The New Era of 30-day Fitness Challenges The Wall Street Journal The New Era of 30-day Fitness Challenges Research on the fresh start effect co-authored by Katherine Milkman and Jason Riis and doctoral student Hengchen Dai of the Wharton School is cited.
Maryland Is Still Grappling With Separate But Equal in Higher Education The Washington Post Maryland Is Still Grappling With Separate But Equal in Higher Education A recent ruling in a decade-old case over the lack of investment in Maryland’s historically black colleges shows the state’s troubles with inequity in higher education are far from resolved. Federal judge Catherine C. Blake nixed a proposal by a coalition of alumni from Maryland’s four historically black institutions to merge the University of Baltimore with the state’s largest public HBCU, Morgan State University.
Study: Tasers Could Lead to False Confessions Philly.com Study: Tasers Could Lead to False Confessions David Rudovsky of the Law School is quoted about the overuse of Tasers.
Meningitis Risks Inside Higher Ed Meningitis Risks In recent weeks, three different college campuses have seen instances of meningitis -- one which resulted in the death of a university employee -- but only one of those instances qualified as an outbreak prompting widespread vaccinations of the student body. Bacterial meningitis is a rare but dangerous infectious disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It can cause neurological damage, necessitate amputation or lead to death in some cases.
The Future of Fraud-busting Atlantic The Future of Fraud-busting Daniel Langleben of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for studying ways in which neural activity can signify lying.
A Black Princeton Professor Says She Was Handcuffed to a Table for her Unpaid Parking Tickets The Washington Post A Black Princeton Professor Says She Was Handcuffed to a Table for her Unpaid Parking Tickets A professor at Princeton University wrote about her arrest this weekend for what she said was a three-year-old parking ticket, sparking debate on social media between those who see it as an example of racist behavior by police and others who believe it was an overreaction to a minor incident. Her account tapped into the national conversation over police treatment of black people that has led to protests, including demonstrations at Princeton and many other colleges. It reminded some of the 2009 arrest of the prominent Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Winning Personality: The Advantages of Being an Ambivert Today.com Winning Personality: The Advantages of Being an Ambivert Adam Grant of the Wharton School is mentioned for studying ambiverts.
Review: ‘Wired to Create’ Shows the Science of a Messy Process The New York Times Review: ‘Wired to Create’ Shows the Science of a Messy Process A new book co-authored by Scott Barry Kaufman of the School of Arts & Sciences is reviewed.
New, Reading-heavy SAT Has Students Worried The New York Times New, Reading-heavy SAT Has Students Worried Dean Eric Furda of Admissions comments on the new SAT and says the performance of first-time test takers will determine which version of the test is better.
A Closer Look at 7 Common Requirements in Resolved Federal Sex-assault Inquiries Chronicle of Higher Education A Closer Look at 7 Common Requirements in Resolved Federal Sex-assault Inquiries Say your campus likes to encourage students to resolve sexual-misconduct cases through mediated discussions. When a student confides in a professor that a guy took advantage of her while she was drunk and asks her not to tell anyone, the professor obliges. Clear and convincing evidence is the standard your disciplinary panel insists on before finding someone responsible for an assault. If you haven’t already heard from the U.S.