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High textbook prices lead profs to explore alternatives

(09/16/11 3:12am)

With textbook prices climbing steadily higher, some professors are exploring bookstore alternatives to try to decrease the financial burden on their students.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/09/high_textbook_prices_lead_profs_to_explore_alternatives

Veterans find new home base on campus

(09/09/11 4:04pm)

Thomas Allison was a college freshman when the planes struck the World Trade Center. He could see the smoke all the way from his University of Connecticut campus — some 140 miles from Manhattan.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/09/veterans_find_new_home_base_on_campus

In finance, women see lower pay than men

(04/28/11 1:26am)

When it comes to pay equality in finance, the glass ceiling remains a ways off.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/04/in_finance_women_see_lower_pay_than_men

Some interns content with unpaid work

(04/20/11 7:53am)

In the scramble for summer work, some students wind up working pro bono.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/04/some_interns_content_with_unpaid_work

Penn degree yields high returns

(04/14/11 6:21am)

A Penn degree is worth the investment, according to a recent study.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/04/penn_degree_yields_high_returns

Job market improves for students

(03/28/11 9:16am)

Surveys show positive signs in the job market for graduating seniors.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/03/job_market_improves_for_students

Wharton study reveals widespread mistrust of banks

(03/21/11 4:13am)

While many symptoms of the recession have begun to improve, a Wharton study indicates that distrust in banks may be an obstacle to further recovery.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/03/wharton_study_reveals_widespread_mistrust_of_banks

Penn tops internship ranking

(03/15/11 6:27am)

With 90 percent of its students graduating with internship experience, Penn was ranked by US News and World Report as the top university in the country at producing undergraduate interns.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/03/penn_tops_internship_ranking

Despite national stats, Wharton MBAs' entrance to health care is steady

(03/03/11 9:04am)

With healthcare reform front and center in political discussions, an escalating number of business students across the country are looking to work in the field of health care.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/03/despite_national_stats_wharton_mbas_entrance_to_health_care_is_steady

Teach for America gains popularity at Penn

(02/25/11 9:09am)

A growing number of students are heading back to the classroom after graduation — not to graduate school, but to elementary, middle and high schools all across the country.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/02/teach_for_america_gains_popularity_at_penn

HUP may stop hiring smokers

(02/23/11 9:41am)

Hospitals around the country have found a new way to deal with smokers — not hiring them.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/02/hup_may_stop_hiring_smokers

Career fair features vast range of industries

(02/21/11 9:03am)

With a turnout of 97 employers, Career Services hosted its largest spring career fair to date Friday in Houston Hall.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/02/career_fair_features_vast_range_of_industries

Arts jobs pose worthwhile challenges

(02/17/11 2:59am)

All the world’s a stage, but it isn’t always hiring.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/02/arts_jobs_pose_worthwhile_challenges

Museum of the macabre

(02/11/11 8:55am)

The skulls don’t scare College junior Cassandra Turcotte. If anything worries her, it’s the bugs.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/02/museum_of_the_macabre

Penn in Washington helps students find employment in D.C.

(02/07/11 3:47am)

WASHINGTON — At a school where graduates tend to flock to New York, Penn in Washington is looking to spark student interest in working in the nation’s capital.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2011/02/penn-in-washington-helps-students-find-employment-in-d-c