It’s Hard to Foretell a Brady Ruling, If There Is One The New York Times It’s Hard to Foretell a Brady Ruling, If There Is One Scott Rosner of the Wharton School comments on a potential ruling for NFL player Tom Brady.
California Pushes Homeowners to Insure Against Earthquakes The Wall Street Journal California Pushes Homeowners to Insure Against Earthquakes Howard Kunreuther of the Wharton School states that mortgage bankers do not require earthquake insurance in the way they do for fire, wind and flood insurance.
USC’s Sarkisian Isn’t First Coach to Give His School a Black Eye Los Angeles Times USC’s Sarkisian Isn’t First Coach to Give His School a Black Eye Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School shares his thoughts on the responsibility university administrators bear when addressing the behavior of USC football coach Steve Sarkisian.
Shootings and Threats on Campuses Inside Higher Ed Shootings and Threats on Campuses Wednesday and Thursday saw several shootings -- one resulting in a student death -- and other security incidents on campuses. Here is a round-up of local press reports: Savannah State University announced today that a student died at a local hospital to which he was taken after being shot in an altercation at the student union. The university has delayed classes this morning until 10 a.m. and has grief counselors on site.
Why Is Bachelorhood So Uncommon Among College Football Head Coaches? CampusRush.com (Sports Illustrated) Why Is Bachelorhood So Uncommon Among College Football Head Coaches? Nikolai Roussanov of the Wharton School is cited for co-authoring a research paper that revealed that companies run by unmarried CEOs “exhibit higher stock return volatility, pursue more aggressive investment policies and do not respond to changes in idiosyncratic risk.”
The Results of the Reproducibility Project Are In. They’re Not Good. Chronicle of Higher Education The Results of the Reproducibility Project Are In. They’re Not Good.
A Decade After Katrina, One Campus Still Struggles to Recover Chronicle of Higher Education A Decade After Katrina, One Campus Still Struggles to Recover Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on Southern University in New Orleans.
When Creating an Endowed Chair Poses a Dilemma for a College Chronicle of Higher Education When Creating an Endowed Chair Poses a Dilemma for a College
Philly420: Penn Doctor’s Convincing Case for Medical Marijuana Philly.com Philly420: Penn Doctor’s Convincing Case for Medical Marijuana David Casarett of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for his new book, Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana.