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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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When Religious Groups Do What the Government Won’t
Ram Cnaan of the School of Social Policy & Practice comments on faith-based organizations contracting with the government.
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Angela Duckworth on Passion, Grit and Success
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed.
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University of North Carolina President Raises Concerns Over ‘Bathroom Bill’
The president of the University of North Carolina told chancellors at the system’s 17 campuses that they must implement the state’s new “bathroom bill,” but warned state leaders that the law, which requires people to use public restrooms in accordance with the sex on their birth certificate, could endanger the system’s federal funding and hurt alumni giving and recruitment efforts.
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How a Huge University Promotes Its Small-College Appeal
Prospective students and their families pack the auditorium of Arizona State University’s Future Sun Devil Welcome Center. Soon they’ll break into groups for an hourlong campus tour. But first Cassandra Snarr gives them a quick overview. Dozens of admissions staff members like Ms. Snarr take turns making this presentation, and during the busy spring campus-visit season it is given three times a day. On this Tuesday in March, Ms.
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When the Alleged Harasser
An associate professor of classical studies at Wesleyan University is suing the institution for allegedly ignoring her claims of sexual harassment against a man who was serving as her dean at the time and then punishing her for coming forward. Both the former dean and Wesleyan deny the claims and intend a vigorous defense. Lauren Caldwell began working at the Connecticut institution as an assistant professor in 2006, according to her federal complaint.
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Former U-Va. Student ‘Jackie’ Deposed in Rolling Stone Lawsuit
The lawsuit against Rolling Stone filed by University of Virginia associate dean Nicole Eramo proceeded this week with the deposition of the central figure of the magazine’s discredited account of a fraternity gang-rape. The former U-Va. student known as “Jackie” in the 2014 Rolling Stone article sat for a lengthy deposition Thursday at an undisclosed location. A judge has barred lawyers and those involved with the case from discussing details of what Jackie said under-oath about her account of being assaulted.
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‘If America Wants to Kill Science, It’s On Its Way’
Like much of history, scientific memoir is the domain of victors, researchers at their denouement reflecting on their rise to eminence. These are not the voices from the trenches, of scientists working, as so many do daily, to take the next logical step, to make the next discovery. And with few exceptions — Jane Goodall, Rita Levi-Montalcini — these have not been the stories of women. So what does the real work of science in the academy look like, the 99.9 percent that does not make the history books?
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Tenure Rights and the Rise of Title IX: A Looming Culture Clash
Faculty-disciplinary proceedings, which often involve lengthy hearings on charges that can take months to resolve, are on a collision course with colleges’ efforts to quickly and forcefully deal with tenured professors accused of sexual harassment. Exhibit A in the clash is the University of California at Berkeley. The university has already announced a number of changes in its programs and processes in the wake of a controversy over how it has handled several high-profile cases of harassment allegations.
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Tech Flexes Newfound Political Muscle: Analysis
Deborah Small of the Wharton School says, “Customers vote with their wallets and employees are choosing to work for companies that support their values.”
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Boston University Faculty Members Vote to Unionize
After petitioning federal labor officials to let them have union elections last month, full-time and salaried faculty at Boston University voted in favor of unionizing by 4-to-1 margin Wednesday. The vote allows them to join more than 3,500 Boston-area educators who are part of Faculty Forward – a division of Service Employees International Union Local 509. “This is tremendous day for faculty, our students and the entire Boston University community,” Bill Marx, a senior lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Writing Program said in a statement.