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Amy Gutmann receives Yale Legend in Leadership Award
Amy Gutmann speaking at a podium.

Amy Gutmann received the Legend in Leadership Award at the Yale Higher Education Leadership Summit at the Yale School of Management on Jan. 28.

(Image: Harold Shapiro)

Amy Gutmann receives Yale Legend in Leadership Award

Gutmann accepted the award, presented by five current and former university presidents, at a ceremony on Jan. 28.

Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity
Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson in a lab examining a piece of equipment.

(Image: Courtesy of VinUniversity)

Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity

Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson visited VinUni in Hanoi, Vietnam, to commemorate the university’s fifth anniversary and Penn’s seventh year of allyship. He delivered a lecture about how excellent universities advance society.
An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future
The exterior of the Vagelos building lit up with dramatic lighting.

The new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology boasts adaptable laboratory spaces to support the dynamic needs of pioneering research.

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An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future

Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.
A conversation with Interim President J. Larry Jameson
J. Larry Jameson, seated, animatedly speaking at a table.

Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson.

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A conversation with Interim President J. Larry Jameson

Interim President Jameson discusses the many ways Penn is moving forward, from the opening of state-of-the-art facilities to new initiatives that advance In Principle and Practice.
$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid
Penn students on Locust Walk in winter.

The William J. Levy Endowed Scholarship Fund will support over 40 civic-minded students in the Penn’s College of Arts & Sciences annually.

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$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid

With an estate gift of more than $42 million, William J. Levy, a graduate of the Wharton School and Penn Carey Law School, has contributed $50 million in support of undergraduate students in the College.
Jeffrey Kallberg named interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences
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Jeffrey Kallberg is the the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Music, and has been appointed deputy dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences.

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Jeffrey Kallberg named interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences

Jeffrey Kallberg has been named interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jan. 1. Kallberg currently serves as deputy dean and the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Music.The announcement was made today by Interim President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr.
A semester of community on campus
A group of Penn students pose for a selfie.

The Penn community gathered on campus throughout the fall semester, including at Family Weekend.

(Image: Sylvia Zhang)

A semester of community on campus

Penn’s fall semester officially began in August, as many students returned to campus. While staff, faculty, and postdocs are largely in West Philadelphia year-round, the fall marks a reset and starting point for many. The late summer and mild fall weather brings the natural beauty of campus to life.
Penn expands financial aid for middle income families
Penn’s College Hall

Penn’s new Quaker Commitment, which increases financial aid packages, affect all aid-eligible undergraduate students, not just entering first-year students.

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Penn expands financial aid for middle income families

The initiative expands Penn’s long-standing commitment to need-based financial aid, guaranteeing no-loan financial aid packages to eligible students and families since 2008.