Campus & Community

Many government programs designed to address societal ills fall short of their goals in sector after sector, and Richard J. Gelles, dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice, says these programs are predestined to fail because they create self-serving and self-protecting bureaucracies that keep them in business.

PHILADELPHIA – Steven Hahn of the University of Pennsylvania has been elected to the 20-member Pulitzer Prize Board.  Hahn is the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of History at Penn.

In a two-day conference that began yesterday, Penn is honoring internationally renowned Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld, celebrating his life and work.

Inspiring tales of duty and dedication can be found right here at dear old Penn.

Move over “Phantom of the Opera.” This Halloween, vampires rule.

Several years ago, Terri Lipman, the Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition in the Penn School of Nursing, conducted a survey of West Philadelphia parents to find out why their children were not more active.

Many staff members use Penn’s tuition benefits for their children or spouse, but working in an academic environment inspires some employees to take classes themselves, too.

 

 

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania has been named one of the most affordable private colleges in the United States.