Higher Education

Penn Coursera course among first to be considered for credit

Less than a year after Penn announced its partnership with Coursera, one of the University’s online classes may soon become among the first in the nation that can be taken for credit.

Ph.D.s, postdocs consider career options after Penn

While doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows obtain their advanced scientific training by conducting research, many Ph.D. graduates move on to positions outside of academia — and even outside of research.

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: Sept. 28

A weekly roundup of news from around the Ivy League and the higher-education community

Penn drops to eighth on U.S. News rankings

Penn dropped three spots to eighth place in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report rankings of the nation’s top colleges and universities. The Wharton School retained its spot as the top undergraduate business school.

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: April 13

A weekly roundup of news from around the Ivy League and the higher-education community

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: April 13

A weekly roundup of news from around the Ivy League and the higher-education community.

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: March 30

A weekly roundup of news from around the Ivy League and the higher-education community.

Admissions Office looks for signs of senioritis

Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said the Office of Admissions usually sends warning letters to newly admitted students and their high-school counselors after a “pattern of lower grades” or a failing grade.

Admit rate holds steady at 12.3 percent

Penn’s overall acceptance rate of 12.3 percent for the Class of 2016 is the exact same as the initial acceptance rate last year. INTERACTIVE: Penn Admission Rates Over Time VIDEO: Your Admissions Memories LAST YEAR: Penn admissions drops to 12.3 percent

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: March 23

A weekly roundup of news from around the Ivy League and the higher-education community

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: March 16

A weekly roundup of higher education news around the Ivy League and peer schools.

Town hall discusses college affordability

At a town hall meeting on college affordability, the leaders — which included names like Philadelphia Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter and former Pennsylvania Gov. and 1965 College graduate Ed Rendell — ran through different ideas to help keep college costs down at Penn and across the nation.

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: Feb. 24

A weekly roundup of higher education news around the Ivy League and peer schools

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: Feb. 17

A weekly roundup of higher education news around the Ivy League and peer schools.

Like Penn, other Ivies see fall in applicant numbers

Following Penn’s 1.7-percent drop in overall applications for the Class of 2016, Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia universities have announced decreases of 1.9, 1.7, 7 and 8.9 percent, respectively. INTERACTIVE: Ivy League Admission Rates

New federal higher education goals unlikely to affect Penn

While President Barack Obama is in the process of rolling out a series of bold new higher education initiatives, Penn administrators say the White House’s ideas will likely leave the University untouched.

GSE professors find Washington higher ed pitfalls

Washington state is having a serious crisis in higher education, according to two Penn researchers.

Provost's Office begins internal review of undergraduate education

Over the next two years, Provost Vince Price will be leading Penn in a large-scale internal review of its undergraduate education.

Panel will address economic diversity on campus

Prompted by a series of opinion pieces that appeared in the Penn Almanac earlier this school year, the panel — which is part of Ware College House’s ongoing “Dinner with Interesting People” speaker series — will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday in McClelland Hall. INTERACTIVE: Pell grants around the Ivies