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Campus & Community
Penn names inaugural faculty co-directors of the Office of Penn First Plus Students
University of Pennsylvania Provost Wendell Pritchett has announced the appointments of Camille Charles and Robert Ghrist as the inaugural faculty co-directors of the Office of Penn First Plus Students.
Day of Play adds some fun to the first day of classes
Day of Play adds some fun to the first day of classes
The inaugural Day of Play, featuring games, wellness exercises and snacks, sets the stage for future “Thriving at Penn” events that will focus on fun through community engagement.
Convocation 2018
Convocation 2018
Welcoming students at a ceremony on College Green, President Gutmann encouraged the Class of 2022 to work together, with each other, and the Penn community.
Now serving: A new and improved Houston Market
A summer’s worth of renovations have brought revamped restaurants, a more comfortable and convenient atmosphere, and extended hours to Houston Market.
From addiction and loss to recovery and empathy: Q&A with Nicole O’Donnell
From addiction and loss to recovery and empathy: Q&A with Nicole O’Donnell
At Penn Medicine’s Center of Excellence, the certified recovery specialist reaches out to people who are addicted in need of support and guidance, drawing on her own experience to be uniquely helpful and intuitive for people who need the most help.
Preserving Philadelphia’s Society Hill
Preserving Philadelphia’s Society Hill
The histories of more than 1,500 properties in a storied Philadelphia neighborhood are now accessible on the new website, “Preserving Society Hill.” Working with digital-humanities specialists in the Price Lab and the Libraries, PennDesign’s Francesca Ammon created an interactive map to document this innovative case study in urban renewal.
Penn welcomes the Class of 2022
Penn welcomes the Class of 2022
Hailing from 49 states (all but Wyoming), Puerto Rico, and 88 countries around the world, the 2,552 members of the Class of 2022 moved in to Penn on Aug. 22.
Helping the Class of 2022’s first-generation community early on
Helping the Class of 2022’s first-generation community early on
During New Student Orientation, first-generation, high-need students find an increased level of support, community and resources to help the transition into campus life.
At a glance: Move-In 2018
At a glance: Move-In 2018
Move-In officially begins on Tuesday, Aug. 21 with international, transfer, exchange and first-generation, low-income students arriving on campus, ready to begin the 2018-19 academic year.
Mentoring tomorrow’s biomedical researchers
Mentoring tomorrow’s biomedical researchers
This year, 41 students took part in the Summer Undergraduate Internship Program, a 10-week residential program that aims to steer biomedicine and biological science students toward Ph.D. programs.
In the News
Inside Higher Ed
Hopping on the affordability bandwagon
Penn is expanding full-tuition scholarships and removing home equity in its calculations for institutional aid, with remarks from Elaine Varas.
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Architectural Record
Clad in terra-cotta fins, UPenn’s expanded Graduate School of Education fits in with its neighbors
The Graduate School of Education has been renovated and expanded to feature additional classroom space, enhanced accessibility, and a distinct architectural identity.
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Bloomberg
Ivy League’s Penn shakes up aid formula by excluding home equity
To increase affordability, Penn will stop including a family’s equity in their primary home when determining a student’s financial aid eligibility.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn to expand its full-tuition scholarship aid to families with a higher income threshold
Penn’s Quaker Commitment will expand full-tuition scholarships and will no longer consider the primary family home as an asset in its calculation for institutional aid. Interim President J. Larry Jameson and director of financial aid Elaine Papas Varas offer remarks.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn student awarded Rhodes Scholarship to continue cancer research at Oxford University
College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship to continue his cancer research at Oxford University.
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