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Adam Grant of the Wharton School says, “When you haven’t seen people in three or five years, you can’t predict what novel ideas and networks they’ll be able to share.”

James T. Harris III, president of Widener University in Chester for the last 13 years, will leave at the end of July to become president of the University of San Diego, effective Aug. 1. “This decision to leave Widener has not been easy," Harris said in a statement. "I love Widener, and I have been honored to work side by side with such capable and dedicated colleagues on the faculty and staff.

Janet Monge and William Hafford of the Penn Museum and undergraduate students Carly Sokach and Kamillia Scott share their comments on an excav

In 1876, a black state senator in South Carolina was hauled off by a train by a mob. Simon Coker was given the chance to pray before he was murdered. While kneeling, he was shot in the head. The assassination was part of a systematic paramilitary campaign by white supremacists in the post-Civil War South to intimidate and suppress black voters.

Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about the enrollment history of historically black colleges and universities.

A British university plans to build a 6,000-student campus just outside Sacramento. The University of Warwick announced on Thursday that it has entered into a partnership with the University Development Trust, a nonprofit organization that is providing land and funding for the endeavor.

James Serpell of the School of Veterinary Medicine discusses his work on how human behavior can influence pet dogs’ behavior.

Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences blogs about Republican candidates and their stance on the concept of a “three-parent embryo.”

Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School is cited for co-authoring a report about retirement planning decisions.

Massive open online course providers such as Coursera have long pointed to the benefits of the data collected by the platforms, saying it will help colleges and universities understand how students learn online.