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Class of 2025 Ivy Day Ceremony
The recipients of the Ivy Day awards holding their awards.

Recipients of the 2025 Senior Honor Awards (from left): Amaan Omer, Bonnie Li, William Krasnow, Fiona Wu, Faith Applegate, Ria Ellendula, Yousef Elyoussef, and Jared Mitovich.

(Image: Prestige Photography)

Class of 2025 Ivy Day Ceremony

Annually for more than 150 years, the Ivy Day Ceremony has celebrated remarkable graduating fourth-years for their leadership and service, with the Senior Honor Awards being among the oldest traditions at Penn.

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‘Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth’
Eissa Attar and Alvin Luong standing in art gallery with arms around each other's shoulders

Artworks by the two master of fine arts students graduating in the Class of 2025, Eissa Attar (left) and Alvin Luong, are in a thesis exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery through a new collaboration with the Weitzman School of Design. 

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‘Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth’

A new thesis exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery features works by graduating Master of Fine Arts students Eissa Attar, from Saudi Arabia, and Alvin Luong, from Canada. On view through May 30,  “Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth,” was curated by Emily Zimmerman.

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Know before you go: Commencement 2025

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Know before you go: Commencement 2025

Penn Today provides a list of important facts and tips to help guide guests through this year’s Penn’s 269th Commencement ceremony to be held on Franklin Field on Monday, May 19.

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How the Annenberg School connected all the dots for Naima Small
Naima Small in a tulip garden.

Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication

How the Annenberg School connected all the dots for Naima Small

The Class of 2025 communications major was drawn to studying social media and culture, how gender is portrayed online, and the role of technology in perpetuating bias. “I loved how Annenberg enabled me to not only see the diversity of ways I could use my degree, but also learn from people who had much different academic interests than me.”

From Annenberg School for Communication

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The Class of 2025 celebrates Baccalaureate
Students take a selfie at Penn’s Baccalaureate celebration in commencement regalia.

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The Class of 2025 celebrates Baccalaureate

There were readings, speeches, music, dance, and more at the interfaith Penn tradition, held on May 13 for graduating fourth-year students.

Penn Today Staff

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Graduates are ready to serve and engage at home and abroad
A Penn Med student putting a pin in a map on Match Day 2025.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News

Graduates are ready to serve and engage at home and abroad

Members of Penn’s 269th graduating class will channel their expertise and passions to serve and work in Philadelphia and around the world, from teaching to research, poultry farming, and basketball.

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Performer, biomedical engineer, and soon-to-be graduate
Jordyn Harris standing among lights

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Performer, biomedical engineer, and soon-to-be graduate

A performer and dancer, fourth-year Jordyn Harris has been a work-study student for the Platt House and managed tech for myriad student shows, while also advising engineering first-years and working as a researcher at a hospital.

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Penn fourth-year and three recent alumni named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Aravind Krishnan; Carson Eckhard; Meera Menon, and Jun Hou Shin.

Four Penn affiliates each have been awarded a 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship (clockwise from top left): fourth-year Aravind Krishnan; 2021 graduate Carson Eckhard; and 2020 graduates Meera Menon and Jun Hou Shin.

(Images: Courtesy of Knight-Hennessy Scholars / Carolyn Fong Photography)

Penn fourth-year and three recent alumni named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Four Penn affiliates each have been awarded a 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, receiving financial support for as long as three years to pursue a graduate degree and global leadership training at Stanford University.

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