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Experiencing the pandemic from abroad
Person standing outside in front of trees and flowers hiding an iron fence.

Like many Penn students who are part of the Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business through the Wharton School and School of Arts & Sciences, rising junior Julia Mitchell opted to go abroad for a semester this past spring. Despite a change in plans due to the pandemic, Mitchell immersed herself in the culture and language of France. (Image: Courtesy Julia Mitchell) 

Experiencing the pandemic from abroad

When rising junior Julia Mitchell learned in March that France was about to shut down, she decided to immerse herself further in the language rather than come home, quarantining with her homestay family and finishing courses remotely.

Michele W. Berger

LDI SUMR Program rolls into 21st year despite COVID-19 disruptions
BlueJeans screen shot of SUMR 2020 cohort participants.

The 21st cohort of the LDI Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Scholars are spending their summer together with their mentors in video conferences. 

LDI SUMR Program rolls into 21st year despite COVID-19 disruptions

The 21st cohort of the LDI Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Scholars are spending their summer with their mentors in video conferences aimed at racial disparities in academic research.

Hoag Levins

Interning virtually
Screenshot of a video call with 13 people

An open and engaging virtual orientation session set the tone for the Translational Research Internship Program, held online this year for the first time. (Image: Courtesy of Jessica German)

Interning virtually

The Translational Research Internship Program, offered by the Perelman School of Medicine’s Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics Education Programs, provides mentorship for undergraduates as they complete a translational research project.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Graduate mentors provide undergrads with ‘any path to math’
Four portraits of people, from left to right: Abigail Timmel, Mona Merling, George Wang, and Thomas Brazelton.

From left to right: Abigail Timmel; Mona Merling, assistant professor of mathematics; George Wang, doctoral candidate; and Thomas Brazelton, doctoral student. (Image: Omnia)

Graduate mentors provide undergrads with ‘any path to math’

The Directed Reading Program pairs undergraduates with graduate student mentors for advanced learning.

From Omnia

Facing mounting pressure, ICE rescinds visa rule
College Hall in the daylight in summer.

Facing mounting pressure, ICE rescinds visa rule

Amid mounting pressure from colleges and universities, including Penn, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has revoked a controversial policy affecting international students with F-1 visas.
To Singapore and back again
Jackie Shi stands in front of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Jackie’s “obligatory tourist picture” in front of Marina Bay Sands, one of Singapore’s most famous attractions. The photo was taken the day before she left the country.

To Singapore and back again

Rising senior Jackie Shi spent the early part of the spring semester studying abroad in Southeast Asia.

Julian Shendelman

New configurations in campus housing and dining planned
Person wearing a mask walking past Class of 1920 Commons

Penn’s housing and dining experiences will be different in the upcoming academic year to accommodate social distancing. The Class of 1920 Commons is a dining hall on Locust Walk near several College House dorms. (Image: Eric Sucar)

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    • New configurations in campus housing and dining planned

    Student housing and dining experiences will be  markedly different in the upcoming academic year  because of pandemic restrictions designed to keep students  socially  distant while also fostering a sense of college community.