11/15
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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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New Rankings Gauge Colleges’ ‘Value Added’ by Measuring Alumni Outcomes
The Brookings Institution joined a crowded market of efforts to classify colleges with the release on Wednesday of its new "value added" rankings. The rankings consider how well colleges’ alumni performed on three economic measures: midcareer earnings, student-loan repayment, and "occupational earnings power," the average salary of occupations in which alumni work.
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My Conversation With Sleep Apnea Expert Richard Schwab
Richard Schwab of the Perelman School of Medicine is interviewed about sleep apnea.
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Wang Jianlin, a Billionaire at the Intersection of Business and Power in China
Xu Han of the Wharton School is quoted about the expansion of the Wanda Group.
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Men Accused of Sexual Assault Face Long Odds When Suing Colleges for Gender Bias
As federal officials have stepped up enforcement of rules requiring colleges to resolve reports of sexual assault, many accused students who contend that they were unfairly found responsible and expelled have sued their institutions. But in the last month, victories for universities in two such lawsuits show how difficult it is for accused students to win legal battles against institutions on the issue.
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Yale Alters Leave Policy Amid Protest Over a Student Suicide
Yale University on Tuesday said it will amend its leave policies, allowing students more time to declare a leave of absence instead of outright withdrawing, and change its readmission process to ease the transition for students seeking to return to school after taking time off for medical, personal or other reasons.
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Thinking Globally, Educating Locally
Provost Vincent Price is interviewed about the Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing.
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Invitation of Big Sean to Princeton Festival Brings Debate on Free Speech
Selecting performers for a college music festival can be a thankless job. Musical tastes vary, and students crave a big name. Last spring, Princeton University’s student government, which organizes the college’s Lawnparties festivals, was seen on campus as having come up short on star power. So this year, it hired the rapper Big Sean, whose most recent album topped the Billboard charts.
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How a $17 Trillion Bull Market Falls Short Relative to Past
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School shares his thoughts on the status of the current stock market in comparison to the past.
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Swastikas, Hate and Confusion
A student disciplinary process at George Washington University might not seem like hot news in India, but this weekend it was receiving attention in The Times of India, The Hindustan Times and elsewhere. The case is being interpreted by some law professors as a move by the university to effectively ban the swastika from the university's campus.
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This 159-year-old College Is Spending Millions in a Last-ditch Effort to Stay Alive
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the impact a financial crisis has on historically black colleges and universities, such as Wilberforce University.