News from

Alumni

Reset All Filters
374 Results
A Progressive-era architect gets her due
Artforum

A Progressive-era architect gets her due

An exhibition at the Fisher Fine Arts Library by alumna Molly Lester and William Whitaker of the Weitzman School of Design celebrates Minerva Parker Nichols, the first American woman to practice architecture independently.

Penn Forward tour makes its final stop
Osagie O. Imasogie and Magill laugh on stage at Constitution Center

nocred

Penn Forward tour makes its final stop

President Liz Magill and hundreds of alumni from the Philadelphia area joined together at the National Constitution Center for an evening of connections and conversation.

Lauren Hertzler

Former Philly schools administrator to head new education leadership center at Penn
Philadelphia Inquirer

Former Philly schools administrator to head new education leadership center at Penn

Penn alumna Cheryl Logan will lead the McGraw Center for Educational Leadership at the Graduate School of Education, made possible by a record-setting $16.25 million gift from the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Family Foundation. Dean Pam Grossman provides remarks.

Penn alumna awarded a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
formal photo of Silvia Huerta Lopez

Silvia Huerta Lopez, a 2016 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which provides graduate school funding for immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships)

Penn alumna awarded a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Silvia Huerta Lopez, a 2016 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which provides graduate school funding for immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. 
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program
Randi and Brian Schwartz

Randi Schwartz and Brian D. Schwartz, a Trustee and vice chair of the SP2 Board of Advisors.

(Image: Courtesy of Brian and Randi Schwartz)

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program

The Randi and Brian Schwartz Social Innovation Scholarship will provide full-tuition support for students seeking to generate impact in such areas as economic security, immigration, and global conflict.

Juliana Rosati

The forgotten story of America’s first female architect
Fast Company

The forgotten story of America’s first female architect

Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design and William Whitaker of the Architectural Archives discuss a new exhibition dedicated to Minerva Parker Nichols, the first woman to establish an independent architectural practice in the U.S.