Alumni

Ashley Fuchs standing outside

Penn alumna Ashley Fuchs is a 2024 Marshall Scholar

Ashley Fuchs, a 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been chosen as a 2024 Marshall Scholar. Established by the British Government, the Marshall Scholarship funds as many as three years of study for a graduate degree in any field in an institution in the United Kingdom. 

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Top row, left to right: Camilla Z. Charles, Ali Shapiro Cudby, and Judith Browne Dianis. Bottom row, left to right: Richard David Feintuch, Stanley H. Greene, and Brett Andrew Perlmutter.

Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala

At the 2023 Alumni Award of Merit Gala, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Creative Spirit Award, and the inaugural Penn Alumni Social Impact Award, and Camille Z. Charles will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.

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Groups of middle school students working on projects at tables.

Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp

Penn GEMS, an annual engineering, math, and science camp for middle school students, is a weeklong dive into various engineering disciplines, made possible with philanthropic support for community partnerships.

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19 singers standing on steps

Penn Masala at the White House 

The Penn Masala a cappella group was invited to perform at the White House during the state visit by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 19 members and alumni sang on the South Lawn before the arrival ceremony and at the state dinner.

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In the News


Philadelphia Inquirer

A Penn doctoral student created a tool to measure the financial health of universities. Here’s how it works

While earning her doctorate at the Graduate School of Education, Julee Gard developed a financial viability index to assess the financial health of smaller and medium-sized, mostly tuition-dependent private colleges.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris

In Philadelphia for a political rally, alumnus and musician John Legend said his time at Penn were “some of the best years of my life.”

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6ABC.com

Penn unveils statue of Bert Bell, the first owner of the Philadelphia Eagles

Penn alumnus and Philadelphia Eagles founder Bert Bell was honored with a statue and ceremony at Franklin Field.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn baseball inspired by Yankees’ Jake Cousins, who will be the first Quaker since 1912 to play in a World Series

Alumnus Jake Cousins is pitching in the World Series for the New York Yankees, featuring remarks from Penn baseball coach John Yurkow and other Penn players.

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Philadelphia Magazine

The 150 most influential people in Philly

Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.

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Bloomberg

UK Tories lurch to right with Badenoch-Jenrick leadership race

Penn alumnus Robert Jenrick is in the runoff to lead the UK’s Conservative Party.

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