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A moment of reflection 15 years in the making
Performers with Natives at Penn performing a traditional dance.

This year’s powwow took place in the Hall of Flags and was co-hosted by the Albert M. Greenfield Intercultural Center.

(Image: Kia Lor)

A moment of reflection 15 years in the making

This year marked the 15th anniversary of the Natives at Penn annual powwow. Co-founders Megan Red Shirt-Shaw and Paul Garr celebrated the milestone and the tradition of Native fellowship, community building, and education.

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Penn’s Alumni Weekend in pictures
A procession of Penn alums alongside flags featuring the dates they graduated.

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    • Penn’s Alumni Weekend in pictures

    Generations of Penn graduates enjoyed a walking tour of Old City, a celebration of Kelly Writers House’s 30th anniversary, a gallery hop at the ICA and Arthur Ross Gallery, and more during the annual Alumni Weekend.

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    A look back at the Class of 1776
    Excerpt of Trustees minutes page 96.

    “Upon the Report of the Examiners, the following candidates approved of as qualified by their standing and proficiency to be admitted to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, are James Abercrombie, John Leeds Bos[z]man, John Clopton, William Cock[e], Thomas Duncan Smith, William Thomas, and Ralph Wiltshire; and a mandate was ordered to be made out for conferring on them their Degree of Bachelor of Arts on the 10th of June next.”

    (Image: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Minute Books, volume 2, 1768-1779; University Archives)

    A look back at the Class of 1776

    At the time, the seven graduates of the class received Bachelor of Arts degrees in a private ceremony open only to faculty, trustees, and graduates—due to what was described as the “unsettled state of affairs.”

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    Making paper for the Declaration’s anniversary
    Kelly He makes paper at Historic Rittenhouse Town

    Kelly He lifts the mould and deckle to drain water from the paper pulp.

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    Making paper for the Declaration’s anniversary

    Learn the five steps to making paper as it was done in the Revolutionary era, part of a Common Press semiquincentennial project, alongside a class from the Weitzman School of Design.

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    Empowering unhoused patients through comprehensive eye care
    From left to right: Justin Wang, Janine Haros, and Eric Lee in a clinical room at the Scheie Eye Institute, holding documents and smiling together

    Justin Wang (left), Janine Haros (center), and Eric Lee (right) in a clinical room at the Scheie Eye Institute, holding documents and smiling together.

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    Empowering unhoused patients through comprehensive eye care

    Penn fourth-years Eric Lee, Janine Haros, and Justin Wang will use a President’s Engagement Prize to elevate vision health in unhoused individuals across Philadelphia through free eye screenings, tailored care coordination, and interactive patient education.

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    When the Schuylkill swallowed the city
    Two people looking at the flooded highway overpass in Philadelphia after flooding from Hurricane Ida.

    Image: Jessica Kourkounis / Stringer via Getty Images

    When the Schuylkill swallowed the city

    New Penn research shows that Hurricane Ida wasn’t a once-in-a-century anomaly but a preview of how climate change, urbanization, and aging infrastructure are rewriting flood risk.

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    Penn’s community engagement progress at the turn of the century
    An elementary school student (left) and Penn affiliate (right) are interacting while the student writes in his booklet, in a classroom setting.

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    Penn’s community engagement progress at the turn of the century

    The third installment in the limited series “Chapters of Change” explores how Penn has led community engagement efforts in public education, economic development, and neighborhood prosperity during a time of widespread change in the nation’s cities.

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    Fueling local business growth

    Fueling local business growth

    Vendor Matt Nam, founder of ViaNexta and Win Win Coffee, counts on Penn support to help sustain and grow his local businesses.