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A semester of community on campus
A group of Penn students pose for a selfie.

The Penn community gathered on campus throughout the fall semester, including at Family Weekend.

(Image: Sylvia Zhang)

A semester of community on campus

Penn’s fall semester officially began in August, as many students returned to campus. While staff, faculty, and postdocs are largely in West Philadelphia year-round, the fall marks a reset and starting point for many. The late summer and mild fall weather brings the natural beauty of campus to life.
Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi is a 2025 Rhodes Scholar
Om Gandhi.

Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship. 

(Image: Courtesy of Om Gandhi)

Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi is a 2025 Rhodes Scholar

Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi, from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship, which funds tuition and a living stipend for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. He is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars, and an expected 100 worldwide.
Students fill critical behind-the-scenes Election Day roles for NBC News
A group of people, seen from behind, watch election results from NBC News on a livestream display at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

People watch an NBC News livestream showing poll results at Rockefeller Center in New York on Election Day 2024.

(Image: AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Students fill critical behind-the-scenes Election Day roles for NBC News

Three dozen undergraduates worked with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies this year to track turnout, assemble results, and build on-air graphics.
Penn expands its Yellow Ribbon program for veterans and their beneficiaries
A room full of people eating lunch with flags from all the Armed Services hanging from the rafters.

A lunch for veterans hosted by Lynn Manuel, Associate Director of Veteran and Military Engagement.

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Penn expands its Yellow Ribbon program for veterans and their beneficiaries

Penn expands its Yellow Ribbon program for veterans and their beneficiaries, now offering unlimited slots and funding for undergraduate students.

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A series on wellness and well-being
People walking along Locust Walk in the fall.

(On homepage) Additional resources for students, staff, faculty, and postdocs are offered through offices and centers across Penn and the Health System.

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A series on wellness and well-being

A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.
Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates
Portrait of Guyin (Cice) Chen

Guyin (Cice) Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the inaugural student-run National Research Conference at Penn.

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Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates

Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.
Edible Books at the Kelly Writers House
Seven people around a table with cake during the Edible Books event.

The 14th-annual Edible Books party at the Kelly Writers House featured 30-some creations based on literature titles, often involving puns.

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Edible Books at the Kelly Writers House

The annual Edible Books contest at the Kelly Writers House features food creations inspired by books, often involving puns based on the titles. In this 14th year, 30-some entries were admired and (mostly) eaten.