University of Pennsylvania sophomore Celeste Marcus is studying abroad in Israel this semester, but she’s still helping a local elementary school stay connected, from nearly 6,000 miles away.

Each of the five students in the English class is a refugee, each from a different country, each with a different language. The volunteer teacher, Anne Pyzocha, is a student herself, pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.

The University of Pennsylvania will honor the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with film screenings, lectures, workshops, panel discussions and musical performances during its 22nd Annual Commemorative Symposium on Social Change, Jan. 15-Feb. 2. 

In the December issue of the American Journal of Public Health, Ira Harkavy of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that universities should be doing more to solve problems in nearby urban communities, including poverty, r

Sho Hashizume, the co-ed team captain of the University of Pennsylvania’s Ping-Pong club, started playing table tennis at age 4. But for the first 10 years, he didn’t like it.

Nearly two years out from the first awarding of the University of Pennsylvania President’s Engagement Prizes, communities in the United States and around the world are beginning to reap the benefits.

After studying the origins and politics of mass incarceration,

Starting in February, the Admissions Office at the University of Pennsylvania, in a partnership with Steppingstone Scholars Inc., is launching a free online learning

PHILADELPHIA – David L. Cohen, Chair of the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees, today announced that the University has agreed to extend the contract of President Amy Gutmann for an additional three years to June 30, 2022.  The extension will make Gutmann the longest-serving President in Penn’s history.