11/15
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How the Internet Was Saved…and Why the Battle Continues
Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication writes about the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to pass strong net neutrality protections.
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Wolf Calls on State Colleges to Freeze Tuition
After years of flat or declining funding, Pennsylvania’s state universities and community colleges would see significant increases in their budgets under Gov. Wolf’s proposed spending plan unveiled Tuesday. But as Wolf said in his budget address, there are strings attached: He asked the colleges to freeze tuition for next year. “And I expect them to answer that call,” he said.
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Jews Need Not Apply?
A University of California at Los Angeles student was nearly denied a position on the student government’s judicial board last month after student representatives questioned whether her ties to the Jewish community were a conflict of interest. The sophomore candidate, Rachel Beyda, originally failed to win the majority she needed to serve. She was later unanimously approved for the position, after a faculty member intervened.
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Northwestern Exports to Qatar Its First U.S. – Style Law School
Northwestern University School of Law will help launch a graduate law school in Doha, Qatar, that will be the first program of its kind in the Middle East. Last week, Hamad bin Khalifa University announced the launch of the program, which will begin classes in the fall and offer juris doctor degrees, the standard at U.S. law schools.
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New Engineering Dean at Penn
Vijay Kumar is featured as the new dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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US to Freeze California Enrollment, Cap UCLA, Berkeley Non-residents
The UC system will not expand enrollment of California freshmen and transfer students in the fall unless more state revenues are appropriated and will cap enrollment of out-of-state students at UCLA and UC Berkeley, UC President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday.
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Bump Up the Incline: High-intensity Workouts May Fight Diabetes
Raza Ahmad of the Perelman School of Medicine is mentioned for studying the health benefits of intense workouts.
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Video: China Campaigns for a Corruption Free State Amid Uncertainty
Visiting scholar Neysun Mahboubi in the Center for the Study of Contemporary China in the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed.
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‘Hunting Ground’ Updated
The filmmakers behind “The Hunting Ground” -- a searing new documentary about how colleges mishandle cases of campus sexual assault -- have removed a statement featured in an earlier print of the film that claimed leaders at 35 institutions declined to be interviewed.
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Big Ten Schools Stage An In-Your-Face Take on Rape, Drinking and Social Media
At seven Big Ten schools this year, students are taking on the issues of rape and drinking, using theater and social media to spark debate. “Good Kids” is based on the true story of a gang rape in Steubenville, Ohio, when a girl was assaulted by football players after a party. On Friday, that case finally came to an end in the courts, with a guilty plea by the school’s former technology director.