11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Lessons, Reflections and Realizations After My Freshman Year at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate student David Ongchoco of the School of Arts & Sciences blogs about his first year of college.
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UC System, K-12 Among Biggest Winners in Brown’s New Budget Proposal
The big winners in Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to sharply increase education funding are California undergraduates at UC, who will have their tuition frozen for two more years, and the millions of elementary, secondary and community college students who are likely to see more teachers and counselors hired on their campuses.
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A Wave of Hispanic Students Reshapes a Historically Black College
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education says, “Administrators realize there’s no way HBCUs are going to continue unless they engage Latino and Asian students in particular.”
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Every College Student Should Try This
Undergraduate student Theodore Caputi of the Wharton School reflects on his volunteer experience through the Penn Leadership Training Institute and an Academically Based Community Service Course, “Community-Based Environmental Health.”
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Cal Poly Pomona Student at Center of Free Speech Debate
Cal Poly Pomona student Nicolas Tomas never thought handing out leaflets promoting a vegan diet would become so controversial. But when college administrators moved to restrict his activities, Tomas sued the university.
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Pitch Perfect 2: All the Details Behind Penn’s A Cappella Group Cameo
Penn Masala is highlighted for appearing in upcoming movie, Pitch Perfect 2.
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Should Teachers Be Evaluated on How ‘Gritty’ Their Students Are?
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for her research on “grittiness” and children’s success.
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Regret Over Tweets on Race
Saida Grundy this week may have become the most discussed new assistant professor of the year, without even starting her position. While Grundy's tweets on race have been debated intensely, she initially stayed on the sidelines. But on Tuesday she released a statement of "regret" and a clarification of her comments that were critical of white male college students and white businesses. Her statement came hours after Robert A.
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Mirror, Mirror: Skirts and Dresses for Guys? ‘It’s All About Expression’
Nancy Hirschmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Gender is much more of a social category than a biological and sexual category with young people these days.”
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How to Buy a Little Slice of a Bakery, and Get More Than Crumbs If It’s a Hit
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says,"At its best, crowdfunding allows communities to work together to help them fill a need that the community has.”