Penn in the News

Diversity and inclusion are clear priorities for universities across the country. Yet many campuses continue to struggle with increasing the participation of historically underrepresented students in study-abroad programs. Here are seven ways to help engage and support students before, during, and after their study-abroad experiences.

Roy Hamilton of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on detecting signs of cognitive impairment.

Samantha Power’s commencement address to the Class of 2015 is featured.

For the last week, many in academe have been debating comments made on Twitter by Saida Grundy, a new faculty member at Boston University, in which she said, “Why is white america [sic] so reluctant to identify white college males as a problem population?” Amid the debate, some have speculated about what would happen if a white professor made generalizations about black students.

Stephen Morse of the Law School and the Perelman School of Medicine is cited about moral agency.

Last November, Penn State President Eric Barron said he would wade into a matter that has deeply divided Penn State’s board of trustees. He announced he would review the controversial investigative report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh on the Sandusky scandal that found former university leaders culpable of a cover-up.

Pinar Yildrim of the Wharton School is quoted about the Indego bike-share program.

Andrew Towne, was graduated today from the Law School and the Wharton School, is highlighted for his experience surviving the earthquake in Nepal.

More than 60 Asian-American organizations on Friday filed a complaint with the U.S. Education Department charging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants. By considering race and ethnicity in admissions, the complaint says, Harvard holds Asian-American applicants to a higher standard than it does other applicants and engages in illegal discrimination.

Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says, “The first pillar of old-age support, namely our national Social Security system, is running into the red.”