Penn in the News

Cindy Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine is highlighted for her work with the Working Dog Center.

When several sexual assaults were reported at West Chester University during the last school year, students started paying attention. But no one knew quite how to react. It was as though students shrugged and said, " 'We're just going to let it go, we're just going to let it happen, and next weekend we're going to let it happen again,' " said junior Ma'Shiya Queen. The incidents occurred as national scrutiny of sexual assaults on college campuses was intensifying. Students elsewhere were taking action, and even the White House was getting involved.

Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Brain sci-fi can help us see how specific changes in brain function might play out.”

Stewart Friedman of the Wharton School talks about the millennial generation driving the charge for more flexibility from employers in terms of work/life balance.

Marybeth Gasman and Ginger Stull of the Graduate School of Education share their comments on a report on underfunded tribal colleges.

Student Derrius Quarles of the Graduate School of Education is highlighted as a co-founder of an online college financial aid platform called Million-Dollar Scholar.