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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Report: Underfunded Tribal Colleges Also Undervalued
Marybeth Gasman and Ginger Stull of the Graduate School of Education share their comments on a report on underfunded tribal colleges.
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For Students With a Mission, a Little Capital Goes a Long Way
Student Derrius Quarles of the Graduate School of Education is highlighted as a co-founder of an online college financial aid platform called Million-Dollar Scholar.
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Setting the Record Straight Regarding Student Enrollment at HBCUs
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education co-writes an article tackling student enrollment at historically black colleges and universities.
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A Prescription for More Black Doctors
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on Xavier University’s unique curriculum.
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Lomax Continues to Focus on Lifelong Mission
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted.
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A Decade After Katrina, One Campus Still Struggles to Recover
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on Southern University in New Orleans.
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Report: 13 Southern States Suspend Black Students at Much Higher Rates
Doctoral candidate Edward Smith and Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education are highlighted for a report that finds African-American students in Southern states are suspended and expelled at higher rates than anywhere else in the U.S..
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Barbershops Becoming the Battlefront Against Youth Illiteracy
Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education, John Jemmott of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication and Loretta Sweet Jemmott of the School of Nursing are mentioned for working with the Barbershop Project to help combat youth illiteracy.
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Audio: Study Tracks Vast Racial Gap in School Discipline in 13 Southern States
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education says, “Black kids on the whole are suspended for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with safety.”
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Analysis Finds Higher Expulsion Rates for Black Students
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education is featured for co-authoring a study that reveals black students are suspended or expelled at higher rates than white students in 132 school districts in 13 southern states.