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Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program

The Randi and Brian Schwartz Social Innovation Scholarship will provide full-tuition support for students seeking to generate impact in such areas as economic security, immigration, and global conflict.

Class of 2023 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill today announced the recipients of the 2023 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes.

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Suzanne McGraw Foundation makes $5 million gift to Penn GSE around early childhood education

The gift is one of the largest ever to the School. It will support student scholarships, a cross-University graduate concentration, and cross-disciplinary programming.

Dr. John L. Jackson Jr. appointed provost at the University of Pennsylvania

Dean John L. Jackson, Jr. of the Annenberg School for Communication has been appointed provost at Penn, with remarks from President Liz Magill.

University of Pennsylvania plans; Gulfstream growth

President Liz Magill says that Penn is fiscally and financially capable of being aggressive with its future thanks to a lack of headwinds afflicting much of the higher education sector.

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Celebrating Penn’s Named Scholarship Program in New York City

President Liz Magill moderated a panel featuring three students who shared their unique paths to and extraordinary experiences at Penn, thanks to the University’s generous donor community.

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Katharine O. Strunk named Dean of Penn’s top-ranked Graduate School of Education

Strunk, an award-winning mixed methods scholar at Michigan State University, is an expert on teacher labor markets, school and district improvement and accountability policies, and efforts to boost student achievement.

‘A big responsibility to do great things’

President Liz Magill discusses her first year in office and her long-term vision for Penn, including the University’s role in Philadelphia and pressing topics in higher education.

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Sophia Z. Lee named Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Lee is currently a professor of law with a secondary appointment in history, and has been a member of the Penn Carey Law faculty since 2009.

Penn names first female law school dean in 170-plus year history

Sophia Z. Lee has been named as the first female dean of Penn Carey Law. She will begin July 1 following the eight year tenure of Dean Ted Ruger. President Liz Magill and incoming Provost John L. Jackson Jr. offer remarks.

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