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Penn students walking on Locust Walk in the fall.

Announcing the Draw Down the Lightning Grants

A new initiative that advances In Principle and Practice, the Draw Down the Lightning grants encourage collaborative endeavors in support of the strategic framework’s four principles and five practices.

2024 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn

The seven Fellows come from six schools at Penn, and will receive a three-year fellowship, including funds to support their research.

Steve Fluharty seated at a table with hands folded.

Steven J. Fluharty to step down as dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences

The Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience has served as dean since 2013, concluding his term as the longest-serving dean in the history of the School of Arts & Sciences.

Penn’s campus and the city of Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy

The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.

Mark Wolff reappointed dean of the Penn School of Dental Medicine

Wolff’s reappointment follows a comprehensive review of the major accomplishments of his first term as dean, including new mission and vision statement for the School, new programs and interdisciplinary centers, and advancing an inclusive learning environment.

The class of 2028 on Franklin Field during Convocation for the Class of 2028.

At Convocation, a call to ‘come together’

The ceremony marked the start of Penn’s 285th academic year, with about 2,500 new students gathered on Franklin Field.

president jameson speaks to a new student at the welcome picnic

New Penn students and families welcomed to a ‘workshop of the world’

Interim President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr. welcomed the Class of 2028, transfer students, and their families.

Faculty-led Task Force charged with reviewing the Guidelines on Open Expression

Chaired by Senior Vice Dean Lisa Bellini of Penn Medicine and Faculty director Sigal Ben-Porath of the SNF Paideia Program, the Task Force includes faculty, students, and staff members.

Deputy provost Beth A. Winkelstein to lead implementation effort on Task Force and Commission

Winkelstein has been tapped by the interim president and the provost to oversee the implementation of the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

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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