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Campus & Community
Penn’s interfaith communities work together in an array of service project
In a White House announcement earlier this month, President Obama urged college presidents to undertake what he calls “The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge” during the 2011-12 academic year.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to speak at Global Colloquium of University Presidents at Penn
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will open the fifth annual meeting of the Global Colloquium of University Presidents at Penn on Monday, April 4, with a public address on empowering women.
School of Social Policy & Practice Students Unite With Other Universities to “Shout Out for Social Work”
PHILADELPHIA — Students from the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, will don bright blue t-shirts and converge on 30th Street Station to talk with travelers and passersby about social work and how social workers can help them. Also participating in the 8 a.m.
Creating Canopy: Penn, Philadelphia Partner to Distribute Free Trees to University Homeowners
PHILADELPHIA – As the first institution to take part in Philadelphia’s Creating Canopy program, the University of Pennsylvania is partnering with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to distribute to faculty and staff homeowners in the city 300 free trees to plant on their property.
UNESCO Chair Established at Penn GSE
A UNESCO Chair in Learning and Literacy has been established at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. The first of its kind at a U.S. school of education, the UNESCO Chair will focus on achieving UN Millennium Development Goals in the area of basic education and literacy in the poorest countries of the world.
Two Penn Campus Renovation Projects Garner LEED Gold Designations
PHILADELPHIA -- Two recent renovations on the University of Pennsylvania campus have been certified LEED Gold this month by the U.S. Green Building Council: The School of Arts and Sciences’ Music Building at 202 S. 34th St., and Joe’s Café, a new eatery in the Wharton School’s Steinberg-Dietrich Hall.
Two University of Pennsylvania Students Awarded Soros Fellowships for New Americans
PHILADELPHIA –University of Pennsylvania graduate students Yoonhee Patricia Ha and Yin Li are among 30 students from across the United States awarded 2011 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. Both are enrolled in Penn M.D./Ph.D. programs.
Children’s Festival transforms Annenberg Center into fun zone
The 27th annual Philadelphia International Children’s Festival takes over the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts from Thursday, April 7, to Saturday, April 9, with a fiesta that is open to children of all ages, but is geared toward ages 3 to 12.
Penn joins National Constitution Center forum on civility
Penn President Amy Gutmann will deliver the keynote address on the importance of civility in public discourse as part of the National Constitution Center’s (NCC) “Can We Talk? A Conversation about Civility and Democracy in America” forum, set for Saturday, March 26, to Sunday, March 27.
The Woodlands
WHAT: The Woodlands is a 45-acre site is a cemetery and landscaped grounds that offers walking and biking paths and a splendid example of a Neoclassical mansion, renovated in the 1780s by Philadelphia resident William Hamilton.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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India West
UPenn to confer honorary doctorate on Siddhartha Mukherjee
Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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The Washington Post
College internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one
Almost 90% of students who graduated from Penn in 2023 completed an internship during college. Barbara Hewitt of Career Services says that the race to get talent early has resulted in a focus on getting early practical experience through many ways in students’ academic careers.
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The Wall Street Journal
Harvard University applications fall by 5%
Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.
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