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    • Impact of research

    Senior Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell discusses with Inspiring Impact Magazine why a robust research enterprise is at the core of Penn’s educational mission.

    From Penn Inspiring Impact

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    Supporting a community for learning, research, and thriving
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    Supporting a community for learning, research, and thriving

    The Office of Religious and Ethnic Interests (Title VI) launched in the fall as the first of its kind nationally, a direct response to recommendations from the Action Plan to Combat Antisemitism, as well as the reports of the University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community. The office (OREI) is a new resource on campus dedicated to supporting Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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    AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
    AI Across Disciplines panelists on stage engaged in conversation.

    From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu. 

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    AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities

    At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn—and writ large.

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    Penn Board of Trustees votes to appoint J. Larry Jameson President and extend his term through June 2027
    J. Larry Jameson.

    “I am confident that our University’s future is bright as we prioritize our core values of excellence, freedom of inquiry and expression, and respect,” says Penn President J. Larry Jameson. “I am deeply committed to this extraordinary institution, and it is an honor to serve as Penn’s President.”

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    Penn Board of Trustees votes to appoint J. Larry Jameson President and extend his term through June 2027

    Jameson has served as Interim President since December 2023. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and Dean of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine.
    Quaker Commitment guarantees full tuition scholarships for families earning $200K or less as Trustees approve 2025-2026 financial aid budget and charges
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    Quaker Commitment guarantees full tuition scholarships for families earning $200K or less as Trustees approve 2025-2026 financial aid budget and charges

    The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.7% increase in tuition and a $328 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming academic year.
    Task force recommendations for economic prosperity and national security
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    Task force recommendations for economic prosperity and national security

    Dean Antonia M. Villarruel of Penn Nursing and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center are on the Vision for American Science and Technology task force that devised the policy recommendations.
    Amy Gutmann receives Yale Legend in Leadership Award
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    Amy Gutmann received the Legend in Leadership Award at the Yale Higher Education Leadership Summit at the Yale School of Management on Jan. 28.

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    Amy Gutmann receives Yale Legend in Leadership Award

    Gutmann accepted the award, presented by five current and former university presidents, at a ceremony on Jan. 28.