Why the Trump administration’s demand for a list of Jews at Penn is so dangerous
In an opinion essay, Sigal Ben-Porath of the Graduate School of Education, Serena Mayeri of Penn Carey Law, and Amanda Shanor of the Wharton School write that, “if history teaches us anything, it is that making lists of Jews, no matter the ostensible purpose, is often a prelude to their and others’ persecution.”
Who’s a Jew? The government should never ask
In an opinion piece, Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education decries government efforts to compel Penn to identify Jews on campus.
Updated volume published on treating and preventing adolescent mental health disorders
Penn calls government’s demand for lists of Jewish staff ‘disconcerting’
The federal government has sued the University of Pennsylvania for information on its Jewish employees. The university said the request recalls a ‘frightening’ history.”
‘A long bridge’: These programs can help foster care youth attend—and succeed at—college
Sarah Wasch of the School of Social Policy & Practice comments on the college aspirations of foster children.
Mind and machine: A lethal cognitive cocktail
Cornelia Walther of the Wharton School offers an A-frame approach to preserve thinking in the age of AI.
Women far outnumber men in law school, med school, vet school and other professional programs
More-educated women are more likely to delay or forgo having children, according to research from the Wharton School.
States scramble to deploy rural health funds as federal deadlines loom
Paula Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Penn Vet plans $94M building at New Bolton Center campus in Chester County
A 63,000-square-foot building is part of a broader expansion at the School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center campus, where another multimillion-dollar academic facility is also set to open soon.
How Penn helped to rescue RHD’s Family Practice health clinics after a nonprofit ownership change
After Family Practice & Counseling Network lost its status as a federally qualified health center and the grant that went with it, the Penn Health System provided financial support to help the clinic stay in business.