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To the voting booth for Primary Day in the commonwealth
Two masked people standing and one poll worker seated at a table in Houston Hall.

To the voting booth for Primary Day in the commonwealth

Just one day after presiding over the University’s 265th Commencement, Penn President Amy Gutmann, along with voters throughout the commonwealth, picked representatives from their parties to put on the ballot for the November general election.

Penn Today Staff

Penn extends terms of Education and Law deans
Pam Grossman with arms crossed in front of a GSE building on Penn’s campus at left, Ted Ruger in his office at right.

Pam Grossman, dean of the Graduate School of Education, and Ted Ruger, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, have had their terms extended through 2023.

Penn extends terms of Education and Law deans

Pam Grossman, dean of the Graduate School of Education, and Ted Ruger, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, will now serve until June 30, 2023,
‘Opening doors’ to a Penn education
Two students walk beneath flowering cherry trees on a sunny spring day on College Green

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‘Opening doors’ to a Penn education

A virtual celebration showcased the Undergraduate Named Scholarship Program and its importance, especially in strengthening the vibrant, diverse community that exists on the University’s campus.

Lauren Hertzler

Reassessing iconography on campus
Bronze sculpture of a large bust of a Black woman on Penn’s campus surrounded by autumn leaves

Reassessing iconography on campus

Joann Mitchell and Frederick Steiner chatted with Penn Today about the Campus Iconography Group’s report, published this week.

Lauren Hertzler

Locked down: Global mobility and COVID-19
illegal immigration displaced persons camp concept of little boy in black and orange clothes holding fence with barbed wire in desert on state border

The pandemic has led to extreme limits on human movement,  turning borders into barriers for refugees and asylum seekers. The topic was the theme of Perry World House’s 2021 Global Shifts Colloquium.

Locked down: Global mobility and COVID-19

At Perry World House’s 2021 Global Shifts Colloquium, Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, addressed how limits on human movement during the pandemic have affected refugees and asylum seekers.

Kristen de Groot

Celebrating women of color ‘At the table’
Woman on a zoom call

Undergraduate nominee Sciaska Ulysse thanked the Netter Center for her nomination and said, "I'm so excited to see how we can give back to communities after graduation."

Celebrating women of color ‘At the table’

The annual Women of Color award ceremony celebrated its 34th year in an online event led by the Women of Color at Penn Planning Committee and the African American Resource Center.

Kristina García