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HR collab helps staff and faculty manage student loan debt
Claudia Quinton.

Claudia Quinton is the interim executive director, HR service delivery.

HR collab helps staff and faculty manage student loan debt

Penn Today talks with Claudia Quinton of the Division of Human Resources, who, along with several coworkers, dedicated hours of extra time to assist colleagues pursuing student loan forgiveness.

Dee Patel

Thinking soccer with Sizzy Lawton
Sizzy Lawton stands in the soccer goal wearing her white Penn jersey and holding a soccer ball under her right arm.

Thinking soccer with Sizzy Lawton

The fourth-year forward discusses playing the beautiful game, how to develop a soccer IQ, the importance of knowing your teammates, changing coaches, and her plans for the future.
What fabricated languages can teach us about real ones
Gareth Roberts.

Gareth Roberts is an associate professor of linguistics in the School of Arts & Sciences.

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What fabricated languages can teach us about real ones

Linguist Gareth Roberts of the School of Arts & Sciences uses “alien” languages and interactive games to show how social pressures shape our communication.

Marilyn Perkins

Partnering with farmers to advance livelihoods, food, and health
tractors on display at the pa farm show

(Homepage image) With a $130 billion economic impact, agriculture is Pennsylvania’s largest industry. At the Farm Show this year, Penn Vet faculty, staff, and students highlighted the integral role that veterinarians play in keeping that sector thriving.

Partnering with farmers to advance livelihoods, food, and health

At the 107th Pennsylvania Farm Show last week, with the theme “Rooted in Progress,” the School of Veterinary Medicine’s importance to the state’s agricultural industry was on full display.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Setting students up for success
Economics professor Anne Duchene leans up against a red brick wall with her arms crossed.

Economics professor Anne Duchene.

Setting students up for success

Microeconomics professor Anne Duchene teaches 900 first-years every fall and spring, helping fresh-out-of-high school students lay the groundwork for tackling the challenges of college coursework.

Kristen de Groot

A more equitable society starts with social justice
students sitting around a table outside on locust walk Members of the Social Justice Scholars Program (from left to right): Josh Arinze, Gianni Morsell, Joelle Eliza Lingat, and Paloma Brand. Morsell and Brand were part of the first cohort of scholars and are expected to graduate in 2023. Arinze, who will also graduate in 2023, and Lingat, who will graduate in 2024, are members of the second cohort.

A more equitable society starts with social justice

The Social Justice Scholars Program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice is broadening access to graduate student education.

Sarah Punderson

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