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Graduate, professional students introduced to array of Penn resources
Graduate, professional students introduced to array of Penn resources
A welcome event brought together new graduate and professional students, multiple University groups, President Liz Magill, and Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein.
New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation
The Class of 2026 and other new students attended myriad events to get to know the campus and each other.
‘26 for the Class of 2026’
‘26 for the Class of 2026’
In a video, President Liz Magill gathered insight from students on their favorite activities to do on and around campus.
Meshing tradition and fun for President Liz Magill’s Inauguration
Mark your calendar for the weekend of Oct. 21, as the University celebrates its ninth president with a special ceremony, academic symposium, and picnic and concert at College Green.
President and Provost welcome the Class of 2026
President and Provost welcome the Class of 2026
Speaking to the Class of 2026 filling a sunny College Green, President Liz Magill and Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein assured first-years and their families that Penn will provide the support they need.
Class of 2026 moves in
Class of 2026 moves in
New students traveled from near and far Tuesday, settling into College Houses, meeting their roommates, and spending precious moments with family.
‘Music connects’ for Summer Institute students
‘Music connects’ for Summer Institute students
The Summer Institute for Pre-Freshmen brings new students together with experienced faculty and graduate students to discuss cultural themes in Africana studies.
New College House named for President Emerita Amy Gutmann
New College House named for President Emerita Amy Gutmann
The newly named college house at 40th and Walnut streets honors Penn’s eighth president.
Add a friend on social media
See the latest happenings of Penn’s new president Liz Magill on her Facebook and Instagram.
An ice cream social with Penn’s new president
An ice cream social with Penn’s new president
Just days into her tenure, Liz Magill met and talked with hundreds of University faculty, staff, and students on College Green.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn to expand its full-tuition scholarship aid to families with a higher income threshold
Penn’s Quaker Commitment will expand full-tuition scholarships and will no longer consider the primary family home as an asset in its calculation for institutional aid. Interim President J. Larry Jameson and director of financial aid Elaine Papas Varas offer remarks.
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Philadelphia Magazine
The 150 most influential people in Philly
Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges created task forces to address reports of antisemitism and islamophobia. What have they done?
The University Task Force on Antisemitism recommends investment in faculty and staff, academic experiences, and outreach while also clarifying Penn’s open-expression policies, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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India West
UPenn to confer honorary doctorate on Siddhartha Mukherjee
Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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The Washington Post
Claire Fagin, renowned nurse and researcher who led UPenn, dies at 97
Claire M. Fagin, who helped reshape the nursing profession as a clinician, researcher, educator and advocate, and who stepped away from teaching to become one of the first women to lead an Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania, died Jan. 16 at her home in Manhattan. She was 97.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Former Penn president Judith Rodin on the changing relationship between business and universities
In a Q&A, former Penn President Judith Rodin discusses her current role advising the Bellwether District, which seeks to reinvent two square miles of former oil refineries in South and Southwest Philly, and the rapid changes in business-academic relations throughout her career.
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