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New Stuart Weitzman Theatre to be constructed for Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
New Stuart Weitzman Theatre to be constructed for Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The multipurpose space will adjoin the existing building in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Move-In 2022 by the numbers
Move-In 2022 by the numbers
With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the campus Move-In experience.
Move-In fall 2022 primer
Move-In fall 2022 primer
Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates preparing to move into College Housing between Aug. 22 and 28.
Penn submits amicus brief to SCOTUS in affirmative action cases
Penn submits amicus brief to SCOTUS in affirmative action cases
The brief, which is signed by Penn and 14 other universities, was filed in support of Harvard and the University of North Carolina in Supreme Court affirmative action cases.
New College House named for President Emerita Amy Gutmann
New College House named for President Emerita Amy Gutmann
The newly named college house at 40th and Walnut streets honors Penn’s eighth president.
New gift brings design education to underserved youth
New gift brings design education to underserved youth
Lori Kanter Tritsch and William P. Lauder, University of Pennsylvania Trustee, have created a new program for PennPraxis, the practice arm of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at Penn.
$12.5M in new scholarships to enrich student population diversity at the School of Social Policy & Practice
$12.5M in new scholarships to enrich student population diversity at the School of Social Policy & Practice
The resources will provide unprecedented support for graduate students in social work, social policy, and nonprofit leadership
SNF Paideia Program expands, thanks to new grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
SNF Paideia Program expands, thanks to new grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Increased funding will enable the SNF Paideia Program at Penn to strengthen a commitment to the civic mission of higher education on campus and beyond with enhanced course offerings, an expanded fellowship program, and more event programming.
Engineering a solution for microplastic pollution
Engineering a solution for microplastic pollution
May graduates Sarah Beth Gleeson, Shoshana Weintraub, and Julia Yan will use their President’s Sustainability Prize to create a device for trapping microfibers in laundry machines to reduce ocean microplastic pollution.
A vigil in response to recent losses to gun violence
A vigil in response to recent losses to gun violence
In the shadow of the LOVE sculpture, campus ministers and artists offered prayers, readings, and songs, supporting the community and imploring action in the wake of the lives lost in the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, in Laguna Woods, California, and in Uvalde, Texas.