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Campus & Community
A new Penn service helps employees with student loan debt
The University has partnered with PeopleJoy, a financial wellness benefits organization, to help with student loan debt.
South Korea’s response to COVID-19: Lessons for the next pandemic
Former South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun shared his nation’s successful approach to the pandemic in a Perry World House lecture.
Inauguration day at Penn
How to watch President Magill’s historic inauguration.
Penn plans for Tomorrow, Together
President Liz Magill launches University-wide collaborative effort to inform strategic next steps.
Keys to knowledge: Penn presidential inaugural traditions
The inauguration ceremony for Penn’s ninth president Liz Magill on Oct. 21 will incorporate decades-long traditions and centuries-old University symbols.
LGBT Center by the numbers
To celebrate the LGBT Center’s 40th anniversary year and in honor of National Coming Out Day, Penn Today takes a look at the numbers.
The significance of Indigenous People’s Day
Two Penn students, Nyair Locklear, of the Tuscarora Nation and a member of the Lumbee Tribe, and Ryly Ziese, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, offer their points of view on the significance of Indigenous People’s Day
How can universities help address the affordable housing crisis?
Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli talks about Penn’s plans.
Finding community in the Jewish High Holy Days
Three cultural and academic leaders at Penn consider how a return to experiencing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in person offered physical and spiritual healing.
Penn’s Student Federal Credit Union celebrates its 35th anniversary
The Student Federal Credit Union, the only student-run credit union in the Ivy League, serves the Penn community—students, alumni, and their immediate family members.
In the News
Penn has selected Annenberg dean John L. Jackson Jr. as next provost
Dean John L. Jackson, Jr., of the Annenberg School for Communication has been named as Penn’s next provost, with a statement from President Liz Magill.
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Penn names two-time dean as next provost
Dean John L. Jackson, Jr., of the Annenberg School for Communication will become Penn’s new provost.
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If the Supreme Court bans affirmative action, what can we consider?
Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule says that the value of Penn is not in its admit rate but in the applicants who work to build the Penn community.
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Six college admissions experts share their biggest predictions for 2023
Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule says that colleges will need to explain the “why” behind the admissions materials they require in order to counteract escalating student anxieties.
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Ivy League dean: We can’t admit students by random lottery
In a guest column, Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule demystifies the admissions process for high school students hoping to earn a spot at a selective campus.
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