Campus & Community

Penn’s campus is a physical hub for some of the greatest minds in academia, from design, engineering, and humanities, to medicine, education, and business.

May graduate Tania Chairez never planned to become an activist, but soon after she arrived at the University of Pennsylvania as a freshman, she found a new calling. Chairez became an advocate for undocumented residents of the United States.

The University of Pennsylvania’s Ruth Schwartz Cowan has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. She is professor emerita in the Department of History and Sociology of Science.

Marybeth Gasman from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education testified before the United States Senate Committe

Racism and racial stereotyping still haunt America’s schools and foster academic underachievement, but “racial literacy” may pave the way toward better understanding and stronger, more successful students.

The journey leading to Commencement can be a challenging one—and on Monday, May 19, the University community gathered to celebrate students’ significant academic achievement.

On May 14, 2014, with fireworks, a 50-foot banner and a dramatic unveiling in which partner logos were unearthed at the project site at 30th and Walnut Streets, more than 200 dignitaries and guests gathered to mark the groundbreaking of FMC Tower at Cira Centre® South – the final phase in the collaborative redevelopment of U.S.

Fairmount Park’s appeal to walkers, runners, bicyclists, nature lovers, and the like can sometimes be curbed by the difficulty in accessing some sections of the grounds, which together, form one of the largest urban green spaces in the country.

As students pack their bags and depart for the summer, the end of the academic year is the perfect opportunity for the Penn community to do some spring cleaning.

April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes, but flower formation actually relies on a number of other cues, including day length, temperature, and season.