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Why Entrepreneurs Bring Benefits to Corporate Boards
Laura Huang of the Wharton School says, “Entrepreneurs may or may not actually make good directors — and that is still an empirical question — but this research importantly shows that, regardless, the mere appointment of an entrepreneur is associated with performance and real outcomes.”
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Hallmark’s New Mother’s Day Cards Focus on ‘New Normal’
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says, “Cards that don’t make sense for someone’s life won’t be bought in today’s world, so looking for an underserved segment is a terrific growth opportunity.”
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Students Vent Frustrations as Yale Leaves a Slavery Champion’s Name Intact
Yale University’s decision Wednesday to keep the name of John C. Calhoun, a vocal supporter of slavery, on a residential college touched off a widespread, passionate reaction on a campus that has been roiled by racial tension for much of the academic year. Most of the response from students on social media seemed negative. But a diversity of views had emerged during a series of forums designed to solicit student feedback on the controversial name, said Kimberly M. Goff-Crews, secretary and vice president for student life, in an interview with The Chronicle.
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Sallie Mae Now Offers Education Loans to Parents
Research about college affordability led by the Institute for Research on Higher Education in the Graduate School of Education is cited.
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George Mason’s Plans to Honor Scalia Spark Protests Over the University’s Direction
In death, the late Antonin G. Scalia has sparked the sort of controversy that annoyed him while he was alive, a campus backlash against the perceived influence of conservatives on a public university. By agreeing to rename its law school after the U.S. Supreme Court justice at the behest of an anonymous donor of $20 million, George Mason University has inadvertently provided a flash point uniting several groups on campus with varying agendas.
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Sign of the Times
Pennsylvania State University is rethinking how it trains future faculty members after doctoral students flocked to a crash course in online teaching. The university had hoped its free, noncredit certificate program, which launched in September, would attract about 30 students interested in developing their online teaching skills. Instead, the program beat that target by a factor of ten. The university is now planning to change its existing professional development program to fit the new course’s mold, emphasizing skills-based education over seat time. Laurence B.
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Raising a Child With Grit Can Mean Letting Her Quit
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences is featured for her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.
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Lawmaker Delivers Petition Opposing George Mason’s Decision to Rename Its Law School for Scalia
A Virginia lawmaker sent a petition with more than 1,200 signatures to the council which oversees higher education Wednesday evening, asking them to consider the strong public opposition he has heard to the announcement that George Mason would rename its law school after the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. “Stop GMU from selling the naming rights to the law school to anonymous donors who want to name it for Antonin Scalia,” the petition begins, and Del.
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The Final Straw at UC Davis
Linda P. B. Katehi survived as chancellor of the University of California at Davis after an incident in 2011 where campus police used pepper spray against students engaged in a nonviolent protest. And she survived other controversies in the years since -- even as some students and faculty members demanded her ouster. But on Wednesday evening, she was placed on administrative leave, in part over allegations that haven't been the dominant issues for those demanding her ouster.
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Just Out of the Gate: A CT Scanner Fit for a Horse
Dean Richardson, Barbara Dallap Schaer and Thomas Schaer of the School of Veterinary Medicine are quoted about a new robotic system for taking CT scans of animals while standing.