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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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A Firing With Consequences
The Board of Curators of the University of Missouri System violated academic freedom in dismissing Melissa Click, a former assistant professor of communication studies at the Columbia campus, according to a new investigatory report by the American Association of University Professors. As a result, AAUP could vote to censure Mizzou’s administration at the association’s upcoming meeting.
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The Great War and Modern Health Care
Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about the effects of World War I on medical practice.
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Are the Best Bosses the Ones Who Put Off Difficult Decisions?
Adam Grant of the Wharton School shares his opinion about how procrastination can be a good thing for decision makers.
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6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking the MBA Plunge
Claire Leinweber of the Wharton School comments on the resources business schools offer to MBA students.
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New Poll Finds 9 in 10 Native Americans Aren’t Offended by Redskins Name
A 2004 poll conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center about Native Americans’ opinions about the Washington Redskins’ name is mentioned.
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Overtime for Some
The Obama administration Tuesday night released final rules -- feared by many higher education administrators but eagerly awaited by some employees -- that will require employers to make overtime payments to millions of workers who aren't now eligible. The administration also reiterated many exemptions in established law for higher education employees (those who can be seen as teachers). And those exemptions may disappoint some adjuncts, postdocs, graduate student employees and many research assistants who had hoped the new rules would increase their paychecks.
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As Consent Rules Change, Big Questions Come to the Surface
Students aren’t the only people on campus who are struggling with how to determine when a sexual act crosses the line into assault. As hundreds of universities and a few states adopt "affirmative consent" policies requiring permission for each escalating act of intimacy, the often-blurry boundaries crossed behind closed doors are raising questions for campus administrators and lawyers. How widespread are incidents of campus sexual assault, and how can colleges reduce confusion over what constitutes consent?
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UNC Tuition for $500? State Lawmakers Consider the Possibility at 5 Campuses
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about encouraging diversity at minority-serving institutions.
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Fears for Future of UNC Black Colleges
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on leaders of black colleges in North Carolina speaking out against a bill that would cut tuition and revenue.
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The Many Meanings of a Fist
A picture of 16 black female cadets raising their fists triumphantly went viral on social media after sparking an internal investigation at the United States Military Academy. West Point sought to determine whether these graduating cadets violated a defense department ban on "partisan" speech via a physical gesture with ties to black-power-era militancy and contemporary antiracist activism.