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Two Indian American Penn Undergrads Named 2016 President’s Engagement Prize Winners
Undergraduates Vaishak Kumar and Kriya Patel are highlighted as two winners of the President’s Engagement Prize.
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Emory’s Trump Chalkings in Context
The Emory University community awoke on March 21 to “Trump 2016” and related messages chalked on walkways, stairways, building walls and other places across our campus. Anti-Trump protests followed. Free and open expression is strongly encouraged at Emory, so the chalked endorsements normally would not cause anyone to blink an eye. But, in this case, a particular set of circumstances created a flash point.
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Living Well After Cancer
Kathryn Schmitz of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the effects of cancer treatment on patients.
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‘Coddled’ Students and Their ‘Safe Spaces’ Aren’t The Problem, College Official Says. Bigots Are.
In a year in which student activism and free speech issues have dominated conversations on many campuses, and beyond, a Williams College official takes on the concerns of those who argue that students today are too quick to take offense at others’ language and perceived biases. He writes at a time when two speakers who had been invited to Williams as part of a series meant to challenge students with unfamiliar or unpopular views were canceled recently — first by students, last spring, then by the president of the elite private college in Massachusetts last month.
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What Tenured and Tenure-track Professors at 4-year Colleges Made in 2015-16
Professors in the fields of business, law, and engineering draw the highest salaries among faculty members who have tenure or are on the tenure track, according to the results of an annual survey released on Monday by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. Among full professors, faculty members in legal studies were the best-compensated in the 2015-16 academic year, earning an average of just above $145,000 across both private and public institutions.
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Church Preservation Battles Heat Up In Pennsylvania
Aaron Wunsch of the School of Design says, “These church buildings often have a particular presence and many are great works of architecture. I feel the church has an obligation in some way to be a good institutional citizen.”
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A Wave of Sexual-assault Cases Kindles Anger on Baylor’s Campus
One by one, women stepped up to a chalkboard at the back of a Baylor University chapel and erased one of the lies they’d been told about rape: that if they’d been drinking, they had it coming; that the guy had a right to expect sex; that if they’d forgotten some details, their account couldn’t be true.
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Diversifying a Discipline
Seven years ago, Ronke A. Oke felt as if she no longer belonged in philosophy. For Ms. Oke, earning a master’s degree at the University of Memphis had been difficult, and she considered quitting the discipline and not going for her Ph.D. Her experience at Memphis stood in stark contrast to her undergraduate years at Spelman College, a historically black institution. At Spelman, Ms. Oke, who is black, could imagine herself as a philosopher. Most of her professors were black women. She was not yet aware of philosophy’s reputation as an old boys’ club.
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Should Schools Ask Students About Their Sexual Orientation to Protect LGBT Rights?
Researchers are calling on the federal government to begin collecting information about LGBT students’ experiences at the nation’s schools, arguing that such data collection is necessary to protect against disproportionate rates of suspension and expulsion. “When we fail to ask questions about youths’ sexual orientation and gender identity, we fail to understand, support, and protect all students from discrimination in schools,” wrote a group of researchers in a brief paper published Sunday by Indiana University’s Equity Project.
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Alarming News From the NRA –- Via a Calm, Steady Voice
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on the marketing strategies of the National Rifle Association.