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Wharton course helps Philly file taxes
Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes.

Wharton student Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes at Ebenezer Temple.

Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes at Ebenezer Temple.(Image: Pragya Singh)

Wharton course helps Philly file taxes

A new Wharton course serves low-income taxpayers and provides students with experiential learning.

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Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance
Donnell Powell in a gymnasium with young students.

Penn Live Arts teaching artist Donnell Powell.

(Image: Edward Epstein)

Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance

A residency from Rennie Harris Puremovement is part of a Penn Live Arts program which offers pre-performance visits to local schools.

Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
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Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train

A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.

David Asch: Putting the framework to work
David Asch.

David Asch, senior vice president for strategic initiatives.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving)

David Asch: Putting the framework to work

As he completes his fourth decade at Penn, the senior vice president for strategic inititiatives takes on putting the University’s strategic framework, In Principle and Practice, into work.
Powwow at Penn
In the foreground, female dancers with shawls. In the background, a young man in warrior regalia.

An intertribal dance. In the background, a young man wears regalia made from birds of prey.

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Powwow at Penn

With drumming, dancers, and the cascading voices of musicians, the 13th annual Powwow at Penn welcomed more than 100 people.

Kristina García

Investing in future teachers and educational leaders
elementary age students with teacher

(On homepage) Patty Fox, a summer 2023 literacy teacher in the Office of School and Community Engagement works with students as part of the Graduate School of Education's summer academic program at the Lea School.

(Image: Joe McFetridge/courtesy of Penn GSE)

Investing in future teachers and educational leaders

The Empowerment Through Education Scholarship Program at Penn’s Graduate School of Education is helping to prepare and retain teachers and educational leaders.

Sarah Punderson

Challenging the boundaries of STEM
Cynthia Dahl, Pinar Yildirim, Della Jenkins, and Mecky Pohlschröder.

Cynthia Dahl of Penn Carey Law, Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School, Della Jenkins of the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Mecky Pohlschröder of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke on a panel for the 2024 Women in STEM Symposium.

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Challenging the boundaries of STEM

Female faculty and staff from the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Wharton School, and Penn Carey Law shared how they integrate science, technology, engineering, and math into their work.