PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will join Princeton University, the University of Michigan, the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University in partnering with Coursera, an online education platform, to make Web-based courses available free and to improve teaching on campuses.
Law School
Dorothy Roberts Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor
PHILADELPHIA -- Dorothy Roberts has been named the University of Pennsylvania’s 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, effective July 1. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price.
Dorothy Roberts
Doctors Object to Secrecy in Pa.'s New Natural Gas Law
April 13, 2012
Adam M. Finkel of Law School discusses a new natural gas law.
Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Sotomayor Reflects on Her Law Career
April 6, 2012
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is featured for attending the opening of Golkin Hall in the Law School.
Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
On Health Care Law, Who’s the Judicial Activist?
April 3, 2012
Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School contributes his views on “judicial activism.”
Article Source: Politico.com
Rakoff Seeking Truth of Wall Street Wrongdoing Labeled Rogue
April 4, 2012
David Skeel of the Law School is quoted about a U.S. district judge who has tried Wall Street executives.
Article Source: Bloomberg
Audio: What Broccoli Has to do With Health Care
March 27, 2012
Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School joins the conversation about health insurance.
Article Source: “Marketplace,” American Public Media
Audio: The Trayvon Martin Case
March 26, 2012
David Rudovsky of the Law School discusses the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.
Article Source: “Radio Times With Marty Moss-Coane,” WHYY Radio (Philadelphia)
Redskins, Cowboys Seek Arbitration for Salary Cap Reductions Imposed by NFL
March 25, 2012
Stephen Burbank of the Law School is cited for being the arbitrator for an NFL reduction insalary caps for the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.
Article Source: Associated Press
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has an on-campus ISDN line and ready access to a satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability.
Expert:
Debra Schilling Wolfe
Executive Director, Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research
University of Pennsylvania
Credentials:
Debra Schilling Wolfe
