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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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‘Adversarial collaboration’ makes feuding scholars work together
Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the success of the Adversarial Collaboration Project, which has brought together dozens of academics with conflicting ideological or theoretical views.
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Transformative change starts with responsible research
In a co-authored Op-Ed, Dean Erika H. James of the Wharton School says that business scholars have a duty to teach the next generation about inclusivity, sustainability, and corporate responsibility.
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Europe is ahead of the U.S. on gender equity. So why is abuse in HE rife?
In an opinion piece, Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice contrasts Europe’s pronounced efforts to reduce gender inequality with recent studies which find alarming rates of gender-based violence in European universities.
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Radical transparency can fix bad behavior by academic journals
In an Op-Ed, Jerry Jacobs of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that operational data like desk rejection rates and peer review processing times would be more useful for correcting sloppy journal practices than an “author’s bill of rights.”
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Famed Duke expert on human dishonesty suspected of fraud
The Wharton School’s Joseph Simmons is quoted on the possibility of wider fraud when some is discovered.
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US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises
In an analysis of inequality in medical education, Penn experts, including UPHS CEO Kevin Mahoney, said, “courage is needed to move forward. This courage, though, is most needed from leaders and colleagues in positions of privilege.”
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Questions over implementation as India approves system overhaul
Alan Ruby of the Graduate School of Education commented on India’s plans to overhaul its higher education system. “The big story is the commitment to growing the total size of the sector by adding 35 million places, effectively doubling the current infrastructure,” he said.
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Books interview: Kathy Peiss
Kathy Peiss of the School of Arts and Sciences was interviewed about her latest book, “Information Hunters: When Librarians, Soldiers, and Spies Banded Together in World War II Europe.”
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Emerging Economies Summit: India Is ‘Blueprint for Developing World’
Alan Ruby of the Graduate School of Education praised India’s decision to grant “autonomous status” to 62 universities, which allows the schools to establish new courses, curricula, salaries, and off-campus centers without government approval.
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Female Leadership Moves Backwards in World’s Top Universities
Amy Gutmann is cited as one of the women who leads a major international institution of higher education.