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Two Penn alums selected for the MLB Draft
Left, Jackson Appel at bat; right: Eli Trop pitching.

Left: 2023 Penn graduate Jackson Appel; right: 2024 graduate Eli Trop.

(Images: Courtesy of Penn Athletics)

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.

From Penn Athletics

Showing up for Penn in London
Penn president J. Larry Jameson speaking at a microphone in London.

Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson addresses the audience at Penn’s academic symposium in London on Friday, June 21, 2024.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving)

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.”
The English major’s cheerleader and champion
Jennifer Egan standing in front of class gesturing with one hand and holding papers in the other

Egan first taught literature at Penn in the spring of 2019, but she restructured the course and wrote new lectures for this year’s class.

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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.