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At Convocation, students encouraged to take a ‘fisheye’ view
Kicking off the University’s 284th academic year, first-year and transfer students were advised to take a wide view during at least some of their time at Penn, expanding horizons and seeing the borderless nature of knowledge.
Making a home away from home at Penn
Friends and family from near and far helped the Class of 2027 move onto campus this week.
Lauren Hertzler ・
An introduction to undergraduate and graduate student resources
The New Student Resources Fair and Campus Express Center, hosted at Houston Hall, welcomed Penn’s newest undergraduate and graduate students with a one-stop-shop on vital information.
From seed sowing to harvest
Five undergraduates spent their summer interning at Penn Farm, where they practiced regenerative agricultural techniques and learned about environmental and food justice.
Liana F. Wait ・
Move-In 2023: 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.
Penn service has provided millions of dollars in student loan forgiveness
In less than a year, 29 employees enrolled in the program have saved more than $2 million.
Your Food Story: A Sayre High School internship collaboration
With support from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, a Netter Center and Penn Museum internship encourages and displays the art and vision of Sayre High School students.
Move-In fall 2023 primer
The University is making final preparations for fall 2023 undergraduate Move-In between Aug. 21 and 27, when nearly 6,000 undergraduates will be moving into Campus Housing.
A question of neutrality: Switzerland’s role in 19th-century imperialism
History undergraduate Sophie Mwaisela traveled to Geneva this summer to conduct research for her honors thesis.
Kristen de Groot ・
How has Netflix changed in Mexico over the past decade?
Undergraduates Miraya Gesheva and Teia Hudson spent the summer working with Juan Llamas-Rodriguez to look at how streaming in Mexico has changed during the past 10 years.