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Penn Human Resources gives advice for working from home during the coronavirus crisis
Penn Human Resources gives advice for working from home during the coronavirus crisis
Penn human resources offers tips and resources for working from home during the coronavirus crisis
Ensuring an effective rollout of virtual classes
Ensuring an effective rollout of virtual classes
On Monday, March 23, after an extended week of Spring Break, Penn will resume its thousands of classes remotely only, due to COVID-19. Faculty members and instructors, and the staff that supports them, have been preparing around the clock.
How to support University City restaurants during the coronavirus crisis
How to support University City restaurants during the coronavirus crisis
University City's rich and diverse restaurant scene is facing a unique challenge as we deal with the impact of the coronavirus. The University City District wants to help local restaurants by offering support through a limited time promotion.
Campus ministries continue to serve the community
Campus ministries continue to serve the community
The leaders of Penn campus ministries are coming together on virtual platforms to create ways to support the people of Penn and Philadelphia, while also supporting each other.
Penn experts share wide-ranging knowledge, make sense of crisis
Penn experts share wide-ranging knowledge, make sense of crisis
In a time when the news can certainly overwhelm, Penn experts lend an experienced hand to the coronavirus conversation.
Weingarten Center ready to aid students with online transition
Weingarten Center ready to aid students with online transition
The Weingarten Learning Resource Center at Penn is ready to aid students with online learning transition.
Extraordinary measures: Penn services step up to support students with critical needs leaving campus
Extraordinary measures: Penn services step up to support students with critical needs leaving campus
Staff in Residential Services, Student Registration and Financial Services, Student Intervention Services, Penn First Plus, Penn Global, and College Houses and Academic Services gathered to support students leaving campus and respond to Penn’s most vulnerable populations.
In swift move-out, Penn proves its resilience
In swift move-out, Penn proves its resilience
In a matter of days, the University's Residential & Hospitality Services and Division of Business Services accomplished a move-out process that normally takes months.
Enhanced Penn Health insurance coverage and care access
Enhanced Penn Health insurance coverage and care access
Penn’s insurance carriers have made enhancements for participants to the existing plan, so that members may receive appropriate testing and treatment for the coronavirus without encountering barriers associated with navigating any benefits issues.
On-campus research to be limited due to COVID-19
On-campus research to be limited due to COVID-19
The Office of the Provost has announced new measures for research activities at Penn in response to COVID-19.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wharton will fast track a course on managing business during a pandemic crisis
Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School spoke about the School’s new online course Epidemics, National Disasters, and Geopolitics: Managing Global Business and Financial Uncertainty. “We’re covering every topic we think is relevant from a business or economic perspective,” he said. “The virus has become a global pandemic because we’re such an interconnected society. We’ll be looking at every possible angle.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
‘It’s go time for spring’: Blossoms, buds, and temperatures are popping
Bill Cullina, executive director of the Morris Arboretum, talked about the transition from winter to spring. “I would say within the next couple of weeks it’s going to be safe to plant cold vegetables, things like onions and cabbage,” he said. “Get out there and enjoy it.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Wharton’s Erika James, first female dean: ‘Gender is the least of what I have to offer’
Incoming Wharton dean Erika James spoke about her new appointment. “In the first few months, I will spend time meeting and learning about my new colleagues,” she said, “and listening to students and alumni. My goal is to identify themes in what people say are their hopes and dreams for Wharton, and then get about the business of making them happen.”
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The Wall Street Journal
Wharton names first female dean
Erika James of Emory University has been named the new dean of the Wharton School. “A passionate and visible champion of the power of business and business education to positively transform communities locally, nationally, and globally, she is exceptionally well-prepared to lead Wharton into the next exciting chapter of its storied history,” said President Amy Gutmann.
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“All Things Considered,” National Public Radio
Refugee docents help bring a museum’s global collection to life
Ellen Owens, Julian Siggers, and Kevin Schott of the Museum were interviewed about the Global Guides program, which hires refugees and immigrants to work as docents. “We really wanted to have the narratives of lots of different people, to bring the authentic voices of people that live in other places into the galleries of the museum,” said Owens.
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