Through
4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law doesn’t believe that Donald Trump can prevail in arguing that he was acting in his capacity as president while trying to win an election.
Penn In the News
The School of Nursing is lauded as the top ranked nursing school in the world, placing the U.S. at the top of an Insider Monkey analysis of the world’s top nursing universities.
Penn In the News
Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing says that insurance coverage is the primary barrier for access to weight management treatment.
Penn In the News
Dean Pam Grossman of the Graduate School of Education says that “grow your own” teaching programs that recruit locally have been successful.
Penn In the News
In a guest column, Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule demystifies the admissions process for high school students hoping to earn a spot at a selective campus.
Penn In the News
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that no one in the public, herself included, is interested in lowering standards for nurses.
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An analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates that President Biden’s loan plan will cost $519 billion over 10 years, with 75% of the benefit going to households making $88,000 or less per year.
Penn In the News
The Wharton School will create a virtual institute for HBCU students interested in the alternative-investment industry.
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Johanna Greeson of the School of Social Policy & Practice led a study that surveyed current and recent foster youth in the U.S. about their experiences of the pandemic. Many respondents reported facing housing instability, food insecurity, and a lack of support. “I hope we can use this learning to inform policy and practice changes so that when disaster strikes again, all our systems, including health care, can more effectively respond to the safety, health, and well-being needs of these marginalized young people,” said Greeson.
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Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and School of Arts & Sciences spoke about how schools and school boards are working to meet demands from parents and lawmakers. “All these demands by parents are very understandable, such as lower class size,” said Ingersoll. “Who wouldn’t want their child to be in a class of 18? And, yes, let’s teach Mandarin and, yes, let’s bring back Latin. There are so many demands but very little recognition of the costs.”