4/22
Campus & Community
Improv for interviewing
Using theater-inspired workshops, J. Michael DeAngelis of Career Services helps students prepare for the job market by thinking on their feet.
Adding (or subtracting) a spouse or partner? Changes can be made during Penn’s Open Enrollment
This year’s Open Enrollment period for reviewing and updating benefits is April 29 through May 10, with several new options offered for families and individuals.
Building a culture of voting
Ahead of the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday, Penn Leads the Vote applies a ‘reverse doorknocking’ strategy of campus partnerships to get out the vote.
Six from Penn elected 2024 AAAS Fellows
Researchers representing six schools join a class of scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.
Class of 2024 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced
Three prize-winning teams will design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.
Awarding Penn’s extraordinary staff
The 25th Models of Excellence award ceremony brought together a huge crowd inside Harrison Auditorium, celebrating the people who ‘make Penn move.’
Making study abroad accessible
Kristyn Palmiotto was named executive director of Penn Abroad in the fall. Here, she discusses what’s next for the program and her journey to the University.
Curating a practice with the Whitney-Lauder Fellowship
The Fellowship has supported curators for over two decades; its impact continues at the ICA and beyond.
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
Four students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen for 2024 Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace grant of $10,000 for their summer community health care project in Philadelphia addressing reproductive justice and menstrual equity.
Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance
A residency from Rennie Harris Puremovement is part of a Penn Live Arts program which offers pre-performance visits to local schools.
In the News
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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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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UPenn to confer honorary doctorate on Siddhartha Mukherjee
Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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College internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one
Almost 90% of students who graduated from Penn in 2023 completed an internship during college. Barbara Hewitt of Career Services says that the race to get talent early has resulted in a focus on getting early practical experience through many ways in students’ academic careers.
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The top colleges for high-paying careers in finance, tech and consulting
Penn is ranked as one of the top five private colleges for high-paying jobs in finance and one of the top 10 private colleges for tech salaries and management consulting salaries.
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