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    Inspiring people, place, and purpose
    penn president amy gutmann

    Inspiring people, place, and purpose

    Penn President Amy Gutmann’s record tenure of nearly 18 years is the University’s most transformative.

    Penn Today Staff

    Penn’s 263rd Commencement
    Graduates toss their caps in the air.

    Penn’s 263rd Commencement

    The Class of 2019 took to Franklin Field on Monday, May 20, for Penn’s 263rd Commencement ceremony, where President Amy Gutmann urged graduates to “weave together a world better, freer, and more inclusive.”

    Lauren Hertzler

    Three days of Penn Relays, for 125 years
    Penn Relays 2019 - Center field winning team

    From left: Nia Akins, Melissa Tanaka, Uchechi Nwogwugwu, and Maddie Villalba pose for photos at center field after winning the Women’s DMR Championship of America during the 125th running of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on April 25.

    Three days of Penn Relays, for 125 years

    For 125 years, the nation’s largest outdoor track and field event has convened on Franklin Field for Penn Relays, come rain or shine.

    Penn Today Staff

    Bringing the world to Penn
    Panel on stage at Irvine Auditorium

    The “National Visions” roundtable featured former Mexican President Felipe Calderón;  NPR international correspondent Deborah Amos; Catherine Ashton, former high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy; Princeton University professor Aaron Friedberg; and Richard Verma, former U.S. ambassador to India. 

    Bringing the world to Penn

    Perry World House’s two-day colloquium, “Competing Visions of the Global Order,” featured important conversations with eminent world leaders, and concluded with the Penn Biden Leaders Dialogue.
    2018: The Year in Review
    Year in Review 2018

    2018: The Year in Review

    The 2017-18 school year saw breakthrough research, innovative projects and collaboration that benefit students on campus and partners throughout the country and around the world.
    2018 Penn Commencement
    commencement 2018

    2018 Penn Commencement

    Speaker Andrea Mitchell, an alumna and award-winning journalist, encouraged graduates to be curious, open-minded, and engaged.

    Jacquie Posey

    A Relays recap
    Penn Relays 2018

    A Relays recap

    The 124th running of the Penn Relays featured athletes from more than 200 colleges, 1,000 high schools, and professionals competing in the three-day festival.
    Celebrating five years of working dogs at Penn
    Penn Working Dog Center

    Ammo, a 7-month-old Belgian Malinois, works the rubble pile at the Working Dog Center on the Pennovation Works campus. Trainers and volunteers hide amidst the debris to refine dogs’ ability to detect the scent of a concealed person.

    Celebrating five years of working dogs at Penn

    The Working Dog Center began with just a few puppies, and now, five years later, has trained some of the best noses in the business. Canine graduates have gone on to police work, search and rescue, and explosives, narcotics, and diabetes detection.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Commencement 2017: ‘use your freedom well’
    Commencement 2017

    Commencement 2017: ‘use your freedom well’

    Penn President Amy Gutmann celebrated the University graduates of the Class of 2017, along with family, friends, the academic community, alumni, and Commencement speaker Cory Booker, Democratic U.S. Senator for New Jersey.