Penn in the News

Families of Virginia Tech Massacre Victims Start Program to Improve Campus Safety

Cops in School: Way to Rebuild Community Trust in Law Enforcement?

 Emily Owens of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on school resource officer programs.

‘No Head Trauma Is Good Head Trauma’: The Impact of Tackle Sports on Young Kids

 Douglas Smith of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on brain trauma in children who play tackle sports.

Illinois: Chancellor Who Resigned Is to Be Fired Instead, and Lose Bonus

Book Tackles Best Practices Within Higher Education

 A new book, Educating a Diverse Nation, co-authored by Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education, is reviewed.

Learning at the Top of the Pyramid: How Penn Taught Me to Think

 Undergraduate student Theodore Caputi of the Wharton School writes about the most valuable skill he has learned thus far in college.

‘Machine Teaching’ Is Seen as Way to Develop Personalized Curricula

Video: The Wharton & Chicago Booth MBA

 Howard Kaufold of the Wharton School talks about the key subject areas that the School has been focusing on for the MBA program.

More Colleges Add ‘Confidential Advisers’ for Students Reporting Sexual Assault

 The requirement that college employees report campus sexual assaults is designed with an important goal in mind: to ensure that no incident gets swept under the rug. If a student is assaulted on a Friday night and immediately informs a resident adviser or faculty member, that employee must notify the college’s Title IX coordinator as soon as possible. The coordinator then must investigate the student’s claims, as required by Title IX, the federal gender-equity law.

Man’s Best Friend: How Veterinary Research Could Save Human Lives

 Dean Joan Hendricks and Nicola Mason of the School of Veterinary Medicine are quoted about health solutions originally developed for pets that could help humans.