4/16
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Filter Stories
Displaying 9331 - 9340 of 12961
Penn In the News
How Race-based Affirmative Action Could Return to UC
On Thursday, the Supreme Court surprised a lot of observers when it upheld, 4-3, the race-based affirmative action plan employed by the University of Texas in its undergraduate admissions. Just three years ago, the court had avoided ruling definitively in the same case, Fisher vs. University of Texas, sending it back to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for reconsideration using reasoning and language that seemed skeptical of the Texas plan.
Penn In the News
What Addiction Science Says About Getting – and Staying – Off Opioids
Charles O’Brien, Daniel Langleben and George Woody of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about addiction science.
Penn In the News
Brexit Vote Stuns British Academe
British citizens voted on Thursday for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, ushering in a period of uncertainty for universities. The margin was 52 to 48 percent. Many in higher education opposed a British exit, or “Brexit,” from the union, arguing that membership in the E.U. helps enable international research collaborations and that free movement across member states helps U.K. universities attract top scholars and students.
Penn In the News
Faculty Union Takes Another Step Toward a Possible Strike
The union representing faculty at 14 state universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education will set the date for a phone call to discuss holding a strike authorization vote. Citing “stagnant” negotiations on Friday, the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties said delegates from all 14 campuses will join via conference call on Aug. 25 to decide whether to take a strike authorization vote.
Penn In the News
Federal Panel Votes to Shut Down an Accreditor Blamed for Failures for For-Profit Higher Ed
In a rare vote Thursday, a federal advisory panel recommended denying recognition to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a much-maligned accrediting agency. The recommendation reflects, in part, the U.S. Department of Education’s increasing focus on holding accreditors accountable for the performance of the colleges they oversee. But it also prompted some members of the advisory panel to wonder whether the department was trying to undermine the for-profit college sector. Most of the institutions that the accreditor oversees are in that sector.
Penn In the News
Audio: U.S. Banks Challenged by Brexit
Krista Schwarz of the Wharton School is quoted about the impact of Brexit on American banks.
Penn In the News
A Family-friendly Policy That’s Friendliest to Male Professors
The underrepresentation of women among the senior ranks of scholars has led dozens of universities to adopt family-friendly employment policies. But a recent study of economists in the United States finds that some of these gender-neutral policies have had an unintended consequence: They have advanced the careers of male economists, often at women’s expense. Similar patterns probably hold in other disciplines, too.
Penn In the News
The Creepy Science Behind Why You Love Target So Much
Sudeep Bhatia of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the science of why people love shopping at certain stores and focuses on Target.
Penn In the News
Study Casts Doubt on Value of Remedial Math for College
Colleges routinely force students with weak math skills to take remedial classes before enrolling in one that yields credit, a requirement that poses one of the biggest hurdles for disadvantaged Americans on the path to getting a degree. Many placed in remediation get disheartened or sidetracked and end up dropping out of college before they ever really start. New research suggests these students might fare better if they simply start in a college-level course and are given extra help on the side.
Penn In the News
South Carolina Calls Proposal to Abolish Pledging a ‘Game Changer’
When the Sigma Chi fraternity chapter at the University of South Carolina at Columbia shut down in March amid hazing allegations, it was the fifth fraternity to be closed or suspended there in less than two years. Now university officials are considering a more drastic step: eliminating the pledging process at all Greek organizations.