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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Professors Question Traditional Four-year Residential College Model
One of the greatest presumptions in U.S. higher education is that a traditional undergraduate degree, earned in four years while living on or near campus, is a good way to prepare young people to get a job and become well-rounded thinkers, at least according to Mitchell Stevens.
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UC Berkeley Studies International Education Campus in Richmond
On the waterfront seven miles from UC Berkeley, the university owns what is now an isolated and somewhat ramshackle collection of storage facilities and labs. But Berkeley's chancellor envisions it as a future showcase for international education.
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Cal State’s African American Enrollment Down Despite Years of Outreach
For a decade, California State University leaders have set aside several Sundays each February to visit churches in the African American community and preach the benefits of preparing young people for college. During that time, undergraduate enrollment of African Americans at Cal State's 23 campuses has mostly been on the decline, from 5.8% of the total student population in 2004 to 4.6% in 2013.
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In Brian Williams’ Case, Will Americans Forgive and Forget?
Eric Orts of the Wharton School comments on newscaster Brian Williams misrepresenting facts on air.
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Smartphone Apps Keep Pace With Costly Fitness Trackers
Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on researching the accuracy of smartphone fitness applications and wearable fitness trackers.
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USC Ranks 3rd in Nation for Fundraising, Bested by Harvard and Stanford
USC is once again ranked third among U.S. universities for its fundraising successes, according to a national survey being released Wednesday. USC was reported to have received nearly $732 million in gifts in 2014. The annual survey by the Council for Aid to Education found that Harvard University was first, with $1.16 billion in donations, setting a new record. Stanford came next, with $928.4 million.
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Migrant College Students Face More Stress Than Their Peers, Study Says
Recent federal policies to limit deportations and state programs to expand financial aid have benefited college students who entered the country illegally, but those young people still face emotional, educational and money problems, according to a new national study by UCLA researchers.
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UC Coaches’ Financial Bonuses May be Tied to Athletes’ Grades
Coaches are among the most highly-paid employees in the University of California system, with hefty bonuses if their teams have good seasons and win championships. On Wednesday, UC officials debated how to add another factor to coaches' compensation — and it has nothing to do with how well their teams perform. The university is moving to link student athletes' grades and graduation rates to the bonuses that coaches can receive.
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More Colleges Under Pressure to Divest, Though Effect Is Debatable
Not since the 1980s have there been so many efforts aimed at urging colleges and universities to divest from stocks and other holdings for political and social causes. The campaigns are diverse: Fossil fuels and their effect on climate change. Israel's occupation of the West Bank. The use of guns in massacres at schools and elsewhere.
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UC System Reports Record Number of Applications for Fall 2015 Semester
The University of California received a record number of applications from an increasingly diverse pool of candidates, with more than a third of them Latinos for the first time, officials announced Monday. Overall, 193,873 students sought entrance to at least one of UC's nine undergraduate campuses for fall 2015, a 5.8% increase over the number of applications for fall 2014, according to preliminary data.