10/23
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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School’s Out at Columbia, but a Debate Over Trigger Warnings Continues
A growing group of Columbia University undergraduates are calling for an overhaul to the school’s required reading list and asking whether classics with sexually violent content should bear cautionary notes.
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Foreign Grad-School Applications Rise, Driven by Indian Candidates
International applications to U.S. graduate schools rose 2% this year, driven by double-digit growth from Indian candidates and interest in science and engineering programs but tempered by declining demand from Chinese prospects. This marks the 10th straight year of gains in applications from foreign candidates, according to a preliminary tally by the Council of Graduate Schools, based on reports from 377 schools that educate the bulk of international graduate students. U.S.
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Philanthropy for Hackers
Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for his pioneering work on HIV and gene therapy.
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Why People Don’t Buy Long-term-care Insurance
Olivia Mitchell and Daniel Gottlieb of the Wharton School write about what is keeping people from purchasing long-term-care insurance policies.
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Women, Especially, Are Failing Financial Literacy
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School is cited for co-authoring a report titled “Financial Literacy and Economic Outcomes.”
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SAT Scores in Question After Misprint in Instruction Booklet
Some students taking the SAT college-entrance exam Saturday had extra time to complete a section of the test because of a misprint in an instruction guide, at least briefly calling into question the validity of scores for nearly half a million test-takers. Shortly before noon EDT on Saturday, the Educational Testing Service, which administers the SAT on behalf of the College Board, notified the test maker that there was a printing error in the test booklets distributed to students in the U.S., according to a statement posted on the College Board website Sunday evening.
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Big Bets on Proton Therapy Face Uncertain Future
Justin Bekelman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on intensity-modulated radiation therapy.
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New Luxury Rental Projects Add to Rent Squeeze
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School is quoted about the influx of luxury rental housing and how that impacts rental choices for middle-class and young workers.
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The Case for ‘Unbundling’ Higher Education
The Great Recession and its aftermath have exposed a major mismatch between the skills of many college graduates and the skills employers are seeking. If anything, as technological change marches on, this problem may get worse. University presidents and trustees cannot afford to be complacent.
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U.S. College Enrollment Has Dropped Nearly 2% Over Past Year
The number of students at U.S. colleges and universities fell nearly 2% between May 2014 and this month, continuing a four-year slide, according to a report to be released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. As of this month, 18.6 million students were enrolled, down about 1 million students from the peak in 2011. Enrollment spiked during the recession when more adults went back to school to retrain.