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Education, Business, & Law
Penn’s Field Center Advocates Changing Higher Ed Policy for Former Foster Youth
It’s a momentous day when a foster child graduates from high school. But, now what? One center at the University of Pennsylvania is working to address the needs of this under-the-radar population by stimulating a shift in higher education policy.
Penn Student Set on Career Path to Lead a Charter School
Jessica King, 20, who calls herself “a child of public school,” is on a path to become the principal of a charter school. King was admitted to the University of Pennsylvania as an early-decision applicant.
Penn Division of Public Safety to Host Open House
The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety will hold its annual Open House on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 4040 Chestnut St.
New Gift from Alumni Robert A. and Penny Grossman Fox Expands Fox Leadership Program at Penn
Thanks to a generous boost from its founders, the Fox Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania will be able to prepare even more students for lives of leadership and service.
Penn Professor Camille Z. Charles Named Straus Institute Fellow
Camille Z. Charles, professor of sociology and Africana studies in the School of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named as a 2013-14 Fellow by the Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law & Justice at New York University.
Photo Booths Help Make Penn Move-In Fun and Shareable
Heading to college for the first time can be an anxious time. Beyond the hard work of packing and moving to campus, nerves can be frazzled. For some, it is the first time they’ll be living away from home. There are the emotional goodbyes, roommates meeting for the first time and a whole new campus to navigate.
Penn Students Travel the World to Research Alternative Currencies
There are about 4,000 alternative currencies in use around the world, and they vary widely. In Zimbabwe, a country with so much hyperinflation that it hasn’t had a national currency since 2009, people create colorful non-bank notes and barter for goods and services.
Penn Vet Protects 145 Acres of Chester County Farmland With Conservation Easement
With the signing of an agricultural conservation easement this week, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has ensured that 145 acres of its New Bolton Center Campus will be protected from development and will continue
Penn’s Chaplain Chaz Howard: The Healing Gift of Poetry
Through Chaz Howard’s career as a spiritual advisor, he has shared the joys of the human experience as well as some of the most painful times in people’s lives.
Art in the City Academy at Penn Gives Students Lessons on Art and Life
It was a big day for 10 high school students gathered in Fisher-Bennett Hall at the University of Pennsylvania. The 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds enrolled in Penn’s Art in the City Academy were preparing to give their final presentations.
In the News
Bloomberg
ChatGPT will come for partners’ work in contract law, says prof
David Hoffman of Penn Carey Law says that “generative interpretation” can replace the messy and expensive way lawyers currently hash out the meaning of words in legal agreements, using dictionaries and Latin canons.
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CNN
Why Corporate America is keeping quiet on abortion
In a Q&A, Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School discusses the changing winds of corporate activism and the dilemma business leaders find themselves in with abortion.
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CNN
Here’s what would happen to the US economy if there are no rate cuts this year
Itay Goldstein of the Wharton School says stock market prices still reflect the expectation that the Federal Reserve will cut rates later this year, even with the recent selloff.
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Axios
Wawa marks a 60th anniversary milestone
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that Wawa’s endurance has been fueled by authenticity, a fun name, and its offering of fresh quality foods.
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The New York Times
Biden’s student loan repayment plan is being challenged. Here’s what to know
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School attributes $235 billion of the cost of the SAVE loan repayment plan to its increased generosity relative to existing plans.
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