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Four ways Penn Arts & Sciences is looking to the future
Mark Trodden.

“When there are challenges, we have a role to play in solving them. It’s important to be upbeat about the future,” say Mark Trodden, dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences.

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Four ways Penn Arts & Sciences is looking to the future

With “SAS Horizons: Pathways for a Changing World,” the School charts a course to navigate challenging waters.

From Omnia

3 min. read

Chapters of Change: The blossom of Penn’s professional schools in the 19th century
Penn’s campus in 1891.

A view of campus on May 20, 1891, looking northeast toward the corner of 34th and Walnut streets.

(Image: Courtesy of University Archives)

Chapters of Change: The blossom of Penn’s professional schools in the 19th century

“Chapters of Change” highlights key moments of change in Penn’s history, adapting to shifts in society. In the 19th century, the University faced industrialization and more by creating some of its first professional schools.

6 min. read

Why students leave community college
Estefanie Aguilar Padilla conducting fieldwork at a community college.

Penn GSE doctoral student Estefanie Aguilar Padilla conducting fieldwork at a community college. 

(Image: Courtesy of Penn GSE)

Why students leave community college

At Penn’s Graduate School for Education, doctoral student Estefanie Aguilar Padilla’s work with associate professor Rachel Baker reveals why students walk away—and how colleges can help them stay.

From Penn GSE

2 min. read