11/15
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Oklahoma President’s Swift Action on Racist Video Carries Risks
In the 48 hours since several University of Oklahoma fraternity members were caught on video singing a racist anthem, President David L. Boren has acted quickly. Just hours after the video emerged, he called the students "disgraceful" and said he hoped they would leave Norman. And on Tuesday he expelled two who had led the chant. In acting so decisively, Mr.
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Penn’s Gutmann to Receive Leadership Diversity Award
President Amy Gutmann is highlighted for receiving the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education.
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SAE Leaders Dispute That Fraternity ‘Taught’ Racist Chant, Blames OU Chapter Members
After apologies from two University of Oklahoma students for a racist chant that went viral online, Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s national chapter objected to their statements that they had been “taught” the song and said they are investigating reports from other campuses that the chant has been heard elsewhere.
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Selecting the Class
Dean Eric Furda of Admissions writes about selecting the class of 2019.
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White House Floats Bankruptcy Process for Some Student Debt
The White House is weighing steps to make it easier for Americans to expunge certain student loans through bankruptcy, opening the door for student debt made by private lenders to be treated on par with credit-card debt and mortgages. Federal law prohibits student loans, from private lenders and from the U.S. government, from being wiped out in bankruptcy, except in rare circumstances.
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Racism in Oklahoma Frat Video Is Widespread at Colleges, Researcher Says
The University of Oklahoma chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity became the focus of outrage on Monday as a result of the online posting of a video that shows its members celebrating the chapter’s exclusion of African-American men in a song containing a racial slur and lynching reference.
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Haverford College President Resigns, Will Head the Met
Daniel H. Weiss, president of Haverford College, is leaving after only two years to head the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, officials announced Tuesday. His presidential tenure is the shortest in Haverford's 181-year history, though the previous leader, Stephen G. Emerson, wasn't there much longer - four years.
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Ghosts on Penn’s Campus? What Do Penn Officials Have to Say?
Justin McDaniel and other members of the Penn Ghost Project share their thoughts about creating an online ghost story archive.
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Religious Freedom Balanced With Responsibility
Kristen Feemster of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on balancing freedom of speech and religion while making decisions.
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Audio: In World of Health Data, Enemies May Become Friends
Bill Hanson of the University of Pennsylvania Health System says, “There’s sort of a yin/yang of the desire to exchange information and protect information. There are also the politics of working with competitors.”