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Campus & Community
Two Penn GSE Researchers Help Department of Education With College Completion
PHILADELPHIA — Two professors at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Laura Perna and Marybeth Gasman, are in Washington today to participate in the Department of Education’s Evidence-Action-Innovation: A College Completion S
IPI workshop aids cross-cultural understanding
With more than 7,000 international scholars and students on Penn’s campus, actions and words can literally be lost in translation, or misunderstood because of cultural differences and norms.
Penn Launches Center for the Study of Contemporary China
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, Provost Vincent Price and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Rebecca Bushnell are pleased to announce the launch of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China. Housed in the
Penn provides access to gym memberships
By this time in January, many people have already abandoned their New Year’s resolutions to stick with an exercise routine. But, Penn provides lots of programs to keep employees on track to better health, including discounts on gym memberships.
Singh Center begins to take shape
When the Penn community left for winter break in December, the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology on the 3200 block of Walnut Street appeared to be little more than a foundation at street level.
Penn progresses toward Climate Action Plan goals
Eco-Reps. Green Fund. Power Down Challenge. LEED Gold.
Executive Doctorate in Higher Ed Management Celebrates 10th Year
PHILADELPHIA -- The Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education is celebrating 10 years of developing leaders in higher education.
Penn GSE Researcher Scores a Publishing Hat Trick
PHILADELPHIA – Writing one book is a daunting task, but writing three – simultaneously – might seem near impossible. But not for Marybeth Gasman.
Who is in that Quaker suit?
Sporting bright blue shoes on his oversized feet, He’s always on hand for a meet and greet,A hat that says “Penn,” and a red and blue vest,“P” for Pennsylvania sits proudly upon his chest,With an ever-present smile and baby blue eyes,He leads the crowd in roars and cries,
For the Record: Joseph Wharton
When the Wharton School was established in 1881, a groundbreaking branch of higher education was created for the study of business management.
In the News
Scholars at risk in their own countries find a new home at Penn
Penn Global’s Scholars-at-Risk program is featured. Global’s Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Scott Moore, Penn Carey Law’s Eric Feldman, and Wharton’s Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, along with former and current scholars Angel Alvarado, Pavel Golubev, and Jawad Moradi are interviewed.
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Penn will remain SAT optional for the next admission cycle
Penn will remain standardized test optional for the 2024-25 admissions cycle, with remarks from Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule.
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A burial for 19 Black Philadelphians, 200 years in the making
Penn Museum Director Christopher Woods says that the interment of 19 Black Philadelphians at Eden Cemetery represents a reckoning with the Museum’s colonial past and an act of reconciliation with the local community.
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Here’s what these youth advocates have to say about Philly’s truancy problem, and how they would fix it
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships has more than 30 years of investment in connecting resources that address truancy, such as establishing after-school programming.
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Chinatown residents brainstorm different ideas for Fashion District instead of proposed 76ers arena
Rashida Ng of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues attended the Save Chinatown Coalition to propose different ideas besides the 76ers arena for Philadelphia’s Fashion District.
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