Julie McWilliams | Penn Today

$2.5 Million Endowed Scholarship Supports New Partnership Between Penn and KIPP Schools

PHILADELPHIA -- It was for students such as Chevon Boone that dignitaries from the KIPP Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania gathered Oct. 2 to celebrate the establishment of a new partnership.

Botswana Internships Gives Penn Students Opportunities to Learn About, Lend a Hand to World Issues

The Botswana-UPenn Partnership can trace its roots back 11 years to a collaboration of medical professionals recruited to help stem the tide of AIDS infections in that southern African country.

University celebrates 20th annual Penn Family Day

It’s fun for all at the 20th Annual Penn Family Day, Saturday, Oct. 13.

Botswana-UPenn Partnership eyes new areas of collaboration

Women’s health issues and non-communicable diseases are the next challenges the highly successful Botswana-UPenn Partnership (BUP) aims to tackle, according to three colleagues from Botswana who visited campus last week.

Dedication of Shoemaker Green to Be Sept. 20

WHAT: A grand opening ceremony for Shoemaker Green, the University of Pennsylvania’s newest landscape project. It honors emeritus trustee Alvin Shoemaker.

Shoemaker Green, Penn’s Newest Commons, Honors Trustee for Years of Service; Dedication Sept. 20

PHILADELPHIA – Shoemaker Green, the newest landscape project on the University of Pennsylvania campus, was created in honor of emeritus trustee Alvin Shoemaker.

One Student’s Experience Tells the Story of Penn’s Financial-aid Policy

In many regards, University of Pennsylvania sophomore Michael Keramidas is a typical college student, clad in a T-shirt and jeans, with a quick smile and a buzz cut. He was No. 1 in his high school class and applied to 15 colleges.

Spruce Street Plaza adds to University green space

Penn is adding another scenic green space to its West Philadelphia campus with the construction of the new Spruce Street Plaza at the intersection of 33rd, 34th, and Spruce streets, between the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Penn Museum.

Penn Children’s Center to pilot evening childcare program

Finding safe, consistent childcare after normal working hours can be a major obstacle for parents working 9-to-5. Sometimes they can call on a reliable babysitter. A few lucky parents have family nearby who can offer a helping hand.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play ‘Doubt’ Is Text for Class of 2016’s Penn Reading Project

PHILADELPHIA -- John Patrick Shanley's play Doubt has been selected as the text for the University of Pennsylvania’s 2012-13 Penn Reading Project.

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