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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Meet the New, Self-Appointed MOOC Accreditors: Google and Instagram
A big question for MOOCs, the free online courses that hundreds of colleges now offer, is whether employers will take them seriously as credentials. But some of the biggest MOOC producers may have figured out how to jump-start employer buy-in: Get big-name companies to help design them.
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The New Bachelor’s Payoff
Doubts about the labor-market returns of bachelor’s degrees, while never serious, can be put to rest.
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Penn Makes a Major Move With Gorgeous New Center for Political Science and Economics
University architect David Hollenberg is quoted on the development of the new Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics.
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Lessons of Sports Mentorship Program Reach Beyond the Field
Penn’s Young Quakers Community Athletics program is highlighted.
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Adults With Autism Are Left to Navigate a Jarring World
The research of Edward Brodkin from the Perelman School of Medicine is profiled in this article on adult autism.
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'Paying It Forward' Publishing
A new report funded by the Independent Petroleum Association of America -- argues that colleges that sell holdings in fossil fuel companies are likely to pay a financial price for doing so.
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Flip Side of Reducing Student Debt Is Increasing the Federal Deficit
How much should American taxpayers pay to rescue students from an avalanche of debt?
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Introverts Lay 'Corrective' Landmines for Extrovert Peers, Says Study
Research on the “ambivert” phenomena by Adam Grant of the Wharton School is cited as part of the article.
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Audio: Microsoft Sells Over $10 Billion in Bonds
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School shares his thoughts on Microsoft selling more than $10 billion in corporate bonds.
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Does the College Major Really Matter?
Every year, high-school students and their families spend an inordinate amount of time on the college search, but comparatively little on the search for a college major.