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Charles Ramsey, 'Ratchet' Social Media and the Exploitation of Lower-Class Blacks

Ernest Owens | Posted 05.12.2013 | Black Voices
Ernest Owens

The experiences of Charles Ramsey, Sweet Brown and Antoine Dodson are unique in a sense that the public is making fun of their sincere demeanor.

The Penn Relays, the Boston Marathon and Having the Courage to Run Through Terror

Charles Howard | Posted 04.25.2013 | Sports
Charles Howard

Running through terror takes courage. It takes teammates who will run along side of you. It takes an awareness of the great cloud of witnesses who are cheering us along. And it takes a runner who will keep running even after they fall.

A Fighter for the Public Interest at the FCC

Victor Pickard | Posted 04.17.2013 | Business
Victor Pickard

Does it matter who chairs the Federal Communications Commission? People might be forgiven if they think it doesn't, especially as President Obama considers a former corporate lobbyist to head the agency.

A $10,500 MLK Letter For Sale

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 04.04.2013 | Black Voices

PHILADELPHIA -- A dealer of rare historic documents is selling a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to a Philadelphia police officer who was assigned ...

Starter Marriage, The Serial: Part 1

Susan Orlins | Posted 03.28.2013 | Women
Susan Orlins

1965. One of my least evolved relationships was with Saul, my first husband. His dimpled cheeks and large, almost bulging eyes gave him a perky Jiminy Cricket look. His mother claimed his I.Q. was at the genius level. My mother thought he was nice.

What's in a Name? Helping High School Seniors Choose the Right College

Rebecca Joseph | Posted 03.27.2013 | College
Rebecca Joseph

The brutal process of applying and waiting for acceptances is over. Now, seniors get to decide which college's offer of admissions to accept. While many adults and students often get attached to college names, they should both realize that colleges are so much more than their names.

The Best Law Schools -- Or Are They!?

Posted 03.13.2013 | College

The all-important (or irrelevant, depending on who you ask) U.S. News & World Report rankings of the top law schools for 2014 were released Tuesday. ...

Biden Announces His Graduation Plans

AP | Posted 05.12.2013 | College

PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Joe Biden will address this year's graduates of the University of Pennsylvania. Officials at the Ivy League schoo...

The University of Pennsylvania's Diverse Student Body and Even More Diverse Wardrobe

CollegeFashionista | Posted 04.16.2013 | Style
CollegeFashionista

While the Wharton business fashionisto may wear a tweed sport coat and carry a matte black briefcase to class, the College English major may be spotted in a pair of Warby Parkers carrying a vintage brown leather satchel.

Wife Kills Former Star College Basketball Player As He Slept: Police

AP | PATRICK WALTERS | Posted 04.14.2013 | Crime

PHILADELPHIA — A member of the University of Pennsylvania's 1979 Final Four team was fatally stabbed by his wife, who told police she had caught...

Universities Sue Students Over Defaulted Loans

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.11.2013 | Business

Several major universities are taking former students to court in an attempt to collect on past-due bills under the Perkins student loan program. G...

Ex-Ivy League Professor Who Killed Wife To Be Released

AP | Posted 03.19.2013 | Crime

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A former Ivy League professor who pleaded guilty to beating his wife to death as she wrapped Christmas presents is set to be p...

Get Game: Become a Geek in Just One Year

Edward Lando | Posted 02.26.2013 | College
Edward Lando

This is a story for those aspiring entrepreneurs blessed with thoughts and pep, and who just itch to pick up the brush and freaking paint their hearts and minds out -- Jackson Pollock style.

Penn Philanthropy Class Gives Out $100K To Local Charities

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 12.11.2012 | College

PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania student Sharree Walls didn't realize when she signed up for a course on philanthropy that she'd actually be...

Girl Beats Leukemia Following Breakthrough Treatment

The New York Times | DENISE GRADY | Posted 12.09.2012 | Science

PHILIPSBURG, Pa. — Emma Whitehead has been bounding around the house lately, practicing somersaults and rugby-style tumbles that make her parents wi...

Black Athlete Graduation Rates Weak According To Penn Study

AP | Posted 12.04.2012 | Black Voices

PHILADELPHIA -- A report released through the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education shows that most of the schools in the NCAA's s...

Troubling Graduation Rates for Black NCAA Student Athletes

Kenneth L. Shropshire | Posted 01.30.2013 | College
Kenneth L. Shropshire

In the midst of college conference realignments and billion dollar media deals the plight of student athletes sometimes does not receive the focus that it should.

(LIVE) Wharton's Social Impact Conference

Posted 01.16.2013 | College

We're live at Wharton's Social Impact Conference today, talking "The Finance of Impact: Innovative Approaches to Social Change." It's this year's them...

Why UPenn Needs a Fashion Program

Daniel Ortiz | Posted 01.12.2013 | College
Daniel Ortiz

Penn has always been at the cutting edge in developing programs that enable its students to integrate their different areas of interest. The fashion industry continues to evolve immensely, and it would be a pity for Penn students to fall behind during this critical period.

Minority Students At Elite New York Private Schools Admitted But Left Out

The New York Times | Jenny Anderson | Posted 10.22.2012 | Home

WHEN Ayinde Alleyne arrived at the Trinity School, an elite independent school on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, he was eager to make new friends. ...

Top 10 Colleges for Budding Entrepreneurs

Unigo | Posted 11.01.2012 | College
Unigo

We're showcasing the colleges across the country that, according to students, have built exemplary entrepreneurship programs.

Beyond February: Black History and The Importance of Discovering Institutional Memory

Charles Howard | Posted 10.20.2012 | Black Voices
Charles Howard

The presence of people of African descent on numerous teams across the globe is an open invitation to explore historic and contemporary migration patterns - both voluntary and involuntary - to broaden our perspectives about the world around us.

Choosing to Attend a Historically Black College or University (or Not): An Interview

Marybeth Gasman | Posted 09.27.2012 | College
Marybeth Gasman

College student choice is even more complicated for African American students, who often feel conflicted due to the impact that their choice has on others -- those in black communities and in their own families.

Amanda Terkel

Penn To Offer Tax Benefits To Employees In Same-Sex Relationships

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2012 | Gay Voices

WASHINGTON -- The University of Pennsylvania is implementing a new policy that will offer benefits to faculty and staff in same-sex partnerships who a...

Study Finds Gender Pay Gap On Wall Street

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 05.18.2012 | Business

Nearly 50 years after the United States passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the move toward achieving gender parity in the workplace is still incomplete...