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  • Embedded Conflicts
    Inside Higher Ed

    Embedded Conflicts

    The Human Terrain System set off intense debates among anthropologists and other social scientists when the U.S. Army in 2005-6 introduced the idea of embedding scholars with military units in Iraq and Afghanistan. In theory, the scholars would help the military understand ethnic groups that were mysterious to soldiers, potentially saving the lives of Americans and those who lived in the region. But from the program's start, many anthropologists and others saw the program as a violation of their disciplines' ethical standards.

    Jul 7, 2015

    Technology Experts Hit Back at FBI on Encryption
    The Wall Street Journal

    Technology Experts Hit Back at FBI on Encryption

    Matthew Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is cited for contributing to a paper about encryption.

    Jul 7, 2015

    Harvard Asian-American Bias Complaint Dismissed
    The Wall Street Journal

    Harvard Asian-American Bias Complaint Dismissed

    The U.S. Education Department dismissed a complaint against Harvard University alleging the school discriminated against Asian-American applicants. The government dismissed the suit on June 3 because a similar lawsuit is being considered in federal court. The dismissal was reported earlier Tuesday by Bloomberg.

    Jul 7, 2015

    Bala Cynwyd Woman to Be Honored at White House
    Philly.com

    Bala Cynwyd Woman to Be Honored at White House

    Emily Kramer-Golinkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for being honored as one of nine “Champions of Change” by the White House.

    Jul 7, 2015

    Rule on Financial Products Draws Criticism, Praise
    Inside Higher Ed

    Rule on Financial Products Draws Criticism, Praise

    Virtually every college, company, advocacy group and other party that commented on proposed new federal rules on campus financial products by last week's deadline asserted that it had students' best interests at heart.

    Jul 6, 2015

    The Chinese Mother’s American Dream
    Chronicle of Higher Education

    The Chinese Mother’s American Dream

    Abby Wu and her parents sat side by side on the living-room couch in their apartment. The sun had not yet risen on this chilly December morning, and they would greet one of the most consequential moments in Abby’s young life in their pajamas. Today they would find out if she had been admitted to the college of her dreams, Wellesley, in far-off Massachusetts. It was the culmination of so much: hours of studying for the SAT, draft after discarded draft of personal essays.

    Jul 6, 2015

    Dirty Money
    Philadelphia Inquirer

    Dirty Money

    Louis Rulli of the Law School comments on a case against the Philadelphia district attorney and Pennsylvania’s civil forfeiture law.

    Jul 6, 2015

    As Blacklegged Ticks Migrate, Lyme Disease Follows
    UPI.com

    As Blacklegged Ticks Migrate, Lyme Disease Follows

    Camilo Khatchikian of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on researching the migration of ticks and the disease that has followed this journey.

    Jul 6, 2015