11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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For Northwestern, the Kipnis Case Is Painful and Personal
The controversy swirling around a Northwestern University professor’s essays about what she has called "sexual paranoia" on campuses poses a philosophical debate.
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Every Time a Fraternity or Sorority Got in Trouble This Year
Last week, Pennsylvania State University ordered its chapter of Kappa Delta Rho fraternity to shut down after a two-month suspension for allegedly posting photos of nude women, some of whom appeared to be unconscious, on a private Facebook page. Reports like these have become depressingly familiar. In just the spring semester of 2015, 133 fraternity and sorority chapters at 55 U.S. colleges were shut down, suspended, or otherwise punished after alleged offenses including excessive partying, hazing, racism, and sexual assault, according to reports compiled by Bloomberg.
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How ‘Perfect’ Materials Begin to Fail
Lisa Chen and Daniel Gianola of the School of Engineering and Applied Science are quoted on their study of stretching atoms.
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Britain Moves to the GPA
Are British universities finally ready to introduce an alternative to traditional degree classifications?
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5 Sleep Problems Nobody Talks About
Michael A. Grandner of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the importance of reducing stress for good sleep.
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Barnard College, After Much Discussion, Decides to Accept Transgender Women
Barnard College announced on Thursday that it will begin accepting transgender women, joining a slate of women’s colleges that have created formal policies on whether to admit students who do not identify with their birth sex.
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How Bird Poop Nearly Brought California’s Power Grid to Its Knees
Etienne Benson of the School of Arts and Sciences examines voluminous streams of bird excrement as the possible cause of large power outages.
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Alternative Idea for Resolving Sexual-Assault Cases Emphasizes Closure
Under federal and public pressure, colleges are building courtlike systems to resolve students’ reports of sexual assault.
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On Ridge Avenue Progress Would Go by the Initials PHA
Karen Black of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on the need for partnerships to better manage a transitioning city.
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Corporations Go to College
Are colleges and universities getting savvier about pitching their programs to the private sector, or are corporations increasingly turning to higher education to train their employees?