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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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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.
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If Grit Breeds Success, How Can I Get Grittier?
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about “grit” and success.
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‘Forest Bathing’ Latest Fitness Trend to Hit U.S. – ‘Where Yoga Was 30 Years Ago’
David Yaden of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “There have been studies comparing walking in nature with walking in an urban environment and testing people on their mood, different aspects of depression and in some cases, brain scans.”
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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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Plan for Higher University Fees for Better Teaching
Universities in England will be able to increase tuition fees above £9,000 from autumn 2017, if they have high-quality teaching, in plans announced by Universities Minister Jo Johnson. The proposals will also make it easier for new universities to open. The plans aim to encourage more competition and better consumer value for students.
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Discord on Test Scores
For years, as applicants weighed whether their scores on the ACT or SAT were better (and which would make them more attractive to colleges), they used a “concordance table” that ACT and the College Board produced to show how to make such comparisons. So naturally many have been waiting to see how the table would change now that the College Board is using a new version of the SAT. The College Board this month released a new version of the table. But while there is a table, there is no concordance between the College Board and the ACT.
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Colleges Heavily Discount Tuition, and It Might Be a Race to Extinction
The effects of growing income inequality continue to ripple through the American economy as every sector from retailers to automakers try to figure out how to appeal to an increasingly bifurcated consumer base — the rich, the poor, and a shrinking middle class. In the retail and restaurant worlds, the strategy among the likes of Walmart and McDonald’s has long been to gain market share with seemingly endless discounts. But that approach is showing signs of aging as consumer preferences shift and lower prices weigh on the bottom line.
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‘Hamilton’ Star, Playwright Honored at Penn Graduation
Lin-Manuel Miranda is featured as the commencement speaker for the Class of 2016.