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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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After Decades Behind Bars, Juvenile Lifers Are Released – But to What?
Monica Harmon and Kathleen Brown of the School of Nursing are mentioned for assisting juvenile inmates.
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Does Bernie Sanders Represent the Future of the Democratic Party?
Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences shares his thoughts on Bernie Sanders’ influence on the future of the Democratic Party.
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A Recipe for Engagement
Clay Shirky stares into the camera in front of him as he reaches the core of his argument. “The social network is the human connection,” the associate professor of journalism at New York University and writer of all things internet says, turning to highlight an illustration on a digital blackboard of large and small clusters of connected users on social media.
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Higher Education Corruption and ‘Reputational’ Damage
In April 2016, following the widely publicized pepper-spraying of protesters by campus police, the Chancellor of University of California Davis, Linda Katehi, was criticized for spending $175,000 on outside consultants for Internet search optimization in order to diminish online references to the incident so the public would see a more favorable image of UC-Davis. Later that month, Chancellor Katehi was placed on paid administrative leave amid allegations of nepotism, inappropriate involvement on corporate boards, and gross financial excess.
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The Internet was Supposed to Foster Democracy. China Has Different Ideas.
Guobin Yang of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about the evolution of the online environment in China.
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Video: This Museum Gives Its Blind Visitors Access With a Special Touch
The touch tours offered for visually-impaired visitors at the Penn Museum are highlighted. Gene Magee of the Museum speaks about things he has learned from guiding the tours.
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Gaps in Care Persist During Transition From Hospital to Home
Mary Naylor of the School of Nursing is quoted about gaps in care and communication for patients transitioning from hospitals to their homes.
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Video: Why NY Is Expanding Top Tier Higher Education in Prisons
President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison last year as he sought to build support for criminal justice reform. While it seemed to have bipartisan support in Congress this year, it now appears to be stalled amid the intensifying election campaign. But one state is moving ahead with a controversial plan to expand a rehabilitation program for some of its prison inmates.
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How Should Teachers and Parents Talk to Kids About Police Violence?
Steven Berkowitz of the Perelman School of Medicine offers suggestions on how teachers and parents should speak to children about violence.
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Will Employers Gain Influence in Rating the Quality of a College Degree?
It’s an anxiety-ridden decision for millions of students each year: how to compare the quality of the colleges they’re considering so they can ensure a pay off from what will likely turn out to be the largest investment of their lifetime. While a plethora of college rankings serve as a crude proxy for quality among thousands of colleges in the U.S., most students don’t attend the brand-name institutions that tend to top the rankings. In reality, students are often limited by finances, academics, or family and job obligations and have just a few choices about where to go.