11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Who Spewed That Abuse? Anoynmous Yik Yak App Isn’t Telling
During a brief recess in an honors course at Eastern Michigan University last fall, a teaching assistant approached the class’s three female professors. “I think you need to see this,” she said, tapping the icon of a furry yak on her iPhone. The app opened, and the assistant began scrolling through the feed.
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Fighting Frats and Losing
Tensions between University of Idaho administrators, a fraternity and the chapter’s alumni have ended with the university’s dean of students suddenly announcing his resignation after less than three months on the job. Just prior to the announcement, sanctions brought against the fraternity over hazing allegations were dropped.
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Still at a Disadvantage
Throwing another wrench into the belief that higher education is the great equalizer, a new paper suggests that African-American graduates from elite institutions do only as well in getting jobs as white candidates from less-selective institutions.
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Drexel Pulls Plug on Sacramento
Unveiled in 2009, Drexel's Sacramento, Calif., campus was supposed to be the first of five new locations in growing U.S. cities that would help the university expand its reach. And it was supposed to be the first step in a larger plan to open a 5,000-student undergraduate campus on a large swath of land in nearby Placer County. That's what the late Drexel president Constantine "Taki" Papadakis envisioned.
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Who’s Next? Who Isn’t?
Sweet Briar College’s sudden decision to close may cause other struggling private colleges to do the same by creating a new paradigm for when a college should call it quits. That’s the fear of Richard Ekman, the head of the Council of Independent Colleges, which represents many small private colleges across the country. He worries Sweet Briar's decision will influence other trustees. "My hope is that it will not,” Ekman said.
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In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases
It seemed like routine business for the student council at the University of California, Los Angeles: confirming the nomination of Rachel Beyda, a second-year economics major who wants to be a lawyer someday, to the council’s Judicial Board. Until it came time for questions.
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Who Gets the Endowment?
Sweet Briar College’s closure seems all the more stunning given how much money it has socked away: more than $80 million in its endowment. The women’s college in rural Virginia announced this week it would close at the end of the spring semester.
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How Men Can Succeed in the Boardroom and the Bedroom
Adam Grant of the Wharton School co-authors an article on how workplace equality is beneficial for men.
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Earthquake of a Snowstorm: Column
Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem of the Wharton School write about coping with large-scale disasters.
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Sweet Briar College Alumnae Rally to Prevent Shutdown
When the president of Sweet Briar College announced that the school would close forever this summer, many women burst into tears. But then a common refrain began to echo through the small Virginia school’s close-knit alumnae: Not if I can help it. A Web site appeared, complete with slogans (“Think is for girls” and “Save Sweet Briar”) shared happy memories of life on the pristine Southern campus, and one very ambitious goal.