Lauren Hertzler

A diverse community that is engaged is the “heart of the University,” says Will Gipson, associate vice provost for equity and access.

Jon Batiste, direct from his role as bandleader of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and formerly a star of the HBO series “Treme,” will bring his contagious energy to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Oct. 17.

German President Joachim Gauck made a historic trip to the University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 6. It happened to be German-American Day, a holiday that remembers the 13 families from Krefeld who settled in 1683 in Germanopolis—or Germantown—in hopes for a better life. The arrival of those families was the start of German-American relations.

When Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that Mexico doesn’t have a birthright citizenship policy, the fallacy didn’t get past FactCheck.org.

Penn strives to make health and wellness the easy choice, both at work and home. That’s why, for the fourth year in a row, the University is rolling out its “Be in the Know” campaign.

This past Monday, Penn Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt welcomed online learners with a friendly email about his course, “Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases.” Roosevelt is teaching a MOOC, or Massive Open

His days start with a walk from his Center City home over the South Street Bridge, which directly leads to Penn’s University City campus. A short—mere minutes—stroll on Locust Walk leads to his office at E. Craig Sweeten Alumni House.

Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is about to make its first mark in the conversation concerning the 2016 presidential election.

For Penn’s Office of Government and Community Affairs (OGCA), National Constitution Day—Thursday, Sept. 17—gives one more reason to get out the vote.