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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Whether justified or not, students and families often view admission to a prestigious college as a ticket to a better life. So it is not surprising that many aspects of the application process — such as testing, alumni ties, access to Advanced Placement courses and affirmative action for minority students — long have provoked debate about fairness. Two recent developments have provoked similar discussions. UC Berkeley said it will break UC system tradition and seek recommendation letters from some of this year's applicants and make it an option for all next year.
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President Amy Gutmann is quoted about the announcement of the President’s Innovation Prize.
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Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences pens an op-ed about Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson.
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An international student from China who was dismissed from a doctoral program in psychology after clinical supervisors judged his English-language communication skills as inadequate for engaging in patient care has sued his university. Jun Yu, who was dismissed from the clinical psychology Ph.D. program at Idaho State University in May 2013, is alleging discrimination based on national origin and denial of due process. In addition to compensatory damages and legal fees, Yu is seeking readmission to the Ph.D.
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Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education joins a discussion about police and school discipline.
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Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School comments on unclear signals from the Fed’s messaging.
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President Amy Gutmann says the President’s Innovation Prize can be seen as a “way of making clear how Penn and Philadelphia can be a workshop of ideas for the world.”
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David Dinges of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on the affects of sleep deprivation.
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Geoffrey Garrett of the Wharton School is the author of his article on the predicted growth of India.
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Daniel Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science writes about the future of robots.