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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Trying to Pre-empt a Presidency
Students at Kennesaw State University are planning a rally today to oppose the appointment of Sam Olens, Georgia's attorney general, as the university's next president. A petition is also gathering support. Olens hasn't even been officially nominated for the job, let alone approved by the state's Board of Regents. But reports have been circulating for months -- causing alarm among both students and faculty members at Kennesaw State, an institution of 33,000 located outside Atlanta and the third largest university in Georgia.
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What a $2-Billion Loss Really Means for Harvard and Its Endowment
Over the past week, administrators and investment managers at Harvard University have had to endure some public scrutiny over a $2-billion loss in the university’s endowment value. The editorial board at The Harvard Crimson, for example, gave administrators a scolding for the "sub-par" performance of its investments. Harvard had been bested in the market by Princeton and others, the Crimson has noted in several articles. "Let’s not mince words: this is unacceptable," the editorial said. "… As crass as it might be to say, money makes Harvard go round."
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Philly School District Should Follow Penn Alexander Method
The Penn Alexander School is highlighted for its success and being awarded a 2016 National Blue Ribbon for excellence.
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An Estimated 4.5 Million Women Have Been Threatened With Guns by Abusive Partners
Susan Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice is quoted about the lives of women who have been threatened with guns by abusive partners.
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Pa. University System Reaches Tentative Contract, But Not with the Faculty
Pennsylvania’s state higher education system has reached a tentative three-year contract with some of its employees. But don’t get too excited. It’s not with the faculty union where negotiations have been tense and an Oct. 19 strike date has been set.
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A Force in the Software Market
The growing learning relationship management market got a major new player this week as the University of Texas System announced it will further develop TEx, its homegrown learning platform, in partnership with business software provider Salesforce. TEx, short for Total Education Experience, last year launched as a pilot in a competency-based degree program at the system’s Rio Grande Valley campus. When TEx 2.0 begins in fall 2017, it will have evolved to a personalized learning platform, a marketplace of courses and programs, and an academic record built on block-chain technology.
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A Full Discussion of Islam in the Classroom
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education pens an op-ed about having conversations about Islam in the classroom.
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NYU’s Grad-Student Union Succeeded. Cornell’s Flopped. Why?
Both Michael Gasper and Robb Willer felt powerless. At New York University, Mr. Gasper’s stipend in his history Ph.D. program, as he recalls it, was about $8,000 a year, a meager amount to live on in New York City, even in the late 1990s. At Cornell University, Mr. Willer’s concern was a financial-support dispute during his first year as a doctoral student in sociology that clarified for him the insecurity of graduate-student life.
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How to Heal Head Injuries? Try New App
Douglas Wiebe and Christina Master of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about using technology to learn about patients’ activity after a concussion.
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Student Recommended for Mental Health Screening After Drawing Picture of Lynching and ‘Black Lives Matter’
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education comments on a school’s reaction to a student’s depiction of racism in America.