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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Can a Building Engineer Innovation?
The architecture and design of the Pennovation Center is featured.
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Hillary Clinton’s Free-College Plan Draws Scrutiny
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There Is No Leadership Gene
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about genetic testing.
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Resident Assistants Find Themselves on the Front Lines of Title IX Compliance
When Rachel Nelson, a biochemistry major at Hamline University, became a resident assistant, in August 2014, she went through training on the federal gender-discrimination law known as Title IX. As an RA, she was told, she was a mandatory reporter, a designation given to some staff and faculty members who are obligated to report any potential Title IX violations brought to their attention. Sometimes the violation takes the form of a harassing remark or concern about another student’s relationship; often, it’s unwanted sexual contact. "It’s an interesting dynamic," Ms. Nelson said.
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The Higher-Education Crisis Beneath a Civil War
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A Defiant Black Joy in the Age of Black Lives Matter
University Chaplain Charles Howard writes about “Defiant Black Joy.”
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Stakeholders Cite Leadership Instability, Finances as HBCUs’ Greatest Challenges
As the Obama administration draws to a close and the nation prepares to select a new president, historically Black colleges and universities leaders reflected on the past and future of the HBCU community at the annual HBCU Week conference, held in Arlington, Va. The HBCU community has seen notable ups and downs over the past eight years, precipitated by the Great Recession and changes to the Parent PLUS loans, which resulted in a loss of tuition dollars and a decline in enrollment at many schools. Some schools, such as St. Paul’s College, were forced to close their doors.
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Commentary: Faculty, Step Up on Free Speech
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education shares his thoughts on the regulation of free speech at universities and the lack of faculty input.
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Struggling to Serve at the Nation’s Richest University
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Big Win for Grad Students
Federal regulators released guidance on graduate student health insurance subsidies Friday that should provide reassurance to universities considering whether they will still offer the subsidies. The guidance likely will be viewed as great news by many graduate students. An Internal Revenue Service interpretation of the Affordable Care Act barred large employers from subsidizing employees’ purchase of health insurance on the individual market -- a view the agency applied even to student health insurance plans negotiated by a university with insurers.