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The story of Mercy-Douglass Hospital

A special examines the history of Philadelphia’s Mercy-Douglass Hospital and the role of race in health care, featuring interviews with Penn staff and faculty like Gerald DeVaughn of the Perelman School of Medicine, Patricia D’Antonio of the School of Nursing, and Hafeeza Anchrum of the School of Arts & Sciences.

Philadelphia Inquirer

This Philly-area elementary school saw test scores plummet. Now it’s putting all its resources toward catching up.

Nicole Carl of the Graduate School of Education says that teachers are feeling pressure from administrators to boost test scores.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SEPTA said ‘there really is no way forward’ to build the Roosevelt Boulevard subway

Jay Arzu of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design appreciates that SEPTA officials are being honest about not having the funding for a massive subway project.

Connor Barwin (second from right) stands on the field with other members of the Eagles football team.

Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place

The former NFL outside linebacker for the Eagles, and founder of the Make the World Better Foundation, is enrolled in Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter says he won’t run again now ‘or in any other year’

Former Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter intends to start a center for public policy at Penn in order to address poverty and income inequality in the city.

Liz Magill greets two people at the entryway to Fisher Fine Arts Library.

Six months with President Liz Magill

Penn Today highlights some of our newest leader’s biggest moments so far.

Young children practice ballet at a barre in a ballet studio.

Building a better world, one side gig at a time

The 10th piece for this series showcases a nurse who founded a low-cost dance studio, a staffer who fosters kittens, an HR specialist who teaches high schoolers life skills, and an English professor who volunteers for his old summer camp.

Philadelphia Inquirer

What does the future hold for the Tanner House? Historic preservation grad students have ideas

Graduate students at the Weitzman School of Design are teaming with Weitzman’s Randall Mason to discuss ways to expand the historical significance and preserve the architecture of the Henry O. Tanner House in North Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphians welcomed PhilTel’s first free public phone as a small way to resist big tech

Naveen Albert, a fourth-year in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has co-founded PhilTel, a free-to-use public wifi payphone project in Philadelphia.

Closeup of a stethoscope held up by a medical worker.

A gateway from high school to Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine’s Pathways Emerging Careers Program invites Philadelphia high school graduates to start a career with Penn Medicine with extra coaching, training, and mentoring.

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The story of Mercy-Douglass Hospital

This Philly-area elementary school saw test scores plummet. Now it’s putting all its resources toward catching up.

SEPTA said ‘there really is no way forward’ to build the Roosevelt Boulevard subway

Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place

Former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter says he won’t run again now ‘or in any other year’

Six months with President Liz Magill

Building a better world, one side gig at a time

What does the future hold for the Tanner House? Historic preservation grad students have ideas

Philadelphians welcomed PhilTel’s first free public phone as a small way to resist big tech

A gateway from high school to Penn Medicine