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Going for gold: Penn athletes in the Paris Olympics
Going for gold: Penn athletes in the Paris Olympics
Twelve Penn athletes are participating in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Part 1 of a two-part Penn Today series highlights Quakers competing for international teams.
Two Penn alums selected for the MLB Draft
Two Penn alums selected for the MLB Draft
Jackson Appel has been selected by the Chicago White Sox, and the Phillies take on Eli Trop.
Showing up for Penn in London
Showing up for Penn in London
A capacity audience attended an academic symposium in London titled “Frontiers of Knowledge and Discovery: Leading in a Changing World.”
Whittaker punches ticket to Paris Olympics
Whittaker punches ticket to Paris Olympics
The 2024 alumna will be a part of the U.S. Olympic Team’s 4x400 relay pool.
The English major’s cheerleader and champion
The English major’s cheerleader and champion
Bestselling author Jennifer Egan taught an undergraduate literature course in the spring as an English Department artist in residence in the School of Arts & Sciences. A 1985 Penn graduate, she is a passionate advocate for the English major, the humanities, and a liberal arts education.
Penn alum named 2024 Yenching Scholar
Penn alum named 2024 Yenching Scholar
Chonnipha (Jing Jing) Piriyalertsak, a 2023 graduate, has been selected as a 2024 Yenching Scholar, with full funding to pursue an interdisciplinary master’s degree in China studies at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing.
Reconnecting on Penn’s campus
This year’s Alumni Weekend included panels, parades, parties, and so much more.
Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants
Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants
Thirteen Penn students and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in a dozen nations.
What’s That? The Sweeten Alumni House carillon
What’s That? The Sweeten Alumni House carillon
The Sweeten Alumni House carillon is a computerized music system that chimes and plays songs for passersby along Locust Walk.
Penn Athletics unveils Coulson Family Training Complex in Franklin Field
Penn Athletics unveils Coulson Family Training Complex in Franklin Field
The renovations have added top-of-the-line locker rooms, meeting rooms, and connected spaces worthy of the championship traditions of Penn football.
In the News
San Diego Union Tribune
When 3 years of training came down to 2 minutes of running, Nia Akins was ready. Now the Rancho Bernardo High graduate is headed to the Olympics
School of Nursing graduate Nia Akins has become America’s top hope for an Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run.
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NBC Philadelphia
Athletes with Philly-area, NJ ties in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials
Penn graduates Nia Akins and Marc Michello have qualified for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Gwynedd Mercy University cuts staff, restructures academics amid higher ed financial turmoil
While obtaining her doctoral degree at the Graduate School of Education, Julee Gard developed a Financial Viability Index designed for smaller, private, nonprofit colleges.
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Forbes
How to give away a $500,000 comic book collection
Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 comic book collection to Penn Libraries.
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Forbes
How to donate 80,000 comic books—and get a marvelous tax break
Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimby of the Kislak Center.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000
Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimly of the Kislak Center and Jean-Christophe Cloutier of the School of Arts & Sciences.
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