Higher Education
GSE opens Center for Minority Serving Institutions
Recently opened Center for Minority Serving Institutions is the first of its kind.
Record number applies for Class of 2018
Penn received 35,788 regular decision applications, a 14 percent increase from last year’s 31,250 apps.Higher education roundup: Nov. 22
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Scott Mackler, pioneering Penn professor, dies
Scott Mackler, a longtime Penn professor, pioneering addiction researcher and physician who battled for 15 years with Lou Gehrig’s disease, died Wednesday evening.As 'urban Ivy,' Penn leads in urban revitalization
Executive vice presidents from peer institutions discussed their schools’ development efforts in urban communities on Thursday.Higher education round-up: Oct. 25
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University association elects Gutmann vice chair
Penn President Amy Gutmann was elected vice chair of the Association of American Universities on Tuesday, a position that gives her a national platform to discuss and lobby for higher-education issues.
West Virginian ‘Wharton’ school not worried about sharing name
Ohio Valley University’s business school is named after local business owners Gene and Joyce Wharton.Divestment group faces uphill fight at Penn
Students at more than 300 college campuses are calling on their administrations to stop investing in fossil fuels, and the movement is starting to grow at Penn.Penn graduate students advocate for disability education
Two Social Policy & Practice students created the Disability Student Interest Group to work to incorporate disability education into their curriculum.Gutmann now second-highest-paid Ivy president
Penn President Amy Gutmann was the second-highest-paid Ivy League campus head in 2011, jumping up one spot on the annual Ivy compensation rankings.Penn supports education start-up incubator
Penn GSE created Education Design Studio, Inc., which assists start-ups through a $10,000 investment and up to 18 months of mentorship.ICYMI: Obama plans higher ed ratings
The Daily Pennsylvanian breaks down some of the president’s recent plans to reform American higher education, including his proposal to tie his higher ed ratings to federal financial aid.Higher education round-up: Sept. 30
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Master's in integrated design now offered
The interdisciplinary program between Wharton, Engineering and the School of Design will provide a career path for students without engineering experience but who are still interested in product design.U.S. News changes ranking methodology
The methodology differs from years past more generally in its focus on outcome measures from universities as opposed to what students look like when they enroll.Higher education round-up: Aug. 30
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