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Alternative literary history
Alternative literary history
A decade of research and writing by English Professor Emily Steiner has resulted in a new book about the work of John Trevisa, a 14th century English author who translated encyclopedias and other reference books, helping to create a body of general knowledge for non-specialists.
Centering Black students in language education
Centering Black students in language education
Ensuring equity for Black students in language education was the focus of a conference co-organized by the Graduate School of Education’s Nelson Flores, an expert in bilingual education.
Al Filreis dwells in possibility
Al Filreis dwells in possibility
Celebrating poetry and literature at Penn since 1985, Al Filreis continues to create community at the home for writers he founded in a Locust Walk house a quarter-century ago.
The state of U.S. immigration
The state of U.S. immigration
Immigration is once again front and center in the national debate. The Law School's Fernando Chang-Muy explains the U.S.'s complex immigration code.
Tackling the topic of decolonization
Tackling the topic of decolonization
Deborah Thomas, who runs Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography, and Christopher Woods, director of the Penn Museum, discuss a conference on decolonization that starts today.
Steiner’s term as dean of Penn’s Weitzman School of Design is extended
Steiner’s term as dean of Penn’s Weitzman School of Design is extended
Frederick “Fritz” Steiner’s term as dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design has been extended two years to June 30, 2025. The announcement was made by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Interim Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.
Penn’s Way kicks off workplace giving campaign, with $1.6M goal
Penn’s Way kicks off workplace giving campaign, with $1.6M goal
The charitable giving campaign runs through Nov. 19. The campaign is built on three pillars: health care disparity, food insecurity, and social justice.
Eight Penn researchers receive 2021 NIH Director’s Awards
Eight Penn researchers receive 2021 NIH Director’s Awards
The National Institutes of Health grants, totaling more than $8 million, will support seven high-risk, high-reward research projects.
Cities: ‘Where all the good stuff happens’
Cities: ‘Where all the good stuff happens’
In his new book, Mark Alan Hughes of the Kleinman Center and Weitzman School of Design argues that cities don’t need to change to be livable. Rather, their unique qualities are the very origins of livability itself.
30 years of cartographic modeling later, Dana Tomlin retires
30 years of cartographic modeling later, Dana Tomlin retires
This year, Dana Tomlin is retiring from the Department of Landscape Architecture in the Weitzman School of Design, where he has taught courses in cartographic modeling for thirty years.
In the News
The Wall Street Journal
‘Everyday Utopia’ review: The road to nowhere
“Everyday Utopia” by Kristen Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences is reviewed.
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Philadelphia Business Journal
CFO of the Year Awards 2023: Julia Puchtler, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
In her four years as chief financial officer for Penn Medicine’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Julia Puchtler has collaborated on several big capital projects, including the expansive Pavilion.
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Forbes
Guggenheim Fellows for 2023 announced; These universities had the most winners
Penn claimed four Guggenheim Fellows, who have demonstrated “exceptional capacity” in their scholarly or artistic careers.
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Inside Higher Ed
Why we need better data on faculty diversity
In an Op-Ed, Laura W. Perna of the Graduate School of Education writes that institutions of higher learning need better data on faculty backgrounds, their experiences and working conditions, and inequities in measures of success.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn awards largest one-time pay increase to doctoral students, while Temple remains in negotiations
Penn has awarded a nearly-25% increase in its minimum pay for doctoral students, the largest one-time boost in its history, with a statement from Interim Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.
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The Wall Street Journal
Wharton professor promoted love in the workplace
Dean Erika H. James and Adam Grant spoke about the legacy of Wharton School colleague Sigal Barsade, who died earlier this month. “She lived the values of the work that she was espousing,” said James.
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