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Brandon K. Baker

Strategic Communications Officer
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    Articles from Brandon K. Baker
    Introducing the Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion (Title VI)
    Campus overhead view featuring foliage and various campus buildings

    Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion is the first of its kind nationally, formed in response to recommendations from the Action Plan to Combat Antisemitism, as well as the reports of the University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

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    Introducing the Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion (Title VI)

    The office, which is now open, is co-led by Steve Ginsburg and Majid Alsayegh. Deborah Frey will serve as chief investigator.
    A conversation with Interim President J. Larry Jameson
    J. Larry Jameson, seated, animatedly speaking at a table.

    Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson.

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    A conversation with Interim President J. Larry Jameson

    Interim President Jameson discusses the many ways Penn is moving forward, from the opening of state-of-the-art facilities to new initiatives that advance In Principle and Practice.
    Teaching and learning abroad in Vietnam
    Group of students and professor pose for a photo in front of a restaurant.

    Professor of history Fred Dickinson (back, right) with his students in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

    (Image: Courtesy of Fred Dickinson)

    Teaching and learning abroad in Vietnam

    In a Q&A, Fred Dickinson of the Department of History discusses his semester as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Vietnam and building out Southeast Asian studies at Penn.
    Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment
    Dean Katharine Strunk looking ahead in front of the GSE building.

    Katharine Strunk, dean of the Penn Graduate School of Education.

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    Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment

    Katharine Strunk, dean of the Graduate School of Education, began her tenure in July 2023. This week, she announced the School’s strategic vision, Together for Good.
    Introducing the Penn AI Council
    Locust Walk on Penn’s campus in the fall.

    The council will coordinate cross-school research opportunities, support new AI and data science scientists, and usher in the Penn Advanced Research Computing Center.

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    Introducing the Penn AI Council

    The Council consists of five faculty members collaborating to enhance visibility and impact of AI research across Penn.
    A discussion about speech, solidarity, and forgiveness
    A group of people listening at a table.

    (From left) Charles “Chaz” Howard, Anita Allen, Jane Holahan, Fariha Khan, Mei Long, and Josh Teplitsky.

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    A discussion about speech, solidarity, and forgiveness

    At an event at the School of Dental Medicine, members of the Penn community gathered to talk about the intersection of free speech and racism in academia.
    What’s That? Penny the Pig
    Pig in inflatable costume on Locust Walk.

    Sam Serruya, a peer educator for Financial Wellness @ Penn, appears on Locust Walk in September during a tabling session. 

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    What’s That? Penny the Pig

    Penny the Pig makes occasional appearances around Penn’s campus. Who is she?
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