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Wendell E. Pritchett Named Interim Dean of Penn Law School
Wendell E. Pritchett has been named interim dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School for the 2014-15 academic year.
Pam Grossman Named Dean of the Penn Graduate School of Education
Pam Grossman has been named dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jan. 1, 2015. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price.
John L. Jackson Jr. Named Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at Penn
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price today announced that John L. Jackson Jr., the Richard Perry University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Advisor for Diversity in the Office of the Provost, has been named dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.
Geoffrey Garrett Named Dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
Geoffrey Garrett has been named dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1.
Penn Announces Plan to Create 50 New Endowed Professorships
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann today announced the newest of the Penn Compact 2020 Presidential Initiatives -- a bold plan to create up to 50 new endowed professorships over the next four years.
Penn Announces Plan to Increase Financial Aid Endowment by $240 Million
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann today unveiled an ambitious new initiative designed to raise an additional $240 million for undergraduate financial aid, bringing to $600 million the total amount of philanthropic support for undergraduate education raised in the past decade.
Penn Forms New Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare
President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price have formed a new Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare. The Task Force will examine the challenges confronting students that can affect their psychological health and wellbeing; review and assess the efficacy of Penn resources for helping students manage psychological problems, stress, or situational crises; and make recommendations related to programs, policies, and practices designed to improve the quality and safety of student life.
A Message to the Penn Community Addressing Student Mental Health Issues
FromAmy Gutmann, PresidentVincent Price, ProvostCraig Carnaroli, Executive Vice President
Applications to Penn Jump 14 Percent
The University of Pennsylvania has received 35,788 applications for the Class of 2018, a 14 percent increase over the prior year’s applicant pool.
Multidisciplinary Examination of Innovation in India Is Focus of Penn Bi-Coastal Conference
Burgeoning India is facing historic macroeconomic instability, and 2014 is shaping up to be a contentious election year there. Add a rapidly growing population and an overtaxed infrastructure, and it’s clear India is a case study in the urgent need for innovation.