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Tesla is Said to Be Under Investigation by the SEC for Failing to Disclose a Fatal Crash
Jill Fisch of the Law School comments on and investigation is opened by the Securities & Exchange Commission.
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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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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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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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State, Local Spending on Prisons Outpaces Education Funding
State and local government spending on prisons and jails increased by 89 percent between 1990 and 2013, while state and local appropriations for higher education remained flat, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education. During that same time period, 46 states reduced higher education spending per full-time-equivalent student, the department found. On average, the report said state and local higher education funding per student fell by 28 percent while per capita spending on corrections increased by 44 percent.
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Getting Past the First Cut With a Résumé That Grabs Digital Eyes
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School talks about résumé optimization.
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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.