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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education critiques the federal government on lending to higher-education institutions.
Penn In the News
The work of David Robertson of the Wharton School focuses on the importance of complementary innovations in product development and longevity.
Penn In the News
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered a speech in Las Vegas last week pushing a policy point that has been a staple of President Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric: sanctuary cities -- municipalities or localities that prohibit local law enforcement from enforcing or cooperating with federal immigration law -- are a haven for undocumented immigrants and thus hotbeds for criminals and illegal activity that would otherwise be punished. Sessions even cited an academic study to prove his point.
Penn In the News
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education comments on the costs of teacher attrition in the United States.
Penn In the News
Susan Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice is quoted on the risk of arming domestic-violence victims.
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David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine weighs in on an employee’s email that went viral about taking a mental-health day. He says, "People are talking about this a lot in the context of mental health, but perhaps an equally important point is that our culture around work in the U.S. may not be particularly healthy.”
Penn In the News
There is widespread concern about over-testing in schools. Yet we need all students to take the right tests if low-income and minority children are to have a good shot at a quality college education.
Penn In the News
Kenneth Zaret of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on diagnosing pancreatic cancer that is often found too late.
Penn In the News
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the length of presidential tenure at historically black colleges and universities.
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Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes about the link between alcohol consumption and rape on college campuses.