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President Gutmann hosts annual Friars luncheon

Founded in 1899, the Friars Senior Society recognizes a diverse group of outstanding leaders, and embody the Friar Creed of service, friendship, and community.

Joe Biden, Amy Gutmann join for a conversation on March 29

Open to all in the Penn community, the conversation, which will touch on global affairs and other topical subjects, will conclude with an audience Q&A.

Increasing access for first-generation, low-income students

When Amy Gutmann was appointed president of the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, only one in 20 students at Penn identified as the first in their families to attend college.

Talking immigration, at home and abroad

This year’s David and Lyn Silfen University Forum focused on “People and Policy Adrift: A 21st Century Framework for Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Immigration Policy.”

Penn’s new home in Washington

The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement—a place for debate and discussion—opened on Feb. 8 in Washington, D.C.

Support and collaboration between U.S. and Mexico crucial for success

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón engaged in a wide-ranging discussion about global and national issues during the inaugural Penn Biden Global Leaders Dialogue.

University Secretary Leslie Laird Kruhly, Penn President Amy Gutmann

At Convocation, students urged to ‘venture boldly into the unknown’

As the sun set before the first day of classes for the Class of 2021, the annual Convocation ceremony, a tradition dating back to 1910, served as a formal welcome for Penn’s incoming class.

Commencement 2017: ‘use your freedom well’

Penn President Amy Gutmann celebrated the University graduates of the Class of 2017, along with family, friends, the academic community, alumni, and Commencement speaker Cory Booker, Democratic U.S. Senator for New Jersey.

Penn hosts cancer conversation with Biden, other experts at Silfen University Forum

The wide-ranging discussion emphasized the importance of collaboration among researchers, the challenge of prevention, and the crucial importance of discovery and innovation in reaching milestones in cancer prevention and treatment.

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