Penn in the News

Cindy Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine is mentioned for leading a tour of the Working Dog Center for two senators.

Tim Wolfe’s speech announcing his resignation as president of the University of Missouri System this week was instructive to anyone following closely. “We stopped listening to each other, we didn't respond and react, we got frustrated with each other,” he said, announcing he was stepping down amid calls from students that he’d failed to address urgent concerns about racism on their campuses. Among those watching the events unfold at Mizzou were administrators a few hours to the west, at the University of Kansas.

Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on racial tensions on college campuses and the lack of action from college presidents.

Penn Museum’s Katharyn Hanson says, “It is vitally important that we remember that the built cultural heritage of a place is deeply connected to a local population’s sense of identity.”

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice shares his thoughts on veterans facing homelessness.

Jay Conover, a professor of mathematics and statistics at Texas Tech University, got quite a surprise when he learned three of his former students graduated from the business school's graduate program this year. He was surprised because he had given the students grades so low he thought they wouldn't be able to graduate. He wondered how they could have walked away with their M.B.A.s. The university answered the question Tuesday, releasing a faculty panel's report that found the dean of the business school arranged for the grades to be changed.

The passion that ousted the heads of the University of Missouri after protests over racial discrimination on campus is spreading to other colleges across the country, turning traditional fall semesters into a period of intense focus on racial misunderstanding and whether activism stifles free speech.

Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education pens an op-ed about the power of student-athletes of color on college campuses.

The Department of Public Safety honored 5-year-old Logan Mast for donating a gift basket to the department’s K-9 officer.

Penn students are highlighted for launching the Francophone Community Partnership with Henry Lea Elementary School.