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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Video: Penn Makes Smallest Self-powered Flying Robot
Matt Piccoli, a graduate student in Mark Yim’s ModLab in the School of Engineering and Applied Science is featured for creating the world’s smallest controllable flying vehicle.
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Ancient Images Uncovered Near Egyptian Pharaoh’s Tomb
Josef Wegner of the Penn Museum is quoted about leading an excavation in Egypt where a tableau was uncovered.
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When Latina Student Wrote ‘Hence,’ Her Professor Assumed Plagiarism
An exchange between one professor and one student at Suffolk University has set off a nationwide online discussion over the assumptions faculty members may bring to interactions with minority students.
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Hunter College to Alter Response to Sexual-Assault Allegations
Hunter College agreed to revise procedures for addressing sexual harassment and assault allegations after a U.S. Department of Education investigation found it failed to properly handle more than a dozen cases in a two-year span. Under a settlement, the largest college in City University of New York must provide training to staff and students to address sexual misconduct and re-examine all complaints of sexual harassment and assault filed in the past three years.
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More Top High Schools Drop Out of Class-rank System
Dean Eric Furda of Admissions comments on a new way to measure a student’s class standing as a result of more schools eliminating the class-rank system.
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Micro-Barriers Loom Larger for First-Generation Students
By the time J.D. Vance got ready to apply for law school, he’d already survived an abusive and chaotic childhood, made it through Marine Corps boot camp and a deployment to Iraq, and galloped through a bachelor’s degree at Ohio State in less than two years. But as he looked over the application for Stanford law, he found himself stymied by a simple requirement — a signature from his dean. "I didn’t know the dean of my college at Ohio State," Vance writes in his best-selling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. "I’m sure she is a lovely person, and the form was clearly little more than a formality.
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The Bumpy Road to Free College
You might have heard — Hillary Clinton has a free-college plan. Plenty of ink has been spilled on the Democratic presidential nominee’s proposal to cover in-state tuition at public colleges for families making up to $125,000: Is it too generous or not generous enough? What might it mean for private institutions? Is it DOA with Republicans in Congress?
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Yale Graduate Students’ ‘Microunit’ Unionization Strategy Could Have Nationwide Implications
A quarter-century-long fight for a graduate-assistant union at Yale University has taken a new twist that could make it easier for unions to gain a foothold on campuses. Unite Here Local 33 has filed petitions for union elections in nine academic departments, focusing on those where union support is strong. The formation of graduate unions in departmental "microunits" is a test case for higher education, several labor-law experts said.
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Pennovation Center Poised to Rewire Science, Spirit of Entrepreneurship
The official ribbon-cutting of the Pennovation Center is highlighted.
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22,000 Sign Up to Learn the Secrets of Ancient Egypt
David Silverman of the School of Arts & Sciences is featured for curating the Penn Museum’s Egyptian section and teaching a massive online open course.