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Campus & Community
Penn to Create Perry World House to Enhance Global Initiatives
The University of Pennsylvania will establish a central home on campus for global activities and initiatives to be known as the Perry World House, President Amy Gutmann announced today.
Penn Prof Unpacks the Zoot Suit in “Thinking With the Past” Lecture
The zoot suit is remembered as a “killer-diller” men’s suit of a long bygone era, but it was more than just a fashion statement, as research by Kathy Peiss, a University of Pennsylvania historian, shows.
Penn's Caroline Bunting Earns Ivy Co-Player of the Week Honors
After a career-high seven-point day in Penn's 12-8 win over Yale, Caroline Bunting set another career milestone with her first selection as Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week.
Janet Malcolm to Teach at Penn March 18-19 as Kelly Writers House Fellow
Craig Seligman wrote of the University of Pennsylvania’s latest Kelly Writers House Fellow,
Penn Alum Evelyn Boettcher Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Pennsylvania alum Evelyn Boettcher has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D.
Soil testing to ensure safe gardening
As the days lengthen and temperatures rise, gardeners are beginning to venture outdoors to tend the pots and beds that have sat neglected throughout the winter. But before sowing their carrot and kale seeds, many city-dwelling green thumbs may wonder whether the food they will harvest from their urban plots is truly safe to eat.
Penn Alum Lawrence Lessig to Speak at National Constitution Center for Democracy Café
Lawrence Lessig, a University of Pennsylvania alumnus and public intellectual, is leading a charge to overhaul the U.S. Constitution.
Vice President Biden to speak at Penn’s 257th Commencement
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., vice president of the United States, will deliver the address at Penn’s Commencement on Monday, May 13, 2013.
SP2 event aims to reduce recidivism rates
According to the Mayor’s Office of Reintegration Services for Ex-Offenders, thousands of people are released from state, local, and federal detention centers each year, making the successful reintegration of ex-offenders, both juvenile and adult, a critically important workforce and public safety issue in the Philadelphia region.
Penn’s Silfen Forum: ‘Open Learning and the Future of Higher Education’
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and other experts will explore online learning and what it may have in store for higher education at the Silfen University Forum at Penn on April 5.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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India West
UPenn to confer honorary doctorate on Siddhartha Mukherjee
Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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The Washington Post
College internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one
Almost 90% of students who graduated from Penn in 2023 completed an internship during college. Barbara Hewitt of Career Services says that the race to get talent early has resulted in a focus on getting early practical experience through many ways in students’ academic careers.
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The Wall Street Journal
The top colleges for high-paying careers in finance, tech and consulting
Penn is ranked as one of the top five private colleges for high-paying jobs in finance and one of the top 10 private colleges for tech salaries and management consulting salaries.
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