Penn in the News

Athletes in Sexual Assault Case Can Plan. Just Not at Home.

How Little Lies Lead to Bigger Lies

Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School comments on studying deception.

Impact and Nonimpact of Online Competition

A federal rule change that opened the door to more fully online degree programs has not made college tuition more affordable, according to a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, but at some place-based institutions, enrollment has declined and instructional spending has increased as a result. The paper, written by David J. Deming, Michael Lovenheim and Richard W. Patterson, explores what has happened in the postsecondary education sector in the years following the removal of the 50 percent rule.

Tom Hayden’s Reforms and Today’s Protesters

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes about Tom Hayden and protesting.

With Pennovation, Forgotten Bottom Looks to Its Future

Ed Datz and Anne Papageorge of Facilities and Real Estate Services, Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell and Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli comment on opening the Pennovation Center in the “Forgotten Bottom.”

A Mighty Time for Community Colleges

My favorite columns to write are when I discover what I have missed, where I have been flat-out wrong. This is one.

Can a Building Engineer Innovation?

The architecture and design of the Pennovation Center is featured.

AI Can Learn From Data Without Ever Having Access to It

Aaron Roth of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is mentioned.

‘Death With Dignity’ Laws and the Desire to Control How One’s Life Ends

Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says, “The dominant reasons for wanting euthanasia or assisted suicide are psychological and involve control factors.”

A Defiant Black Joy in the Age of Black Lives Matter

University Chaplain Charles Howard writes about “Defiant Black Joy.”