10/23
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out
Dean Eric J. Furda of Admissions offered advice on crafting personal essays. He emphasized the importance of authenticity, writing from one’s own experiences and not trying to be someone else.
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Ivy Degree – Now What? Low-Income Grads Struggle with Careers, Status
Low-income first-generation college students met at Penn in February for the fourth annual 1vyG conference, where President Amy Gutmann welcomed the scholars.
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Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply?
Admission to Penn continues to be highly competitive with acceptance falling to 8 percent of those who applied for the Class of 2022. And Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn was proud to offer acceptances to underrepresented students, one out of seven of which were the first in their families to attend college.
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Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists
During his on-campus talk with President Amy Gutmann yesterday, former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, leader of the Penn Biden Center, expressed support for the March for Our Lives movement, denouncing what he feels to be a misuse of the Second Amendment by gun-rights activists.
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Renter Beware: Philly’s Deadly Housing Problem
Robert Fairbanks of the School of Arts and Sciences explained how unmet demands for affordable housing contribute to the proliferation of unregulated, and often unsafe, rooming houses in Philadelphia.
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How to Watch Joe Biden's Conversation with Penn President Amy Gutmann
Former Vice President Joe Biden is returning to campus this afternoon to join President Amy Gutmann for a conversation focusing on the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. It will be livestreamed on March 29th, 2018 from 3 to 4 p.m. (EDT).
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Study Reports Wide Gender Disparity Among MSI Presidents
The Graduate School of Education’s Marybeth Gasman commented on the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions’ new report, which advocates for more diversity in higher-education leadership.
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Why I Learned to Respect the FBI
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education described his college experience of being interrogated by the FBI and how it impacted his views on the organization over time.
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Five Decades Later, Penn Hosts Second-Ever Teach-In
Ira Harkavy of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships spoke about his experience as a Penn student and activist in the 1969 teach-in and about his current involvement in its newest iteration. (Audio)
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Vaccine Denial – 'a Big Problem' – Among Topics at Weeklong Penn Teach-In
During Monday’s Teach-In, panelists discussed the spread of anti-vaccine sentiments on social media. Joe Cappella of the Annenberg School for Communication proposed reversing misinformation campaigns by “taking advantage of unfortunate events—such as a measles outbreak—to stress the importance of vaccinations.”