Penn in the News

Two fraternity members expelled from the University of Oklahoma after a racist chant was caught on video — and went viral on social media — apologized Tuesday night. The video captured Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers singing in unison, happily, what sounds like, “There will never be a n—— SAE/There will never be a n—– SAE/You can hang ‘em from a tree, but it will never start with me/There will never be a n—– SAE.”

Two months before the Civil War began, Noble Leslie DeVotie was boarding a steamship when he slipped, fell into the waters of Mobile Bay and drowned. DeVotie was one of the founders of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the only national fraternity founded in the antebellum South. A chaplain at Alabama's Fort Morgan at the time of his death, he became the fraternity’s -- and some argue, the country's -- first Civil War casualty.

Adam Grant of the Wharton School is cited for studying gender bias conversations in the workplace.

Dean Eric Furda of Admissions writes about selecting the class of 2019.

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.

Cecile Sam of the Graduate School of Education says, “There’s still a huge divide between K-12 and higher ed.”

Philip Johnson and James Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine are cited for their research.

Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses end-of-life decisions for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

A video of racist chant by men alleged to be fraternity brothers at the University of Oklahoma has brought widespread condemnation and the fraternity’s suspension. The 10-second video features men said to be members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE).

Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for her Ted Talk on “grit.”