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Global learning in Cairo
A group of students take pictures on a rooftop deck. The city of Cairo, with its skyscrapers and minarets, are visible in the background

Founded by the Fatimid Caliphate in 969, the city of Cairo has “layer upon layer of history,” says Fayyaz Vellani. “It has all this rich cultural texture and heritage that just is observable every day.”

(Image: Fayyaz Vellani)

Global learning in Cairo

Cairo as Palimpsest is a Penn Global course that introduces students to the layers of Egyptian history.

Kristina Linnea García

Penn Glee Club performs in Chile
Members of the Pen Glee Club performing on stage.

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Penn Glee Club performs in Chile

The group made the inaugural visit to Chile as part of an international concert tour which included a return engagement in Panama.

Louisa Shepard

Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates
29 people in a grid

Twenty-nine Penn students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year, from left: (top row) Anuj Amin, Ella Atsavapranee, Rebecca Bean, Rachael (Viola) Bordon, Erin Brennan, Mia Cheung; (second row) Allison Chou, Teresa Christensen, Sabrina de Brito, Ashley Fuchs, Zacharia Hamdi, Nilesh Kavthekar; (third row) Vincent Kelley, Lauren Lamb, Esther Lee, Beyoncé Lightfoot, Colin Lodewick, Lea Mangifesta; (fourth row) Vanessa Martinez Penn, Anya Miller, Marissa Mojena, Priyamvada Nambrath, Trevor Núñez, Sriram Palepu; (bottom row) Kyra Schulman, Laila Shadid, Ingrid Sotelo, Sally Thomas, and Erin Wrightson. 

(Images: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships) 

Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates

Twenty-nine University of Pennsylvania students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year to conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in more than 20 nations. 

Louisa Shepard

Who, What, Why: Kelly Garcia-Ramos, advocate for students with speech impediments
Kelly Garcia-Ramos outside under a tree.

Kelly Garcia-Ramos, a rising fourth-year neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, has founded a support group, SpeechFluency@Penn, for students who stutter.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Kelly Garcia-Ramos, advocate for students with speech impediments

    Kelly Garcia-Ramos made the choice to no longer try to hide their stutter and last semester founded a support group, SpeechFluency@Penn, for students who stutter. 

    Louisa Shepard