3/27
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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It’s Hard to Foretell a Brady Ruling, If There Is One
Scott Rosner of the Wharton School comments on a potential ruling for NFL player Tom Brady.
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California Pushes Homeowners to Insure Against Earthquakes
Howard Kunreuther of the Wharton School states that mortgage bankers do not require earthquake insurance in the way they do for fire, wind and flood insurance.
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When Katrina Evacuees Moved to New Places, People’s Attitudes Changed – for the Worse
Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for writing about how dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was a “tragic experiment of sorts.”
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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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A Common Sign
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USC’s Sarkisian Isn’t First Coach to Give His School a Black Eye
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School shares his thoughts on the responsibility university administrators bear when addressing the behavior of USC football coach Steve Sarkisian.
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Shootings and Threats on Campuses
Wednesday and Thursday saw several shootings -- one resulting in a student death -- and other security incidents on campuses. Here is a round-up of local press reports: Savannah State University announced today that a student died at a local hospital to which he was taken after being shot in an altercation at the student union. The university has delayed classes this morning until 10 a.m. and has grief counselors on site.
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Why Is Bachelorhood So Uncommon Among College Football Head Coaches?
Nikolai Roussanov of the Wharton School is cited for co-authoring a research paper that revealed that companies run by unmarried CEOs “exhibit higher stock return volatility, pursue more aggressive investment policies and do not respond to changes in idiosyncratic risk.”
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The Results of the Reproducibility Project Are In. They’re Not Good.
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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..