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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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‘Yes’ to Sex? Students Consider What That Looks and Sounds Like
Andrew Rayo knows Towson University’s policy on sexual consent won’t make him look like a Hollywood stud, swooping in to hustle someone into bed. Today’s sexual climate calls for more caution than that. Instead, Mr. Rayo, a junior English and theater major, follows the rules. At Towson that means getting a green light through "affirmative words or actions" before any intimate contact. He does that, he says, to make sure his partner is truly interested. He also knows it will keep him out of trouble.
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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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Diversify Your Workforce: Leveraging the Employer-College Connection
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the lack of diversity in the STEM workforce.
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These Students Are Developing Bacteria That Eats Our Plastic Pollution
Undergraduates Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao are featured as winners of the 2016 Wharton Business Plan Competition.
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Tenure Denied
Tenure denials happen all the time, and they’re most often accepted by fellow professors and students as an unpleasant byproduct of the tenure system. But sometimes such denials rock an institution. That’s what’s happening now at Dartmouth College, regarding the failed bid of Aimee Bahng, an assistant professor of English who faculty members and students alike say deserves a permanent position on campus.
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Research Finds Black Males’ Interest in K-12 Teaching Rising
Alice Ginsberg, Marybeth Gasman and Andrés Castro Samayoa of the Graduate School of Education pen a letter to the editor about the increase in black-male interest in teaching K-12.
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MSIs: A Good Long-term Investment for Students
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about a new report titled “Investing in Student Success: The Return on Investment (ROI) of Minority Serving Institutions.”
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Commentary: We Need Unbiased Medical Exams for Presidential Candidates
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences co-authors an article about the need for unbiased medical exams for presidential candidates.
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New President Chosen for Texas Southern University
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about new leadership at Texas Southern University.
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In a President’s Message to the Graduates, High Notes and Political Overtones
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center shares her thoughts on President Obama’s rhetoric in his recent commencement addresses.