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Student climate champions gather to share stories and inspiration
person dressed as a polar bear performs for a crowd

John Jarboe of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret performed as “the last polar bear on Earth” at WHYY headquarters. 

(Image: Emily Kaufman/PPEH)

Student climate champions gather to share stories and inspiration

More than 150 Philadelphia high schoolers came together at WHYY in a climate storytelling event organized by the public media company and the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities.

Katherine Unger Baillie

‘A big responsibility to do great things’
Philadelphia Business Journal

‘A big responsibility to do great things’

President Liz Magill discusses her first year in office and her long-term vision for Penn, including the University’s role in Philadelphia and pressing topics in higher education.

Penn Libraries receives archive of writer, activist, and historian James G. Spady
James Spady (right) and South African writer Es'kia Mphahlele.

James Spady (right) interviewing South African writer Es’kia Mphahlele.

(Image: Courtesy of Leandre K. Jackson)

Penn Libraries receives archive of writer, activist, and historian James G. Spady

Spady’s prolific archive highlights figures in African American history including scholars, musicians, and architects, and documented Philadelphia’s place in the Civil Rights Movement and hip-hop.

From Penn Libraries

New Penn mentorship program focuses on shaping Black doctors
KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)

New Penn mentorship program focuses on shaping Black doctors

Master’s student Dennis Mashindi of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the Hinkson Holloway program, a collaboration between PSOM and the College of Physicians to mentor young Black men who want to pursue a career in medicine.

First UN Water Conference in four decades includes a delegation from Penn
Four panelists sit at table listening while one speaks into microphone

Rohit Aggarwala of the NYC Environmental Protection underscored that managing for drought necessitates cross-border cooperation. “If we think of this as a zero-sum game, we’re going to lose,” he said.

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First UN Water Conference in four decades includes a delegation from Penn

Events on campus last week kicked off the global proceedings, which will include representatives from the Water Center at Penn, Penn Carey Law School, and the School of Arts & Sciences.

Katherine Unger Baillie

How gross inequalities in institutional wealth distort the higher education ecosystem and shortchange the vast majority of middle- and lower-income undergraduates
Inside Higher Ed

How gross inequalities in institutional wealth distort the higher education ecosystem and shortchange the vast majority of middle- and lower-income undergraduates

Penn is noted for its pledge to contribute $100 million over 10 years to renovate decrepit Philadelphia schools, potentially assisting a more diverse student body.