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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the impact that the sitcom “A Different World” had on students applying to historically black colleges and universities.
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Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the impact of philanthropic foundations supporting historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
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The purpose of diversity efforts on college campuses is to enhance the population ― but in drawing so much attention to people’s differences, are we actually deepening divides? That’s the exact argument made by Jonathan Haidt and Lee Jussim in a recent Wall Street Journal piece titled “Hard Truths About Race on Campus” that references recent pushes by universities to meet student diversity demands with initiatives such as adding chief diversity officers.
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Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about a new report titled “Investing in Student Success: The Return on Investment (ROI) of Minority Serving Institutions.”
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Kemuel Benyehudah of the Graduate School of Education writes about his experience as a non-traditional student.
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As more students with challenging economic circumstances pursue higher education, colleges and universities must abandon the notion that they can go at it alone and still serve their students well. That was one of the key pieces of advice that a university president shared at the Association of Governing Boards’ national conference Monday during a panel on how to balance the need to increase completion rates and maintain quality. The event drew more than 1,100 individuals.
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Paola Esmieu of the Graduate School of Education, a Law School student, writes about Hispanic-serving institutions.
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Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about a new initiative launched by the Center for Minority Serving Institutions called Pathways to the Professoriate.
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Briana O’Neal of the Graduate School of Education shares her thoughts about the SAT, ACT and test-optional policies in colleges and universities.
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“For people of color, a chilly climate and working at an institution or organization with a history of exclusion all has a negative impact, wherever you are,” Gwendolyn Dungy said, speaking at a networking event for faculty and administrators of color at the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ annual meeting on Thursday.