10/23
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Syracuse to Drop Fossil Fuel Stocks From Endowment
Syracuse University is dropping all fossil fuel stocks from its endowment, the university announced on Tuesday. At $1.2 billion, Syracuse’s is the largest endowment to divest entirely of fossil fuel stocks.
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Video: Closing of Historic Va. Women’s College Signals Turmoil for Higher Education
In the hills of Central Virginia, Sweet Briar College has been educating young women for more than a century. But for students, like sophomore Jordyn Elliott, that will end this spring when the school shutters its campus for good. "I have a half-finished scrapbook of memories, and just knowing that it's not going to be there, it's devastating," said Elliott.
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There’s An Easy Way to Untangle Regulatory Knots
Cary Coglianese of the Law School shares his opinion about federal regulations.
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Justice Dept. Sues a University for Firing a Professor Who Switched Gender
The U.S. Justice Department is suing an Oklahoma university, charging that school officials discriminated against a professor who changed gender during her time working there. Rachel Tudor was hired as a tenure-track assistant professor in the English department at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2004, after applying as a man with a traditionally male name, according to the lawsuit filed Monday.
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The Puerto Rican Problem
Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School is quoted about Puerto Rico once being known as an “attractive locale … for American companies to operate in.”
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Revolving Door of Teachers Costs Schools Billions Every Year
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about teacher retention and the costs associated with having a high teacher turnover.
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Northeastern U. at Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley’s “war for talent” has technology companies tempting potential recruits with benefits such as egg freezing, gourmet cafeterias and private shuttles. But few can match semiconductor producer Integrated Device Technology’s latest perk: a graduate school in the office. Northeastern University on Monday officially unveiled its latest branch campus, adding to its locations in Charlotte, N.C., and Seattle.
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Rhodes Scholarships Expanding to Include Chinese Students
The organization that administers Rhodes scholarships, the prestigious grant program that sends promising students to the University of Oxford, is preparing to expand to other countries and will soon begin naming scholars from China.
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House Provision Offers Doctors More Protection Against Malpractice Suits
Tom Baker of the Law School is quoted about a provision of a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide doctors with new protections against medical malpractice lawsuits.
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College Basketball Tournaments Offer Lessons From the School of Hardwood
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for her research on “grit.”