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Campus & Community
A conversation with Leslie Laird Kruhly
A conversation with Leslie Laird Kruhly
Vice President and University Secretary Leslie Laird Kruhly discusses her career and the work of her office. After 19 years, Kruhly will retire from her role in June.
Energy Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania receives $30 million gift
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania today received an anonymous $30 million gift that will support continued programming at the Center.
What’s new for open enrollment 2019-20
What’s new for open enrollment 2019-20
April 22 through May 3 marks the benefits open enrollment period for the 2019-20 plan year, which will begin July 1. With this period, of course, comes important considerations that every eligible Penn employee will want to pay attention to.
Building literacy and leadership through basketball
Building literacy and leadership through basketball
Three seniors with roots in West Africa will use their President’s Engagement Prize to build a program for Liberian girls that will combine sports and reading.
Models of Excellence, 20 years in the making
Each year, the MOE program shines a light on Penn’s stellar staff. This year’s celebration will be held Tuesday, April 23.
Three from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Vice Provost for Faculty Anita Allen of the Law School and the School of Arts and Sciences, Daniel Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Perry World House join a group recognized for their world-class leadership and expertise.
Night at the (Penn) Museum
Night at the (Penn) Museum
What it’s like to sleep over with mummies and more than 10,000 years’ worth of artifacts.
Former Penn President Judith Rodin speaks on resilience
Former Penn President Judith Rodin speaks on resilience
Returning to campus to deliver the Penn Forum for Women Faculty’s Phoebe S. Leboy Lecture, Rodin reflected on her tenure at the University and the Rockefeller Foundation, while explaining her concept of ‘resilience.’
Safe haven
Safe haven
Senior Brendan Taliaferro receives the President’s Engagement Prize for a project to provide housing and support for homeless LGBTQ youth in Philadelphia.
Penn President Amy Gutmann to receive PA Society’s Gold Medal
Penn President Amy Gutmann to receive PA Society’s Gold Medal
The Pennsylvania Society will award its coveted Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement this December to President Amy Gutmann, PA Society President Robert J. Ciaruffoli Jr. announced today.
In the News
Penn Live
PA Society: ‘It’s an annual tradition and a must-attend event’ for politicians and power brokers
President Amy Gutmann will be honored at the 121st Annual Dinner of the Pennsylvania Society in New York City tomorrow.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
No more ‘Just trust us’: Some private universities are raising the curtain on their inner workings
Dawn Bonnell, vice provost for research, discussed about Penn’s decision to published a booklet about guidance on global research.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Phoenixville native and Harvard senior awarded Rhodes Scholarship; Penn, Princeton students also winners
A Penn student, senior Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah, and alum Stephen Damianos were awarded Rhodes Scholarships to attend Oxford University in England beginning in September.
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Quartz
Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school
Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Can hiring women police officers make communities safer?
Vice President Maureen Rush of Public Safety, one of the first 100 women to join Philadelphia’s police department, spoke about the role of women in law enforcement.
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