Penn in the News

Paul Robinson of the Law School pens an article about the Black Lives Matter movement and the impact it could have on improving the U.S. justice system.

Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences comments on a report released by Donald Trump’s health-care provider.

Abraham Wyner of the Wharton School is cited for conducting an analysis of salary differences between men and women.

Some of the latest developments in the debates over race on campus include criticism of the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a new clothing line, a board meeting that was forced to move, unusual activism by medical students and a ban on the Confederate flag and swastikas. Trustees Relocate Amid Protests - The board of Portland State University left the room in which it was meeting Thursday, deciding it could not continue its meeting as students were shouting at trustees, The Oregonian reported. The board finished its meeting via phone.

Impatient with attempts by both colleges and Congress to address the issues surrounding campus sexual assault, legislators in at least 28 states this year introduced bills on the topic, according to a report released today by the Education Commission of the States and NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

Peter Fader of the Wharton School comments on dynamic pricing.

Excavation work began this month on a privately owned portion of a Revolutionary War battlefield that historical activists are trying to preserve from development by a prominent academic institute. The Princeton Battlefield Society is hoping to halt the plans of the Institute of Advanced Study, which is starting work to build faculty housing.

Much of what I’ve learned about the intersection of American and African-American history, I’ve learned as an extracurricular activity. Whether it was the emergence of the formerly enslaved into positions as governor or members of Congress during Reconstruction, the backlash to that progress post-Reconstruction, or the heroism of scores of African-American soldiers who fought even as they were denied their basic rights as citizens, this history has been marginalized.

Students speaking out on race. An alumna fighting to save her college. A governor taking on tenure. This year’s group of 10 influencers and agitators shook up higher education in the classroom, on campus, and beyond.

Despina Kontos of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted as one of the co-authors of a study that revealed breast tissue density might be lower for women who use aspirin.