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Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn

Michael Weisberg, a distinguished professor of philosophy, has been appointed to lead the continued implementation of recommendations from the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

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Two leadership gifts elevate Jewish Studies at Penn Arts & Sciences

A pair of gifts from Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt will establish an endowed professorship and create a program fund for graduate support in the Jewish Studies Program that will advance scholarship, community engagement, and global impact.

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Canopy of trees in early spring that surround the LOVE sculpture.

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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Penn students looking excited in The Palestra.

Building the Penn community at NSO

New Student Orientation introduced the first-ever “Building the Penn Community” event during Penn Spirit Day on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Dara Horn speaking and gesturing with her hands.

Talking about antisemitism

More than 200 people attended a talk by author Dara Horn at Penn Hillel, the first of six speaker events in a new series on antisemitism and education organized by the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.

The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies building entrance.

‘Jews and the University: Antisemitism, Admissions, Academic Freedom’

The Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at Penn is offering a spring speaker series, “Jews and the University: Antisemitism, Admissions, Academic Freedom,” that includes six events, the first on Tuesday at Penn Hillel.

A cut apple and pomegranate surround a honey jar with a wooden honey stick on top. An uncut apple and pomegranate are in the background.

Finding community in the Jewish High Holy Days

Three cultural and academic leaders at Penn consider how a return to experiencing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in person offered physical and spiritual healing.

Thrower Cam Landis stands in front of the Penn Museum, where the anthropology museum is based.

Faith, athletic drive, and the Midwestern spirit

May graduate Cam Landis, an anthropology major from Madison, Ohio, played on the offensive line for the football team, walked on to the track team as a thrower—and delved into his Jewish roots at Hillel.

Holiday giving at Penn

There’s no better time to give on and around campus, and, as tradition, the people of Penn are doing their part.

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