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Race-conscious admission: Getting the educational house in order
Forbes.com

Race-conscious admission: Getting the educational house in order

Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule comments on community partnerships and other initiatives working to help students, especially those who may not have access to external guidance or support, find their way to higher ed.

Competitive colleges have a great admissions year
Inside Higher Ed

Competitive colleges have a great admissions year

Penn reported a record number of more than 59,000 applicants this year, with remarks from Dean Whitney Soule of Admissions on the application’s newly instituted requirement: a written thank-you note to someone.

Colleges scramble to prepare for possible end of affirmative action
Boston Globe

Colleges scramble to prepare for possible end of affirmative action

Dean Whitney Soule of Admissions discusses Penn’s free online course for high school students wanting to learn more about post-high school options and the college-admissions process.

Who, What, Why: Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Jamie-Lee Josselyn sitting in a room full of chairs

As associate director for recruitment for the Creative Writing Program, Jamie-Lee Josselyn visits high schools across the country to talk with student writers about opportunities at Penn. A Penn alum, she is also the founder and director of the Summer Workshop for Young Writers at the Kelly Writers House. 

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Who, What, Why: Jamie-Lee Josselyn

As associate director for recruitment for the Creative Writing Program, Jamie-Lee Josselyn visits high schools across the country to talk with student writers about opportunities at Penn.
Ivy League dean: We can’t admit students by random lottery
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Ivy League dean: We can’t admit students by random lottery

In a guest column, Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule demystifies the admissions process for high school students hoping to earn a spot at a selective campus.