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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 System Divests $30 Million in Prison Holdings Amid Student Pressure
The University of California system has sold about $30 million of its holdings in companies that operate private prisons after students voiced their opposition to such investments.
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USC Law School Seeks to Smooth the Way for First-Generation Students
The students nodded in agreement when a speaker talked about feeling "like a fraud in class." Later, they talked about worrying about passing their classes or fleeting thoughts about even dropping out of school.
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Why So Many Teachers Quit, and How to Fix That
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences comments on his work to determine how to better retain teachers.
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There's Already a Law for That
Paul H. Robinson of the Law School is the writes about outdated penal codes.
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Fewer Californians Got Into UC, While Offers to Foreign Students Rose
With the number of UC applicants at a new high, California residents faced tougher odds of gaining acceptance into next fall's freshman classes.