Penn in the News

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses why many Americans doubt science.

President Amy Gutmann is quoted about the Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement’s relocation to the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

The first reactions were of shock: Tears, disbelief, hugs, silence. But then the questions began. Sweet Briar College’s president stunned faculty, students, alumnae and parents Tuesday when he announced that, because of “insurmountable financial challenges” the women’s college in Virginia would abruptly close this summer.

A colleague told Tom Delahunt the news: Drake University had been named one of the nation’s "25 Most Dangerous Colleges." In early February a website called FindTheBest.com published a ranking of institutions with the most reported crimes per student, based on an analysis of campus statistics. AOL, Fox News, and several other media outlets reproduced the list, on which Drake was No.

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School comments on the unpredictable nature of the stock market.

Nadia Heninger of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted about the “FREAK flaw.”

There’s still a business case for business-school rankings, depending on where a school falls in the pecking order. At a time when elite M.B.A. programs thrive and lower-tier programs struggle to attract applicants, some deans say a high ranking can help them reach new prospective applicants or appease status-conscious donors.

Sweet Briar College announced Tuesday that it is shutting down at the end of this academic year. Small colleges close or merge from time to time, more frequently since the economic downturn started in 2008. But the move is unusual in that Sweet Briar still has a meaningful endowment, regional accreditation and some well-respected programs.

James Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on gene therapy treatment prices and policies.

Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication writes about the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to pass strong net neutrality protections.