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Higher Education
Penn expands financial aid for middle income families
Penn expands financial aid for middle income families
The initiative expands Penn’s long-standing commitment to need-based financial aid, guaranteeing no-loan financial aid packages to eligible students and families since 2008.
PBS News Hour Classroom wins Civics Award to develop community college resources
PBS News Hour Classroom wins Civics Award to develop community college resources
The award from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics will provide PBS News Hour Classroom with over $58,000 to create and publish 32 multimedia resources for adult learners.
Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action
Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action
Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 outlines sustainability goals for fiscal year 2025-29 and lays out Penn’s path toward carbon neutrality by 2042.
Kite and Key Society celebrates a century
Kite and Key Society celebrates a century
Students share the campus and their experiences at Penn with visitors in person and online, forming meaningful friendships and lasting connections.
Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment
Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment
Katharine Strunk, dean of the Graduate School of Education, began her tenure in July 2023. This week, she announced the School’s strategic vision, Together for Good.
Introducing the Penn AI Council
Introducing the Penn AI Council
The Council consists of five faculty members collaborating to enhance visibility and impact of AI research across Penn.
Penn participates in sexual misconduct and awareness survey
Penn participates in sexual misconduct and awareness survey
The goal was to learn from undergraduate, graduate, and professional students about sexual misconduct on campus to guide further efforts for improvement.
A discussion about speech, solidarity, and forgiveness
A discussion about speech, solidarity, and forgiveness
At an event at the School of Dental Medicine, members of the Penn community gathered to talk about the intersection of free speech and racism in academia.
A Q&A with Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein
A Q&A with Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein
Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein discusses her role in leading implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.
Peter Struck: A champion for the liberal arts
Peter Struck: A champion for the liberal arts
The Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities discusses his new role as the Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and how the liberal arts are foundational to education.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
A Penn doctoral student created a tool to measure the financial health of universities. Here’s how it works
While earning her doctorate at the Graduate School of Education, Julee Gard developed a financial viability index to assess the financial health of smaller and medium-sized, mostly tuition-dependent private colleges.
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Times Higher Education
FAFSA: Short-term pain on enrollments, but hope of long-term gain
Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education says that last year’s FAFSA delays caused confusion and challenges that have had effects on this year’s enrollment intake.
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NBC News
The cost of college conference realignment: ‘We are student-athletes, but we’re also human’
Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education has spent her entire life immersed in the world of college athletics and has been working to change its landscape.
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Philadelphia Business Journal
‘A unicorn in higher ed’: Moore College won’t be swept away in stream of art school closures, president says
Peter Eckel of the Graduate School of Education says that specialized schools that survive will be those that can find a niche and develop a pipeline of students in the near-term.
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Bloomberg Law
Biden’s student loan debt relief program halted in two courts
The Saving on a Valuable Education Plan, was set to take effect July 1 and could cost $475 billion over ten years, according to an estimate from the Wharton School.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Western Pa. colleges are bracing for steep declines in enrollment, tied to the Great Recession of 2008
Julie Wollman of the Graduate School of Education says that most institutions of higher education tend to think they’re the only institution that’s not going to be affected by enrollment problems.
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