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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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NCAA Says It’s Investigating Academic Fraud at 20 Colleges
UNC, you’re not alone. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is investigating allegations of academic misconduct on 20 campuses, the association’s head of enforcement told The Chronicle on Tuesday.
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NYU Waited Months to Tell Police That a Student Allegedly Set Fire to a Bed with a Girl in It
A New York University student set fire to the bed in his dorm room — where a 19-year-old woman was fast asleep and intoxicated, according to the New York Daily News. The attacker allegedly filmed this all on Snapchat, singing
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Penn Ethicists Call for a Return of the Mental Asylum
Dominic Sisti and Andrea Segal of the Perelman School of Medicine and Ezekiel Emanuel of PSOM and the Wharton School discuss their thoughts on returning to mental asylums.
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#ExceptionalCareers Series: How to Be a Creative Altruist
Adam Grant of the Wharton School is mentioned for his book Give and Take.
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This University Ad Full of Hot People Making Out Will Make You Feel Things
The University of Moncton in Canada released this ad, meant to attract prospective students. It’s full of sexy co-eds doing sexy things.
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Inclusive Dialogues
A student group at Mount Holyoke College has decided to cancel its annual performance of The Vagina Monologues, saying the play excludes the experiences of transgender women who don’t have a vagina.
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Why Obama Ignored Housing in State of the Union
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School comments on President Obama’s omission of housing in the State of the Union address.
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UC Coaches’ Financial Bonuses May be Tied to Athletes’ Grades
Coaches are among the most highly-paid employees in the University of California system, with hefty bonuses if their teams have good seasons and win championships. On Wednesday, UC officials debated how to add another factor to coaches' compensation — and it has nothing to do with how well their teams perform. The university is moving to link student athletes' grades and graduation rates to the bonuses that coaches can receive.
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Forget the Excuses: There’s No Substitute for Sleep
Philip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine answers questions about the importance of sleep.
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Raymond Perelman Gives $50M to Children’s Hospital
Philadelphia philanthropist Raymond G. Perelman has given $50 million to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which will name an eight-acre portion of its University City campus in his honor. The gift, to be announced Wednesday, equals in size the biggest Children's has ever received, and brings Perelman's total announced donations in the Philadelphia region to $339 million.