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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Review: Paul Offit’s ‘Bad Faith’ Explores Casualties of Doctrine
The latest book, Bad Faith, by Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine is reviewed.
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Swarthmore Declines to Drop Investments in Fossil Fuels
Swarthmore College will not drop fossil fuel stocks from its $1.9 billion endowment, the school’s board of managers announced on Saturday. The board engaged in “extensive preparation, analysis, and robust discussion and debate” leading up to the decision, Gil Kemp, its chairman, said in a statement. Mr.
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Wang Jianlin, a Billionaire at the Intersection of Business and Power in China
Xu Han of the Wharton School is quoted about the expansion of the Wanda Group.
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Invitation of Big Sean to Princeton Festival Brings Debate on Free Speech
Selecting performers for a college music festival can be a thankless job. Musical tastes vary, and students crave a big name. Last spring, Princeton University’s student government, which organizes the college’s Lawnparties festivals, was seen on campus as having come up short on star power. So this year, it hired the rapper Big Sean, whose most recent album topped the Billboard charts.
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Burdened With Debt, Law School Graduates Struggle in Job Market
Jonathan Wang has not practiced law since he graduated from Columbia Law School in 2010, but he did not plan it that way. When he entered law school, the economy was flourishing, and he had every reason to think that with a prestigious degree he was headed for a secure well-paying career. He convinced his parents, who work in Silicon Valley, that he had a plan.
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Accused of Rape, a Student Sues Columbia Over Bias
A Columbia University student who was accused of rape by a fellow student, who then targeted him in a very public campus action, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit on Thursday against the school; its president, Lee C. Bollinger; and one of its professors.
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Promising Full College Credit, Arizona State University Offers Online Freshman Program
Arizona State University, one of the nation’s largest universities, is joining with edX, a nonprofit online venture founded by M.I.T. and Harvard, to offer an online freshman year that will be available worldwide with no admissions process and full university credit.
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Helping Women and Girls. Period. Part Two.
The annual Public Policy Challenge hosted by the Fels Institute of Government is mentioned.
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The Risks Associated With ‘Productivity Pills’ Outweigh the Benefits
Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences pens an op-ed detailing the risks associated with “productivity pills,” such as Adderall.
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Anxiety in Missoula Over Book About Campus Assaults
This town is bracing for a book. The local prosecutor wrote an urgent letter to its publishers trying to delay its release. Book sellers are taking orders for copies that wait in sealed boxes, ready to be opened on Tuesday. Some people are dreading its revelations about rape in their football-loving college town. Others are glad: Tell the story, they say, the louder the better.