deemed unlikely to succeed in the first weeks of school in order to improve the college’s retention numbers and thus its rankings.

David Rudovsky of the Law School is quoted about the overuse of Tasers.

Donald Keim and Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School are mentioned for co-authoring a paper about the consequences of having too many choices for 401(k) holders.

Mark Schutta and Rhondalyn Forde-McLean of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about the effects of diabetes on heart health and the increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

The annual Lego League regional championship held at Penn is highlighted.

Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about studying racial stereotypes and black male success in college.

Eric Stoopler and Thomas Sollecito of the School of Dental Medicine solve a “medical mystery” involving mouth sores.