11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Stanford Extends Financial Aid to Families with $125,000 Incomes
Endowment-rich Stanford University is sweetening financial aid for middle- and upper-middle-income students who attend the Palo Alto-area campus. Under a new policy, the expected parental contribution for tuition will be waived for many undergraduates from families with incomes up to $125,000 a year -- up from the previous threshold of $100,000.
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Video: Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Carl June and Stephan Grupp of the Perelman School of Medicine are included in a documentary about the first pediatric patient to receive Penn’s modified T cell therapy for leukemia.
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Rolling Stone Retracts UVA Rape Story Deemed a ‘Journalistic Failure’
Rolling Stone retracted an explosive article detailing an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity after Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism concluded that the story was a “journalistic failure that was avoidable.” The Rolling Stone story was written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely and published last November under the headline “A Rape on Campus.” It sparked a national uproar over sexual misconduct at college campuses.
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U-Va. Phi Psi Chapter Plans Lawsuit Against Rolling Stone Magazine
The University of Virginia chapter of Phi Kappa Psi said Monday that the fraternity house will file a lawsuit against Rolling Stone, calling the magazine’s discredited reporting of an alleged gang rape by some of its members “reckless.” The lawsuit comes a day after Rolling Stone editors retracted a Nov.
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Video: Author/Professor Kenneth L. Shopshire
Kennneth Shropshire of the Wharton School is interviewed about his book Sport Matters: Leadership, Power, and the Quest for Respect in Sports.
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Why Universities Alone Aren’t Going to Save Your Economy
Penn is highlighted for economic development in its community.
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Born Red
Yang Guobin of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted.
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Stumped at Work? Here’s Why You Should Always Ask for Advice
A study from the Wharton School about the perception of people who ask for advice is cited.
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Swarthmore Investigating After ‘Rape Haven’ Painted on Frat House
The phrase Rape Haven was painted on the front of a Swarthmore College fraternity house this week, and college officials said they were investigating.
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Wave of Consolidation Engulfing Health Care Systems
Robert Town of the Wharton School is quoted about health-system consolidations.