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Campus & Community
A look at Penn’s Information Systems and Computing
A look at Penn’s Information Systems and Computing
A conversation with staff from the University’s central information technology division.
Keeping a fire under control
Keeping a fire under control
Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters.
Wellness and well-being series looks at behavior and mental health services
Wellness and well-being series looks at behavior and mental health services
Wellness and well-being are woven into the life of Penn’s campus, for students, postdocs, faculty, and staff. In the first part of a new series, Penn Today highlights University resources that support the campus community.
Celebrating the dedication of Amy Gutmann Hall
Celebrating the dedication of Amy Gutmann Hall
On a breezy, overcast early fall day, members of the Penn community gathered to dedicate the University’s new center for data science and artificial intelligence: Amy Gutmann Hall.
Penn Washington names inaugural Senior Fellows Julian Zelizer and Steven Pearlstein
Penn Washington names inaugural Senior Fellows Julian Zelizer and Steven Pearlstein
The Senior Fellows will lead two programs focusing on higher education and Congress and policy.
What’s That: Penny the Pig
What’s That: Penny the Pig
Penny the Pig makes occasional appearances around Penn’s campus. Who is she?
Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships
Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships
Two Penn faculty -- installation artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez, and composer and musician Tyshawn Sorey -- each have been awarded one of 12 arts fellowships by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia.
A Q&A with Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein
A Q&A with Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein
Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein discusses her role in leading implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.
Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools
Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools
Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings.
Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides
Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides
Through the SNF Paideia Program, seven undergraduates and political scientist Lia Howard traveled all over the commonwealth this summer, listening to residents talk about their lives and the issues that matter to them.
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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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 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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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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