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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter says he won’t run again now ‘or in any other year’
Former Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter intends to start a center for public policy at Penn in order to address poverty and income inequality in the city.
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From Penn student to record deal: How a 15-second TikTok video changed my lifefoam
In an Op-Ed, Wharton School fourth-year Inci Gurun from Istanbul writes about her journey from first-time TikToker to viral singer-songwriter.
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Penn awards largest one-time pay increase to doctoral students, while Temple remains in negotiations
Penn has awarded a nearly-25% increase in its minimum pay for doctoral students, the largest one-time boost in its history, with a statement from Interim Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.
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What does the future hold for the Tanner House? Historic preservation grad students have ideas
Graduate students at the Weitzman School of Design are teaming with Weitzman’s Randall Mason to discuss ways to expand the historical significance and preserve the architecture of the Henry O. Tanner House in North Philadelphia.
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Philadelphians welcomed PhilTel’s first free public phone as a small way to resist big tech
Naveen Albert, a fourth-year in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has co-founded PhilTel, a free-to-use public wifi payphone project in Philadelphia.
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Why one Ivy League university joined the move to ditch enrollment deposits December 14, 2022
Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule explains the decision to waive enrollment deposits for students accepted at Penn.
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Why there’s nowhere to hang out at night in Philly anymore
The Penn Bookstore is noted as one of the few public evening spaces remaining after the pandemic, with remarks from Associate Vice President Anthony P. Sorrentino and Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice.
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The history of the Philadelphia Orchestra now lives at Penn
Vice Provost Constantia Constantinou of Penn Libraries describes how Penn is equipped and staffed to give the Philadelphia Orchestra's archive the attention it deserves.
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Philadelphia Orchestra donates its entire archive to Penn
The Philadelphia Orchestra has donated almost its entire archive, as well as that of the Academy of Music, to Penn Libraries’ Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts, with quotes from the center’s director, Sean M. Quimby.
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Training service dogs for military members is therapy for veterans at Penn’s new program
Penn’s Veterans Care Excellence Program is partnering with the nonprofit Warrior Canine Connection to train service dogs for veterans.