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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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University of Maine Creates Stephen King Chair in Literature
The University of Maine is creating the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature in honor of one of its most famous graduates. The university is collecting applications from English professors to fill the position now. The appointment is set to begin in August and is a five-year, renewable term. The university says the position is tenured and designed to honor the UMaine English department’s “most celebrated graduate.” The school says the position will have undergraduate education as a central focus.
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Study: Minorities Less Likely to Attend Top Public Colleges
Black and Latino students in the U.S. are far less likely than their peers of other races to attend elite public universities, according to a new study. The Center for American Progress, a think tank in Washington, D.C., analyzed federal data from 2014 to compare the types of public colleges students of different races attended. The group divided colleges by selectivity, ranking them as elite public universities, other four-year schools or community colleges.
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Whistleblower Suit Set for Trial in Penn State Abuse Scandal
A lawsuit by the former Penn State assistant football coach who witnessed one-time fellow coach Jerry Sandusky abuse a young boy in the team shower is about to go to trial. Mike McQueary claims in a defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State that he was wrongly retaliated against and fired in 2012 after Sandusky was convicted of abusing 10 boys. Jury selection was set to begin Monday in a courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
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Another Slave Film? Some Are Weary, Others Want More History
Salamishah Tillet of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on movies depicting the history of slaves in America.
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Mother Uncovers Lasting Impact of Baby Son’s Organ Donation
Arupa Ganguly of the Perelman School of Medicine is mentioned for studying retinoblastoma.
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Clinton as Communicator, From Wellesley to Campaign Trail
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center shares her thoughts on Hillary Clinton as a communicator.
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Lauer’s Rough Night Increases Pressure on Debate Moderators
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center critiques host Matt Lauer for how he conducted a forum for presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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Ohio College Opens Entirely Gluten-free Dining Hall
An Ohio college has opened what it says is the first entirely gluten-free dining hall in the country. Cleveland.com reports that Kent State University restructured Prentice Cafe in Prentice Hall after administrators noticed a rising number of students with intolerance to gluten. Kent State says it's the first campus to offer an entire dining hall that's certified gluten-free. The cafe was certified by the Gluten-Free Food Services Certification Program, which is a food safety program.
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For Trump and Lochte, the Delicate Politics of Contrition
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center compares the rhetoric of Donald Trump and Ryan Lochte.
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Students From Other Races Help Boost Enrollment at Black Colleges
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about the number of nontraditional black students enrolling in historically black colleges and universities.