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First-years start their ‘Penn odyssey’
Penn’s Class of 2030 Convocation on Franklin Field.

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First-years start their ‘Penn odyssey’

Penn’s 287th academic year formally kicked off with Convocation, where Penn President J. Larry Jameson declared the start of the Class of 2030’s “Penn odyssey.”

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An inviting welcome on Move-In day
Students pushing Move-In carts into a College House.

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An inviting welcome on Move-In day

The majority of first-year students began their Penn journey on Tuesday, Aug. 18, with the annual Move-In ritual, which runs like clockwork thanks to Move-In volunteers and staff and eases the transition for first-year students leaving the nest and kicking off their lives as undergraduates.

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A celebration of staff excellence
People celebrating in the audience at the Models of Excellence celebration.

Colleagues celebrating Lily Zhang

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A celebration of staff excellence

Highlights from Penn’s annual campus-wide staff recognition celebration, where University leaders presented awards to four staff teams and seven individual honorees.

From Penn Human Resources

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Penn to create a united Center for Civil Rights
Aerial view of Penn and Philadelphia

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Penn to create a united Center for Civil Rights

The Center for Civil Rights will bring together three existing offices into a single team designed to strengthen Penn’s reporting, prevention, education, and response efforts related to civil rights.

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The past and future of higher education
seven members of a higher ed panel including J. Larry Jameson and Katherine Strunk.

(From left) Mark Yudof, former president of the University of California and the University of Minnesota; Elaine Maimon, former president of Governors State University; John Silvanus Wilson, former president of Morehouse College and current executive director of Penn’s McGraw Center for Educational Leadership; Penn President J. Larry Jameson; Nicholas Lemann, former dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism; Katharine Strunk, dean of Penn’s Graduate School of Education; and Ezekiel Emanuel, Penn’s vice provost for global initiatives.

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The past and future of higher education

Colleges and universities are one of America’s most “enduring public goods,” President J. Larry Jameson said.

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Celebrating Penn’s 270th Commencement at a historic moment
Graduates cheering on franklin field during commencement

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Celebrating Penn’s 270th Commencement at a historic moment

Reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the United States, speakers invoked American traditions and provided guidance on building a meaningful life in a fast-changing world. Graduates, cheered on by family and friends, celebrated their part in Penn’s storied history.

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