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Fran McCaffery named new men’s basketball coach
Coach Fran McAffery on a basketball court.

Image: Courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team

Fran McCaffery named new men’s basketball coach

The announcement marks a return to University City for McCaffery, who played three seasons for the Quakers and is a 1982 alumnus of the Wharton School.

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Actor, director, producer, Penn alumna Elizabeth Banks to speak at 269th Commencement
Elizabeth Banks.

Class of 1996 alumna Elizabeth Banks will address the Class of 2025 at Penn’s 269th Commencement on May 19.

(Image: Robert Ascroft)

Actor, director, producer, Penn alumna Elizabeth Banks to speak at 269th Commencement

At the Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 19, Banks will receive an honorary degree, along with the other 2025 Penn honorary degree recipients.

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Penn announces seven 2025 Thouron Scholars
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Penn’s 2025 Thouron Scholars are (left to right): (top) Benjamin Cohen, Alexander Gerlach, Joy Gong, and Sarah Hinkel; (bottom) Sophie Kadan, Benjamin May, and Joey Wu.

(Images: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships)

Penn announces seven 2025 Thouron Scholars

Seven University of Pennsylvania affiliates—five fourth-years and two recent graduates—have each received a 2025 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Celebrating the architectural legacy of Penn’s first Black architecture graduate
Peter Cook and J. Larry Jameson in front of a portrait of Julian Abele.

Peter Cook, a descendant of Julian Abele, and Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson next to a newly unveiled framed portrait of Julian Abele that decorates Eisenlohr Hall. 

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Celebrating the architectural legacy of Penn’s first Black architecture graduate

At a gathering at Eisenlohr Hall, a portrait of renowned architect Julian Abele and a series of his paintings were unveiled, formally recognizing his design contributions to one of campus’ iconic structures.
Penn named top producer of 2024-25 Fulbright Scholars
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Penn named top producer of 2024-25 Fulbright Scholars

The Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “Top Producing Institution,” one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of awardees, for the 2024-25 academic year. Last year, 15 Penn students and alumni were offered Fulbright grants to 13 countries.
From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies
Sadie and Raymond Alexander with a film projector in a room with books on bookshelves and framed photos behind them.

Penn alumni Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander and Raymond Pace Alexander in their North Philadelphia home, 1708 W. Jefferson St., in 1952, looking at some of their home movies, which are in the University Archives and Records Center.

(Image: University Archives and Records Center)

From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies

The University Archives’ Alexander Family Papers document the professional and personal lives of Penn trailblazers Raymond and Sadie Alexander, as well as some of their family members. Included are more than 100 home movies, dating from 1930 to 1961.