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Campus & Community
Ramanan Raghavendran named chair of Penn Board of Trustees
Ramanan Raghavendran named chair of Penn Board of Trustees
Raghavendran, a Penn alumnus, is the managing partner and co-founder of Amasia, a global venture capital firm focused on climate and sustainability.
Netter Center holiday book parties
Netter Center holiday book parties
At annual events hosted by the Netter Center’s Community School Student Partnerships, Penn students partner with K-12 West Philadelphia students.
For your winter break reading pleasure: Our favorite stories from 2023
For your winter break reading pleasure: Our favorite stories from 2023
The staff at Penn Today share a list of features that we think warrant a second (or a third or a fourth) glance. Enjoy!
Dedicating time to side gigs for good in the community
Dedicating time to side gigs for good in the community
The 11th piece in this series highlights a museum educator who also teaches people through an Afrocentric storytelling group, a research coordinator volunteering with an LGBTQ+ band, a nurse collecting children’s books, and a Spanish lecturer picking up trash.
Penn receives unrestricted $1M gift to ‘let the healing begin’
Penn receives unrestricted $1M gift to ‘let the healing begin’
Judy and Stewart Colton, longtime supporters of Penn Medicine, give to show support for Interim President J. Larry Jameson and the University’s future
Art matters: ‘Ava’ by Shirin Neshat
Art matters: ‘Ava’ by Shirin Neshat
A new installment in the “Art Matters” series examines “Ava” by photographer and filmmaker Shirin Neshat, on view at Perry World House.
Kwanzaa at Penn
Kwanzaa at Penn
Kwanzaa, a cultural holiday celebrating the cultures of Africa and the African diaspora, was celebrated at Penn with a ceremony and feast, offering sustenance and support for students.
The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award
The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award
Andy Tan, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their work in the West Philadelphia community.
The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field
The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field
From the basics of setting up an investment account to giving a play-by-play on how interest accrues, the partnership—a Projects for Progress winner—hosts financial literacy workshops with middle and high school students around Philadelphia, as well as Penn and other college students.
Penn Medicine’s J. Larry Jameson named Penn’s interim president
Penn Medicine’s J. Larry Jameson named Penn’s interim president
“With respect for one another, support for one another, and adaption to our changing world, Penn can truly lead in this moment, and emerge better and stronger than before,” he said.
In the News
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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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 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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Chicago Sun-Times
UChicago students, Barrington native among 2024 Rhodes Scholars heading to University of Oxford
College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn is offering free Narcan through vending machine on campus
A vending machine on Penn’s campus will offer free Narcan and other wellness and health products, with remarks from Jackie Recktenwald and Benoit Dubé of Wellness at Penn.
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