New family welcome: ‘The right place; the right time’ nocred New family welcome: ‘The right place; the right time’ President Liz Magill and Provost John L. Jackson Jr. welcomed first-year and transfer students and their families in an afternoon celebration on College Green.
Making a home away from home at Penn nocred Making a home away from home at Penn Friends and family from near and far helped the Class of 2027 move onto campus this week.
An introduction to undergraduate and graduate student resources nocred An introduction to undergraduate and graduate student resources The New Student Resources Fair and Campus Express Center, hosted at Houston Hall, welcomed Penn’s newest undergraduate and graduate students with a one-stop-shop on vital information.
From seed sowing to harvest Xavier Watkins-Wright washes freshly picked cucumbers and peppers at Penn Farm. nocred From seed sowing to harvest Five undergraduates spent their summer interning at Penn Farm, where they practiced regenerative agricultural techniques and learned about environmental and food justice.
Move-In 2023: By the Numbers nocred By the Numbers Move-In 2023: By the Numbers With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the campus Move-In experience.
Move-In fall 2023 primer Move-In to College Houses is Aug. 21-27, 2023. nocred Move-In fall 2023 primer The University is making final preparations for fall 2023 undergraduate Move-In between Aug. 21 and 27, when nearly 6,000 undergraduates will be moving into Campus Housing.
A question of neutrality: Switzerland’s role in 19th-century imperialism Sophie Mwaisela is a rising fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in history. nocred. A question of neutrality: Switzerland’s role in 19th-century imperialism History undergraduate Sophie Mwaisela traveled to Geneva this summer to conduct research for her honors thesis.
Tackling research projects can help students get into top colleges and universities Penn In the News The Hechinger Report Tackling research projects can help students get into top colleges and universities Between a third and half of admitted Penn students have showcased their research projects in their applications. The work of decolonizing a neglected historic Black cemetery in Starkville Penn In the News Mississippi Free Press The work of decolonizing a neglected historic Black cemetery in Starkville Recent College of Arts and Sciences graduate Carlos Montes says that many Black people in Starkville and elsewhere can trace their origins to Brush Arbor Cemetery in Mississippi. Environmental conservation, justice, and gender Mia McElhatton spent the summer working in the lab of Kok-Chor Tan, a professor in the Department of Philosophy. Her project focused on how conservationists respond to women and those who identify as women. (Image: Ta’Liyah Thomas) Environmental conservation, justice, and gender Through her Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring summer internship, Mia McElhatton explores how efforts to save the planet may disproportionately burden women. Load More
The work of decolonizing a neglected historic Black cemetery in Starkville Penn In the News Mississippi Free Press The work of decolonizing a neglected historic Black cemetery in Starkville Recent College of Arts and Sciences graduate Carlos Montes says that many Black people in Starkville and elsewhere can trace their origins to Brush Arbor Cemetery in Mississippi. Environmental conservation, justice, and gender Mia McElhatton spent the summer working in the lab of Kok-Chor Tan, a professor in the Department of Philosophy. Her project focused on how conservationists respond to women and those who identify as women. (Image: Ta’Liyah Thomas) Environmental conservation, justice, and gender Through her Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring summer internship, Mia McElhatton explores how efforts to save the planet may disproportionately burden women.
Environmental conservation, justice, and gender Mia McElhatton spent the summer working in the lab of Kok-Chor Tan, a professor in the Department of Philosophy. Her project focused on how conservationists respond to women and those who identify as women. (Image: Ta’Liyah Thomas) Environmental conservation, justice, and gender Through her Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring summer internship, Mia McElhatton explores how efforts to save the planet may disproportionately burden women.