Articles by James McFadden
02/23/20 9:38pm
At Penn, former Bush official says unethical conduct is in a ‘whole new world with Trump’
Painter, who worked for former President George W. Bush, said ethical norms are declining under 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump's presidency. 02/14/20 7:33pm
Trump gives student scholarship to fight 'failing' schools – but she attends Phila. charter
President Donald Trump awarded a scholarship to Philadelphia schoolgirl Janiyah Davis to promote school choice, condemning "failing government schools." But Davis attends one of the best charter schools in the city. 10/24/17 9:15pm
Phila.'s Office of Immigrant Affairs is working with local advocacy groups to protect DACA recipients
The office has partnered with local, smaller advocate groups and nonprofit organizations to help those affected by the Trump administrations decision to repeal DACA. 10/22/17 4:59pm
In a new book, this Penn GSE professor calls on colleges to 'insist on a commitment' to free speech
"Campuses have to insist on a commitment to hearing a diverse set of views that are in line with our mission of advancing and disseminating knowledge,” GSE professor Sigal Ben-Porath said. 10/04/17 6:42pm
These Penn students joined 700 entrepreneurs from around the world for the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston
Some Penn students are going as part of their work for Rough Draft Ventures, a venture capital company that supports entrepreneurship at the university level. 09/27/17 6:35pm
Penn researchers have found that sleep deprivation can improve depression
Sleep deprivation might help treat depression because it resets patient's circadian clock, an "internal clock." 09/21/17 8:20pm
The new University Council representative for the College Republicans voted for Clinton
“Moving forward the board chose a more moderate representative — that’s me,” Wharton junior Nile Nwogu said. 09/15/17 4:18pm
Nearly a year post-election, support for Trump among College Republicans is on the rise
Leaders of the group said a key area of concern is the issue of free speech on college campuses. 09/03/17 5:38pm
Mayor Jim Kenney wants to clean up 'Filthadelphia' and he's enlisting Penn's help
The Zero Waste and Litter Action Plan aims to reduce litter in the city and end the city’s use of landfills and conventional incinerators by 2035. 05/02/17 6:39pm
At the final for the Penn startup showcase, groups gave elevator pitches in an actual elevator to compete for $100,000 in prizes
The winning group was Twine, a human resources software company that helps employers save money by retaining their top employees. The group, who beat over a hundred other participants, won a $30,000 grand prize. 04/17/17 11:14pm
A Wharton MBA graduate has launched a website for people to find the perfect diamond
Launched last October, Rare Carat bills itself as the “kayak.com of diamonds,” allowing users to browse for diamonds in the same way that travel search engine KAYAK allows users to search for travel deals. 04/02/17 7:43pm
Students and faculty read 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' aloud — for seven hours straight
The Kelly Writers House held its annual Marathon Reading program on Thursday, where students and faculty took turns reading out loud from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy series. 02/26/17 9:28pm
'A child is a child before their nationality,' UNICEF president says at Houston Hall
On Thursday, Caryl Stern, president and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF came to Houston Hall to speak about the state of the global refugee crisis. 02/21/17 10:02pm
Reagan transportation secretary is excited about drones and self-driving cars
“When we try to inhibit the progress of technology to save a few jobs, we don’t come out ahead as a society,” former Secretary of Transportation James Burnley said. 02/21/17 9:58pm
Thousands of Harvard emails were public until recently, exposing student grades and financial information
Thousands of Harvard University student and faculty email messages were accessible to the public for years, compromising student grades and financial data, the Harvard Crimson reported yesterday. Both students and administrators have used email lists hosted by the Harvard Computer Society to create email lists that are available to the public unless explicitly made private. 02/05/17 9:48pm