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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Tales of abuse from a ‘Dream House’
Tales of abuse from a ‘Dream House’
Carmen María Machado, who teaches speculative fiction as a writer in residence in the Creative Writing Program, has received extraordinary attention for her new memoir, “In the Dream House,” using multiple genres to describe an abusive relationship with her former girlfriend.
And the Oscar goes to…
Excellent writing is evident in many of the films nominated for Academy Awards this year, with several edgy alternative films sharing major categories with mainstream blockbusters, says Penn’s Timothy Corrigan, a professor of English and cinema and media studies.
Two Penn juniors named Truman Scholars
Two Penn juniors named Truman Scholars
Two juniors, Annah Chollet and Camilo Duran, have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships, a merit-based award of as much as $30,000 for graduate or professional school to prepare for careers in public service.
Drug-related deaths in 2016 more than double the number actually attributed to drugs
Drug-related deaths in 2016 more than double the number actually attributed to drugs
Research from Penn and Georgetown shows that the estimated number of drug-associated deaths in the U.S. in 2016 was approximately double the number of deaths attributed to drugs.
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U.S. president vs. congressional investigators: How the battle of the branches could play out
U.S. president vs. congressional investigators: How the battle of the branches could play out
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts and Sciences and Tobias Barrington Wolff of the Law School discuss the potential political, legal, and constitutional implications of the fight over a web of investigations and subpoenas.
In the News
NBC News
Notre Dame Law School’s growing influence on the Supreme Court
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Notre Dame Law School has become a bastion for conservative Catholic principles.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
About to turn 60, Kamala Harris represents a new generation. Local women like the sound of that
Nancy Hirschmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Kamala Harris is possibly emerging as a blueprint for how Gen X women older than 50 deal with problems of sexism, invisibility, and dismissal.
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NPR
For some artists, a guaranteed income program has been a lifesaver
Kalen Flynn of the School for Social Policy & Practice says that guaranteed income programs give artists creative freedom and allow them to take risks with their art.
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The Washington Post
Doug Emhoff is all over the campaign trail. Melania Trump is not
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts & Sciences says that whatever candidates’ spouses choose to do during a campaign has the potential to influence voters.
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Los Angeles Times
Trump’s rhetorical walkabouts: A sign of ‘genius’ or cognitive decline?
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that reporters should throw off the traditional journalistic imperative of brevity and simplicity by quoting Donald Trump in full.
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