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Campus & Community
Penn Celebrates MLK's Legacy With a Commemorative Symposium on Social Change
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will remember Martin Luther King Jr. with a “Commemorative Symposium on Social Change” and nearly two weeks of special events, including lectures, films and discussions on the Penn campus from Jan. 15 to 30.
Mayor Michael Nutter to Deliver Keynote Address at Black Men at Penn's Fifth-Anniversary Gala Fundraiser
PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Michael Nutter will deliver the keynote address at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice’s Black Men at Penn fifth-anniversary gala on Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in Penn’s Huntsman Hall.
Penn Founder's Day Symposium Jan. 16 to Focus on Local, Global Challenges of Sustainability
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann will moderate a panel of scholars from across the University as they discuss a sustainable environment as part of Penn’s annual Founder’s Day Symposium, 3-5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 16.
President Amy Gutmann issues a statement on Penn and the economy
Dear Members of Our University Community:
Penn Education Researcher Takes Home ASHE Award
PHILADELPHIA — Shaun Harper, a researcher in the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, has been awarded the 2008 Early Career Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
First Graduates of Lucien E. Blackwell Apprenticeship Program at Penn Start to Work as Apprentices
WHO: The first 25-plus participants of the Lucien E. Blackwell Apprenticeship Program at the University of Pennsylvania that successfully completed the program and are working as apprentices.WHEN:Wednesday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m.WHERE: Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, 3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Other Penn Faculty Participate in Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai
PHILADELPHIA – Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, was among world leaders participating in the Summit on the Global Agenda, a project of the World Economic Forum held in Dubai.
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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