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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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A Faculty’s Stand on Trigger Warnings Stirs Fears Among Students
Faith N. Ferber, a junior at American University, finds herself intensely drawn to a subject that profoundly upsets her: sexual violence. She focuses her studies on it, helps run a campus group that advocates against it, and hopes someday to have a career fighting it. At the same time, she says, unexpected classroom discussions of the topic give her panic attacks — a reaction she attributes to post-traumatic stress disorder from being assaulted off campus just over a year ago. Such surprises can send her fleeing into a hallway or leave her rattled for days, she says.
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Perks and Pay Under Fire
Nowhere in the country are the governing boards, presidents and executive pay structures of colleges and universities receiving more scrutiny and attention than in Illinois. The state has weathered scandal upon scandal in recent months. Central among the controversies is the question of what kind of pay presidents should receive on their way out the door, especially when their tenure has been tumultuous. And contention in Illinois, some say, is highlighting a broader question about the state of nonsalary compensation in public higher education.
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U.S. Businesses Doing More M&A Deals but Making Same Mistakes
Research on M&A deals conducted by Robert Holthausen of the Wharton School is cited.
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To Revoke or Not: Colleges That Gave Cosby Honors Face a Tough Question
Every spring for decades, a similar scene played out at colleges across the United States: Students picked up their degrees — and Bill Cosby stood alongside them. Schools wanted Mr. Cosby, the popular, education-embracing comedian, to give their commencement address and he routinely showed up, often in a school sweatshirt, offering high fives, hugs and homespun advice. In exchange, universities and colleges gave him honorary degrees in categories like education, public service and law. Few people in American history have been recognized by universities as often as Mr.
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Gauck fordert von USA aktivere Rolle in Europa
German President Joachim Gauck’s visit to Penn is featured.
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HBCUs’ Role in the Social Justice Movement
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education co-writes an article about the role of historically black colleges and universities in the social justice movement.
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A Multigenerational Hit: Student Debt Traps Parents and Kids
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School is cited for his research on student debt.
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NYU Polytechnic Gets $100 Million Donation
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering in Brooklyn is getting a $100 million contribution and will change its name Monday in recognition of the large gift. Chandrika Tandon, a musician and New York University trustee, and her husband, Ranjan Tandon, have agreed to make the donation. The school will be renamed the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, NYU is planning to announce Monday. “Engineering is not just making machines move,” Ms. Tandon said in an interview. “Technology permeates every discipline, and that’s the future of solving the world’s problems.”
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Your Tweets Can Reveal How Much Money You Earn
Daniel Preotiuc-Pietro of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for leading a study that revealed how Twitter behavior can predict users’ income level.
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Boss Make Your Blood Boil? Here Are Six Ways to Prevent Anger From Ruining Your Career
Sigal Barsade of the Wharton School suggests that “anger is not all bad.”