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‘The Power of Penn’ propels forward
In Los Angeles, President Amy Gutmann continues the kickoff of the University’s bold campaign to raise $4.1 billion.
Jeb Bush named Presidential Professor of Practice for 2018-19 academic year at Penn
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett today announced that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has been named a non-resident Presidential Professor of Practice for the 2018-19 academic year.
Convocation 2018
Welcoming students at a ceremony on College Green, President Gutmann encouraged the Class of 2022 to work together, with each other, and the Penn community.
For first-generation college students, going ‘off script’ is key
At the “I Have a Dream” Foundation gala in New York City, Penn President Amy Gutmann encouraged “dreamers” to not feel limited in their potential to succeed.
2018 Penn Commencement
Speaker Andrea Mitchell, an alumna and award-winning journalist, encouraged graduates to be curious, open-minded, and engaged.
President Gutmann tells alumni of a Penn that never stops
Through stories of inclusion, innovation, and impact, President Amy Gutmann briefed visiting alumni on where Penn has been—and where it’s going.
2018 Commencement primer
Penn’s 262nd Commencement will be held at Franklin Field on Monday, May 14. Here are 10 helpful facts to guide you through this year’s event.
Hey Day 2018
When they graduate next year, students in the Class of 2019 will remember April 26 as the heyday of their college lives. Hey Day is the annual rite of passage for juniors, when they move up the class ranks to become seniors.
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announces 23 project grants
At a special event featuring a performance by John Waters and remarks by President Amy Gutmann, the late Keith Sachs was celebrated and $123,000 of grants were doled out for arts projects.
President Gutmann recognized as a global leader by Fortune magazine
President Gutmann joins Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders, a list of influential figures who are as innovative as they are successful.
In the News
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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Claire Fagin, renowned nurse and researcher who led UPenn, dies at 97
Claire M. Fagin, who helped reshape the nursing profession as a clinician, researcher, educator and advocate, and who stepped away from teaching to become one of the first women to lead an Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania, died Jan. 16 at her home in Manhattan. She was 97.
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Former Penn president Judith Rodin on the changing relationship between business and universities
In a Q&A, former Penn President Judith Rodin discusses her current role advising the Bellwether District, which seeks to reinvent two square miles of former oil refineries in South and Southwest Philly, and the rapid changes in business-academic relations throughout her career.
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Who is J. Larry Jameson, University of Pennsylvania interim president?
A profile examines the accomplishments and leadership experience of J. Larry Jameson, Penn’s new interim president.
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J. Larry Jameson is named Penn’s interim president
J. Larry Jameson, executive vice president of Penn Medicine and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine, has been appointed as Penn’s interim president.
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Women of Influence 2023: M. Elizabeth Magill, University of Pennsylvania
President Liz Magill has been named as one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s Women of Influence in 2023 for her efforts to impact large-scale change and uplift other women.
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