Penn in the News

Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education says, “Black kids on the whole are suspended for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with safety.”

Nathaniel DeNicola of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about helping write social media guidelines for the American College of Obstetricians.

Dropping a child off a college for the first time is a bittersweet moment for parents – and students. For families arriving at Old Dominion University in Virginia this past weekend, that moment was tinged with an additional layer of discomfort thanks to a trio of lewd banners draped from the balcony of a fraternity house welcoming freshman women to campus. The university chapter of Sigma Nu has since been suspended by the fraternity’s national organization, pending an investigation, for the “derogatory and demeaning language used on the banners.”

Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School is cited for conducting collaborative research on negotiation tactics and the psychology behind them.

Jonah Berger of the Wharton School comment comments on marketers who hope to capitalize off the papal visit in terms of selling memorabilia.

Almost 90 percent of freshmen get grant aid from their colleges — an all-time high, according to a study released Tuesday by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. That money covered more than half of the tuition and fees for those full-time, first-year freshmen, the study estimated, an average of more than 54 percent. That proves that students and parents should look past the sticker price to determine what school they could afford, NACUBO President and CEO John Walda said in a statement.