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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
For years they were considered the cash cows of academe, spinning off profits that could keep money-losing parts of the university afloat. But most law schools today are struggling to break even, buffeted by plummeting applications, a shrinking job market, and the constant pressure to avoid slipping in national rankings. First-year enrollment at the 204 J.D.-granting law schools accredited by the American Bar Association has fallen 30 percent from its peak six years ago. It’s slumped to its lowest level since 1973, when there were only 151 schools.
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Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School discusses how Brexit has the potential to further fracture Europe’s economy.
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Thomas Wadden of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests cutting daily caloric intake to help lose weight.
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President Amy Gutmann says the companies that are moving into the Pennovation Center are “joining a community of innovators.”
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Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the increase in non-traditional black students attending historically black colleges and universities.
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Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences writes about bioethics in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.
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Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about the number of nontraditional black students enrolling in historically black colleges and universities.
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Across the country, male students are falling behind female students in college enrollment, academic performance and retention. According to National Center for Education Statistics, 56 percent of male students graduate in six years, compared to 62 percent of female students. From 1970 to 2010, the rate of women’s bachelor’s degree completion in the U.S. increased from 14 percent to 36 percent. The rate for men grew by just seven percentage points -- from 20 to 27 percent.
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Graduate student Andrea Segal of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about disparities in behavioral health care.
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If you’ve read one thing about microaggressions on college campuses, it might just be this tip sheet. The document, "Racial Microaggressions in Every Day Life," lists examples of microaggressions, or subtle slights of marginalized groups. For example: "America is a melting pot" may be received by members of minority groups as code that they need to assimilate, the sheet says.