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PAACH marks 15 ‘empowering’ years
It provides a home base for that much-needed break in a busy school day, Yen-Yen Gao says, when describing the Pan-Asian American Community House (PAACH).
Annenberg Center to celebrate ‘Jon Batiste Day’ with ‘Late Show’ bandleader
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.
‘Freedom is our shared bond’
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.
Penn rolls out year-round ‘Be in the Know’ campaign
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.
Penn and CNN partner to keep presidential candidates honest
When Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that Mexico doesn’t have a birthright citizenship policy, the fallacy didn’t get past FactCheck.org.
Online learning expands, thrives at Penn
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
SP2 kicks off a conversation about the 2016 election with ‘Voices for Votes’
Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is about to make its first mark in the conversation concerning the 2016 presidential election.
Q&A with Hoopes Wampler
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.
Constitution Day events celebrate America’s most sacred document
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.