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Q&A with Marc Meredith: What’s at stake in the midterm elections
Q&A with Marc Meredith: What’s at stake in the midterm elections
The political scientist on the importance of the upcoming midterm elections, and the need to increase voter turnout.
Educational leaders examine the ‘University of the Future’
Educational leaders examine the ‘University of the Future’
“Beyond the Walls: The University of the Future” brought scholars, administrators, and technology experts together to discuss the future of higher education and the disruption of the traditional “brick and mortar” college campus.
Sharing Coffee with a Cop
Sharing Coffee with a Cop
Officers from the Penn Police Department shared a cup of coffee, free swag, and conversations with passersby along Locust Walk during National Coffee with a Cop Day, a way to bridge the gap between the community and law enforcement.
Exploring Shakespearian times in London
Exploring Shakespearian times in London
During an intensive interdisciplinary five-week course this summer, undergraduate students traveled to the heart of Elizabethan theater to gain an in-depth appreciation for the works of William Shakespeare where it all began.
Campus fire safety: What you need to know
Campus fire safety: What you need to know
As part of its annual Life-Saving Measures event, the Division of Public Safety hosted a live side-by-side controlled “burn” of a dorm room model on Hamilton Field to show how “Sprinklers Save Lives.”
Is ‘Democracy in Trouble?’
Is ‘Democracy in Trouble?’
“Democracy in Trouble?” is the focus of a year’s worth of programming at the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy. Its 2018-19 Speaker Series examines and counters trends regarding the ongoing threats to democracy in the United States and around the world.
Field Center announces first statewide ‘Foster Care to College’ cohort
Field Center announces first statewide ‘Foster Care to College’ cohort
The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania has announced its first statewide cohort of colleges selected to establish campus-based support programs for former foster youth.
Returning to Vietnam
Returning to Vietnam
A child of Vietnamese refugees, David Thai has returned to his family’s homeland as a Fulbright Scholar, where he will teach English at the Hoang Le Kha High School for Gifted Students, in the southwestern region of Vietnam, a few hours from where his mother grew up.
Q&A with Tulia Falleti
The political science professor explains the events of the “other” 9/11, the coup of 1973 that displaced the democratically-elected president of Chile and instated a military dictator.
Biking to the shore for fallen first responders
Biking to the shore for fallen first responders
Personnel from Penn’s Division of Public Safety and Perelman School of Medicine recently participated in the Tour de Shore, a 65-mile bike ride from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, to support the families of fallen first responders.