Campus & Community

Fiona Moreno is not from France. But the French-speaking, Ph.D. student from Switzerland, says she was and still is startled by how confidently people deem her to be French, solely based on hearing her accent. The realization that many people aren’t aware of the diversity of the Francophone world prompted her to found the Francophone Community Partnership.

This summer for the first time, the University of Pennsylvania launched an international student pre-orientation program in China for new students from China.

For students in a University of Pennsylvania freshman seminar on the evolution of Penn’s engagement in the study of the Middle East, research involved historic objects and materials close at hand. That's because Penn has a long historical connection to the region.

Daniel Wagner has crisscrossed the globe, exchanging ideas on educational development and sustainability.

Abdul-Hakim Muhammad As-Salafee has traveled a non-traditional path from working in the Philadelphia Prison System to the University of Pennsylvania. 

This summer, three undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania are studying the best ways to research and promote effective charitable giving. 

It wasn’t long ago that Maria Soltero-Rivera learned an important lesson: “Different is good.” “We’ve been working so hard doing this, and this little girl puts into a few simple words exactly what we’ve been trying to communicate to everyone,” Soltero-Rivera says. “You just learn so much from these kids.”

What began as preparations for a class service trip to China has turned into a possible career path for Nikhil Rajapuram, a May graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Elephant ivory, rhinoceros horn, tiger skin: all are illegally traded products from wildlife species that are in danger of extinction. Government and private agencies have channeled millions of dollars, hours, and advanced technology into efforts to prevent this banned trade, but the problem is complex and not easily solved.