Academics
Nursing number one for NIH grants
The University of California San Francisco was ranked second with $8.8 million and the University of Washington was third with $8.5 million.
Hundreds sign petition for Granieri
Student discontent with the tenure denial of History professor Ronald Granieri has continued to grow in recent days. A petition began circulating early Wednesday morning.
Law students safe in down job market so far
Ninety-eight percent of Penn Law students were either employed or continuing their educations upon graduation last year. Shortly afterward, another one to two percent found employment.
Admins not worried over lower nursing exam scores
Drexel University nursing students, among others, outscored Penn School of Nursing students on the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX exams, for 2009.
Wharton website gets new Arabic version
Arabic Knowledge@Wharton will include articles centered on the Middle East’s growing economic importance to the global economy in both English and Arabic.
Two years of planning, Nursing soon to finish new curriculum
Recently, students were asked to write their suggestions and thoughts on post-its on message boards throughout the Nursing School.
Wharton still best in students' minds
Students’ career prospects are also unlikley to be affected by Wharton's drop in BusinessWeek rankings, according to Career Services.
Students protest tenure denial of professor
A 17-person History honors thesis class is leading a charge to protest the tenure denial of their thesis seminar advisor, Ronald Granieri.
Wharton falls in rankings
The school fell to fourth place this year in BusinessWeek's 2010 Undergraduate Business School Rankings. It was ranked third last year after being in first for several years.
Japanese Studies prof dies of sudden heart attack
Professor William LaFleur of the East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department died suddenly from a heart attack on Feb. 26, according to the Office of the Provost. He was on leave this semester.