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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Dartmouth Removes New Native American Head Amid Ethnicity Questions
Dartmouth College has removed the new director of its Native American Program after tribal officials and alumni accused her of misrepresenting herself as an American Indian. The Ivy League school hired Susan Taffe Reed last month to serve as a liaison between the college and Native Americans, saying her role as president of the Eastern Delaware Nations would be instrumental in helping guide Indian students. But her appointment quickly became mired in controversy as some Native Americans said Dartmouth didn’t sufficiently vet Ms.
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Baby Boomer Women and the Burden of Debt
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School writes about researching baby boomer women and how they are handling debt.
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At Silicon Valley’s Favorite Business School, Allegations of a Tough Workplace
Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business has won plaudits for its tech-focused offerings and been ranked the top school in the nation, if not the world. The two-year M.B.A. program admits just 6% of applicants, counts among its alumni General Motors Co. Chief Executive Mary Barra and maintains a powerful network in Silicon Valley.
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How Some Investors Get Special Access to Companies
Brian Bushee of the Wharton School is cited for researching trading volume around the time of private meetings.
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More Help for College Men With Depression and Anxiety
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Don’t Compare Your Savings to That of Your Peers
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School is mentioned as a co-author of a research paper that shows the effects of peer pressure on retirement savings.
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More Cubans Migrate to U.S.
Román de la Campa of the School of Arts & Sciences shares his thoughts on the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act.
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Let’s Bring Higher Education Out of the Middle Ages
At a time when the world desperately needs more expansive thinkers than ever before (and when higher education in the U.S. has never been more expensive), too many schools are churning out narrow specialists ill-equipped to deal with the vast complexity of today’s uber-global, rapidly changing reality.
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How Colleges Can Teach Entrepreneurship
Karl Ulrich of the Wharton School pens an op-ed about entrepreneurship being taught in a university.
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Students Set a New Course With Off-Beat Majors