Fall cleanup

Penn students and Sayre high school students wading in a river in Cobbs Creek.

Campus & Community

Rivers in a changing world

A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

A group of Penn students pose for a selfie.

Campus & Community

A semester of community on campus

Penn’s fall semester officially began in August, as many students returned to campus. While staff, faculty, and postdocs are largely in West Philadelphia year-round, the fall marks a reset and starting point for many. The late summer and mild fall weather brings the natural beauty of campus to life.

Penn students walking through Norris Square Neighborhood Project’s community garden.

Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

How food moves around cities

Domenic Vitiello, an urban and regional planning expert, teaches classes that invite students to locations in and around Philadelphia to better understand how its denizens dine.

The class of 2028 on Franklin Field during Convocation for the Class of 2028.

Campus & Community

At Convocation, a call to ‘come together’

The ceremony marked the start of Penn’s 285th academic year, with about 2,500 new students gathered on Franklin Field.

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Mind of Winter 2025

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Rivers in a changing world

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