Philadelphia Inquirer: Penn eyes stricter hiring policies for faculty
With two more sex offenders joining a slew of misbehaving colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania – including Wharton professor emeritus L. Scott Ward, who pleaded guilty yesterday to producing child pornography – the school is reexamining its hiring practices, Penn spokeswoman Lori Doyle said yesterday.
Three committees are looking into whether policies need to be “strengthened” for staff, faculty and students, Doyle said yesterday. Measures being discussed include criminal background checks for faculty and requiring all students to divulge criminal convictions on their applications.
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