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Campus & Community
Ivy Stones, a Penn tradition
Ivy Stones, a Penn tradition
Since 1873, each graduating class has placed an Ivy Stone on campus to commemorate their time at Penn.
Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024
Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024
Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, and Jason Chu all entered Penn as first-generation college undergraduates and the children of immigrants and pursued different paths: political science, film, and finance and accounting.
Portraits of a graduating class
Portraits of a graduating class
A roundup of 12 undergraduate and graduate student profiles who made the most of their years at Penn and made a mark on the community.
2024 Graduate Leadership Awards
2024 Graduate Leadership Awards
Twelve graduating students are recognized for their service and lasting contributions to graduate student life at Penn.
Class of 2024 celebrates Baccalaureate, unveils Ivy Stone and class pin
The same undergraduates who started at Penn during the pandemic gathered for the first of many Commencement season activities.
What’s That? The Sweeten Alumni House carillon
What’s That? The Sweeten Alumni House carillon
The Sweeten Alumni House carillon is a computerized music system that chimes and plays songs for passersby along Locust Walk.
A Class like no other
A Class like no other
As three fourth-year students look forward to Commencement, a look back at their Penn journey, which started during a global pandemic.
A greener approach to end the academic year
A greener approach to end the academic year
Efforts have expanded this year to ensure student Move-Out for the summer break is more clean, green, and convenient than ever before. On campus, PennMOVES—operated by Business Services—is in full effect, partnering with Goodwill to collect materials students can’t take with them when they leave campus.
Celebrating ‘excellence and service in combination’ at PIP/PEP luncheon
Celebrating ‘excellence and service in combination’ at PIP/PEP luncheon
Seven graduating students were recognized at an annual luncheon for the President’s Engagement and Innovation prizes.
Making life easier for students with learning differences
Making life easier for students with learning differences
Fourth-year students Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar were awarded the President’s Innovation Prize for their web-based education management tool, Jochi, to help middle and high school students.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
What’s it like to come home from prison? Reentry simulations let people experience it firsthand
With support from the STAR program, Aslam Ashari was able to enroll in an entrepreneurship course at Penn after his release from prison.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000
Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimly of the Kislak Center and Jean-Christophe Cloutier of the School of Arts & Sciences.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
He started college in prison. Now, he is Rutgers-Camden’s first Truman scholar
Tej Patel, a third-year in the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences from Billeria, Massachusetts, was one of 60 college students nationwide chosen to be a Truman Scholar.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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