Campus & Community

PHILADELPHIA — Maryland’s higher education system is leaving poor, black and Hispanic residents behind, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Higher Education Research, “Much Accomplished, Much at Stake: Performance and Policy in Maryland Higher Education.”

Penn President Martin Meyerson’s impact on campus is still being felt more than 30 years after his presidency.

W. E. B. Du Bois has been described as many things. Sociologist. Historian. Author. Public intellectual. Civil rights activist.Soon, there will be one more description on that list: Honorary Emeritus Professor.[youtube]u2fR5AnIckA[/youtube]

Penn senior Ellen Hahm may not be a music major, but she has grown up with a great fondness and appreciation for classical music.

As the Barnes Foundation prepares to move from Merion, Pa. into Philadelphia, it’s fitting to acknowledge the connection of its founder, Albert Coombs Barnes, to Penn.

At a ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, April 24, at Irvine Auditorium, the winners of the 2012 Models of Excellence Awards will be recognized for their exceptional creativity, innovation, and dedication to Penn.

The Office of the Provost has announced the theme for the 2012-2013 academic year: The Year of Proof. Throughout the year, Penn’s schools and academic centers will be encouraged to explore the many facets of intellectual inquiry that define or approximate proof.

Ask the members of the Glee Club to describe their close camaraderie, and they’ll sum it up in a word: brothership. [flickr]72157629331315403[/flickr]

Dear Benny,I used to be able to pay the entire amount of my SEPTA commuter pass using a pre-tax payroll deduction, but now part of the payment is coming out of my paycheck as a post-tax deduction. This is going to result in less take-home pay. Why did this happen? --Feeling Railroaded Dear FR,