Penn in the News

Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about why presidential candidate Bernie Sanders appeals to Independent voters.

As more students with challenging economic circumstances pursue higher education, colleges and universities must abandon the notion that they can go at it alone and still serve their students well. That was one of the key pieces of advice that a university president shared at the Association of Governing Boards’ national conference Monday during a panel on how to balance the need to increase completion rates and maintain quality. The event drew more than 1,100 individuals.

Daniel Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine explains how a new cholesterol drug works on patients.

Robert Osterhout of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted as co-curator of the “Magic in the Ancient World” exhibit.

‘Tis the 2016 standardized testing season around the country and there are, naturally, stories about computer breakdowns, stupid test questions, parents opting their children out of the tests, etc.

A profile of Jack Guttentag of the Wharton School on his research into the mortgage industry.

It has long been assumed that girls of color are faring much better than their male counterparts. But that’s not necessarily true, experts say, drawing new attention to the daunting challenges that young girls of color face as they progress through adolescence and go on to enroll in college.

Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School is quoted on lying amongst politicians.

The human cargo was loaded on ships at a bustling wharf in the nation’s capital, destined for the plantations of the Deep South. Some slaves pleaded for rosaries as they were rounded up, praying for deliverance. But on this day, in the fall of 1838, no one was spared: not the 2-month-old baby and her mother, not the field hands, not the shoemaker and not Cornelius Hawkins, who was about 13 years old when he was forced onboard.

Students applying to top colleges crave to hear “yes!” when decisions roll out in March and brace themselves for “no.” But huge numbers get a vague answer that is neither admission nor denial — a tantalizing “maybe” — with an invitation to join a wait list.