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Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation launches HCU champions for financial legacy program
Black Enterprise

Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation launches HCU champions for financial legacy program

The Wharton School has partnered with Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation to launch the Champions for Financial Legacy program to boost students’ financial literacy and equip them with the skills to build wealth within their communities.

Free West Philly community clinic, which provided care to hundreds, is closed
WHYY (Philadelphia)

Free West Philly community clinic, which provided care to hundreds, is closed

Penn Medicine resident Noor Shaik and Michael Rubenstein of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss a West Philadelphia clinic that became a model for collaborations between academic health systems and community organizations.

A series on wellness and well-being
People walking along Locust Walk in the fall.

(On homepage) Additional resources for students, staff, faculty, and postdocs are offered through offices and centers across Penn and the Health System.

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A series on wellness and well-being

A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.
Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists
Students at the registration table for the Responsible Computing Challenge.

This past spring, scholars, students, technologists, activists, and West Philadelphia community members gathered for a workshop that planted the seeds for RC4JustFutures’ work moving forward.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law)

Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists

The Responsible Computing for Just Futures Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Computing Challenge at Penn Carey Law, has ambitious plans for the mindset with which the next generation of Penn students will engage careers at the intersection of law and technology.

From Penn Carey Law

Wellness and well-being series looks at reproductive and family health
Sign outside an open door reads Lactation Room, opened door reveals a rocking chair, lamp, brightly painted walls and a breast pump.

The Lactation Room at Penn Women’s Center is open and available for any Penn affiliate, with a hospital-grade breast pump and breast pump attachments available to lend.

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Wellness and well-being series looks at reproductive and family health

The six-part series from Penn Today focuses on University resources for students, faculty, and staff.
Keeping the Penn community safe and sound
mert students on their bikes on locust walk

Serving the same patrol zone as the Division of Public Safety, MERT acts as a partner to DPS and the Philadelphia Fire Department, responding to campus medical emergencies on evenings and weekends.

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Keeping the Penn community safe and sound

The Division of Public Safety helps keep the University community safe through programs like the 24/7 Walking Escort Service, the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, Penn Guardian, and the HELP Line.