5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Threatened With Closure, One Historically Black University Charts a Path to Recovery
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments the financial struggles of historically black colleges and universities, namely South Carolina State.
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A New Learning Curve for Colleges
Graduate School of Education’s Marybeth Gasman’s new book, Educating a Diverse Nation: Lessons from Minority-Serving Institutions, co-authored with Clifton Conrad is featured
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A Historically Black University Embraces an International Future
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on historically black colleges and universities becoming more diverse.
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A Wave of Hispanic Students Reshapes a Historically Black College
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education says, “Administrators realize there’s no way HBCUs are going to continue unless they engage Latino and Asian students in particular.”
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Nutter, Booker Tapped to Help Minority Males
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education has been tapped for membership on the advisory board of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, President Obama’s initiative to support young minority men.
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Redressing Bleeding Wounds: Policymakers, Parent PLUS Loans and HBCUs
Marybeth Gasman and Ph.D. candidate William Boland of the Graduate School of Education contribute their views on postsecondary education, financial assistance and historically black colleges and universities.
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Study: Far Fewer New Teachers Are Leaving the Profession Than Previously Thought
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences comments on his previous estimates about teacher attrition.
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You Are Wrong
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education writes about how different the experiences are for African-Americans and whites when encountering the police.
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This 159-year-old College Is Spending Millions in a Last-ditch Effort to Stay Alive
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the impact a financial crisis has on historically black colleges and universities, such as Wilberforce University.
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Diverse Campuses, but Still Few Black Students
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education suggests that poor recruitment and lack of encouragement from high school guidance counselors contributes to the lack of black students at colleges.