4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Report: Biden’s new debt relief plan estimated to cost $84 billion
According to economists at the Penn Wharton Budget Model, President Biden’s new plan to forgive some or all student loans for 26 million Americans would cost about $84 billion over 10 years.
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The activist academy
In her book “Chasing the Intact Mind,” Amy S.F. Lutz of the School of Arts & Sciences argues that the current approach to disabilities studies marginalizes the most severely disabled.
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Sociology: Practically constitutional!
In an Op-Ed, Jerry A. Jacobs of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Florida’s recent effort to marginalize sociology is a shortsighted move to score political points while jeopardizing an important component of the nation’s world-leading system of higher education.
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Campus vending machines now stocked with life-saving products
Rebecca E. Stewart of the Perelman School of Medicine says that harm-reduction vending machines have only begun cropping up recently in the U.S. but are commonplace in many other countries, often distributing products that are significantly more controversial than Narcan.
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Professors craft courses on ChatGPT with ChatGPT
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is requiring students to use ChatGPT for their coursework.
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Competitive colleges have a great admissions year
Penn reported a record number of more than 59,000 applicants this year, with remarks from Dean Whitney Soule of Admissions on the application’s newly instituted requirement: a written thank-you note to someone.
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The push for a three-year bachelor’s degree
Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education advocates for a more tightly packaged three-year bachelor’s degree.
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After DEI, conservatives attack ESG
Witold Henisz of the Wharton School says that the ubiquity of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) strategies among firms would leave colleges with limited options for investment advisers under an anti-ESG bill.
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How gross inequalities in institutional wealth distort the higher education ecosystem and shortchange the vast majority of middle- and lower-income undergraduates
Penn is noted for its pledge to contribute $100 million over 10 years to renovate decrepit Philadelphia schools, potentially assisting a more diverse student body.
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Can AI write your next résumé and cover letter?
In an Op-Ed, Joseph Barber of Career Services offers recommendations for how graduate students can leverage AI tools like ChatGPT to explore career options and pursue opportunities.