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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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UC Won’t Assist Federal Agents in Immigration Actions Against Students
The University of California announced sweeping actions Wednesday to protect its students who came into the country illegally, saying it would refuse to assist federal immigration agents, turn over confidential records without court orders or supply information for any national registry based on race, national origin or religion. “While we still do not know what policies and practices the incoming fede
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California University Leaders Urge Trump to Embrace Students Who Are in The U.S. Illegally
Leaders of California’s three systems of public higher education sent a joint letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday urging him to allow students who are in the country illegally to c
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California Democrats Ask Obama to Pardon Nearly 750,000 ‘Dreamers,’ but White House Says It Wouldn’t Work
The members of Congress who persuaded President Obama to grant temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the country illegally as children are now asking him to use a pardon to prevent those immigrants from being deported by President-elect Donald Trump. The White House, however, promptly batted down the idea. Reps.
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Fliers Advertising ‘UCLA White Students Group’ Removed From Campus
A handful of fliers posted at UCLA promoting a “white students group” that school officials say does not exist on campus have been removed, officials said Wednesday. UCLA Maintenance workers found three or four of the hand bills taped to buildings on Monday, said campus spokesman Tod Tamberg.
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You’re Probably Tired of the Presidential Race, but Long Campaigns Are a Good Thing
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on the benefits of long presidential campaigns.
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UCLA Says Analysis of Campus Shooting Led to Security Improvements
Students and faculty saw police swarm their campus. They heard rumors of gunshots and hid in bathrooms. When they classrooms didn’t lock, they piled furniture against the doors and tried to construct makeshift barricades.
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Merced, the Least Renowned of UC’s Campuses, Is Attracting More Students and Rising in the Rankings
Gabriel Picazo applied to only one University of California campus — and not the one his family and friends expected. The 20-year-old from Long Beach chose UC Merced — the youngest, smallest and least renowned of the UC system’s nine undergraduate campuses. It is far from bustling urban centers, located in a flat expanse of grazing land that it shares with cows. But Merced had what the aspiring engineer wanted: a focus on sustainability, with cutting-edge research and ambitious conservation goals.
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Donald Trump Has Turned to Scorched-earth Campaigning. It Could Affect a Lot More Than the Election
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted about the potential effects on politics after the upcoming presidential election.
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DNA Database Highlights Need for New Medical Privacy Protections
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School is quoted on triaging big data in medicine.
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Why I Won’t Reenlist as a Yale Alumni Interviewer
Last year, I conducted alumni interviews for Yale applicants. It's an easy gig. You take a smart, ambitious 17-year-old out for hot chocolate, ask him about his life and then report back to the university, “Yup, this is another great kid.” I recently got an email asking me to reenlist. Was I ready for another admissions season? I checked “No,” mostly because “Never again” wasn't an option. I hold no grudge. I have no ax to grind.