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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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It’s Learning, Not Grades That Count for First-Semester Freshmen at Swarthmore
Emma Morgan-Bennett isn't sure whether she wants a career in the humanities or the hard sciences, or a piece of both. So the Swarthmore College freshman decided to use her first semester to explore. She'll take biology, introduction to education, and Spanish. Oh, and costume design. "Because, why not?" said Morgan-Bennett, 18, of New York City.
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Commentary: It’s Not Too Late to Talk About the Issues
Dean John Jackson of the School of Social Policy & Practice shares his thoughts about conversations about policy issues.
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How to Know Whether Mortgage Refinancing Pays
Jack Guttentag of the Wharton School writes about mortgage refinancing.
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Costco Doesn’t Support Seattle’s Proposed Scheduling Law
Kristen Harknett of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on Costco’s best practices regarding their employees.
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Audio: Wharton Professor Adam Grant on ‘Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World’
Adam Grant of the Wharton School discusses his new book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World.
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After 16 Years, Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer Still Is Debated
David Lee of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured as one of the nation’s top robotic practitioners.
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Here’s What Older People Need to Do to Prevent Hospital Readmissions
Mary Naylor of the School of Nursing is quoted about patients who are not prepared to manage recovery and about ways they can advocate for themselves.
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Citing Safety Concerns, Northwestern U. Bans Tenured ‘Gadfly’ Professor from Campus
In an uncommon response to a dispute between faculty members, Northwestern University has banned a tenured professor of political science from campus and asked her to undergo a "fitness for duty" evaluation by a health professional before returning to her position. The ban follows an encounter the professor had this year with her associate chair, who says he is concerned she might try to kill him. But Jacqueline Stevens, the banned professor, says she has never been violent.
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Welcome to Philly’s Robot Revolution
Katherine Kuchenbecker and doctoral candidate Naomi Fitter of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Michelle Johnson of the Perelman School of Medicine are featured about human-robot interactions.
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HBCU’s Self Imposed Leadership Struggles
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education contributed an opinion piece questioning how historically black colleges and universities can recruit leaders when board members and some HBCU community members fear innovation and change.