Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education authors an op-ed on the possibility of historically black colleges offering online education.
Education
An Online HBCU Degree?
Critics: Obama ‘Out of Touch’ With U.S.
Chad Dion Lassiter of the School of Social Policy & Practice says the “Ground Zero” mosque debate “is an opportunity for Americans to get past their fear of Islam.”
California to Use New Type of Nationwide School Tests
Elliot Weinbaum of the Graduate School of Education comments on California’s newly proposed standardized-testing methods.
Running Jogs the Academic Mind
Sarah Barringer Gordon of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Law School is cited for her book “The Spirit of the Law: Religious Voices and the Constitution in Modern America,” and says running helps jump start the mind.
Report to Show Scope, Response to Dropout Crisis
Chad Dion Lassiter of the School of Social Policy & Practice addresses the rising dropout rate in Philadelphia.
Dr. J. Larry Jameson to Lead Penn Medicine
PHILADELPHIA -- J. Larry Jameson, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the next executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of Penn’s School of Medicine, effective July 1, 2011.
The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann.
Laying a Liberal Arts Foundation, on Shaky Ground
Alan Ruby of the Graduate School of Education comments on universities’ global campus development.
Updated: Harvard Says Marc Hauser Guilty of Science Misconduct
David Premack of the School of Arts and Sciences says, "Dishonesty in cognitive science is somehow more disturbing than dishonesty in biology or physical science."
Penn GSE Professor to Speak at White House-Sponsored Conference During National HBCU Week
PHILADELPHIA — Marybeth Gasman, an associate professor in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, will speak at the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities conference in Washington, D.C., during National HBCU Week, which runs Sept. 12-15.
150,000 Students Won’t Find a Place at University Despite A* Grades
Incoming freshman Dominic Waltz is profiled.














