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Open Enrollment period begins on April 15
The Division of Human Resources’ (HR) Open Enrollment period, which runs from Monday, April 15, to Friday, April 26, is a time for Penn faculty and staff to take a close look at the comprehensive array of healthcare options offered by the Univer
Student Spotlight with Talon Ducheneaux
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND: From the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, Ducheneaux, 20, is a hip-hop artist and future psychologist. As a freshman, he drove to Penn from South Dakota, a trip that took about six days.
Staff Q&A with Charles Howard
The Rev. Charles “Chaz” Howard’s official job as University Chaplain is to oversee religious life on campus, but in times of need he offers something much more personal to the Penn community: a friend.
Bridging the racial wealth gap
The 2010 Census reported that the median net worth of African-American families was $4,955—22 times less than the $110,729 median net worth of white American families. This disparity has been referred to as the racial wealth gap, and it has been growing exponentially since the 1980s.
Lod Mosaic tells nearly 2,000-year-old story from ancient Israel
The oldest stone mosaic ever discovered—the Pebble Mosaic from Megaron 2, which dates to 850 B.C.E.—was found by the Penn Museum in the 1950s at the site of Gordion in Turkey, so it is only fitting that the Lod Mosaic, one of the world’s largest and best-preserved mosaics, would make its fifth and final
Q&A with Maureen Rush
As Penn’s top cop, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush oversees six departments—including the Penn Police, Fire & Emergency Services, and Special Service
Q&A with Salamishah Tillet
Salam is an Arabic word meaning “peace,” as in the Islamic greeting, As-salam alaykum, “peace be upon you.” Shah is Farsi for “king” or “leader.”
Kick your nicotine addiction once and for all
Want to add 5 to 20 minutes to your life? Put that cancer stick down. Want to double your chances of living past 65? Stop smoking. Increase your chance of fertility? Stop smoking. Decrease your risk for coronary heart disease? Stop smoking. Stroke? Stillbirth? Preterm delivery? Low birth weight? Sudden infant death syndrome? Stop smoking, stop smoking, stop smoking, stop smoking.
40 years of Du Bois
Ernest Owens and Farrah Alkhaleel, both juniors in the College, have lived in Du Bois College House since their freshman year.
Student Spotlight with Catherine Kipsang
SOCIAL NETWORKING POLITICIANS: A student from Kenya, Catherine Kipsang, 22, is the co-founder of Givenumbers.com, a social platform launched in June that provides vital information about Kenyan politicians to the Kenyan public.