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Hurrah for the Red and the Blue
From left, Coach Mike McLaughlin, Mataya Gayle, and President J. Larry Jameson.

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Hurrah for the Red and the Blue

On Saturday at the Palestra, President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. acknowledged Penn student-athletes for their remarkable achievements.

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Election Day on campus, in pictures
Penn President J. Larry Jameson outside on Locust Walk talking with members of PLTV.

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Election Day on campus, in pictures

On Election Day, volunteers with Penn Leads the Vote were on hand with voting guides and civic swag for students. Penn President J. Larry Jameson joined the PLTV volunteers and cast his ballot at his campus polling location.

Penn Today Staff

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Russell Composto talks leading Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group
Russell Composto at a conference table gesticulating with undergraduates.

Russell Composto, chair of the Penn Forward Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group and vice provost for undergraduate education, seated with undergraduates on Oct. 13, 2025, inside College Hall. 

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    • Russell Composto talks leading Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group

    In a Q&A, Russell Composto, vice provost for undergraduate education and chair of Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group, talks about the guiding principles of the team and what it means to think boldly about the future of the undergraduate experience at Penn.

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    Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn
    Michael Weisberg.

    Michael Weisberg has been chosen lead the continued implementation of recommendations from the 2024 University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

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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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    Penn receives $5M gift for new theatre
    Rendering of the interior of a new theater at Penn.

    A rendering of the Edward W. Kane Theatre by Steven Holl Architects. The new Penn Live Arts theatre will boast an orchestra pit, a state-of-the-art fly system, and deep stage design.

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    Penn receives $5M gift for new theatre

    A recent gift from alumnus Ed Kane and Marty Wallace dedicates the new proscenium theatre for student performing arts.

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