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PHILADELPHIA – The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania will hold a joint conference of the Anchor Institutions Task Force and the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools on Thursday, Dec .15.
With a total regular workforce of more than 16,300 faculty and staff, and nearly 16,000 more in the Health System, Penn is a small city that requires an army of dedicated employees to keep the institution running smoothly.
Fridays in Jamaica aren’t always good. In 1963, only a year into independence, hundreds of Rastafarians at Coral Gardens, in the parish of St. James, were rounded up, jailed and tortured by the government of Jamaica. Officials accused the Rastas of setting fire to a gas station and killing two policemen.
Traditionally, when fall semester ends, Penn students leave campus and travel home for the holidays, sometimes with friends in tow. But a small cadre of students who live in College Houses choose to stay on campus during winter break.
A group of Penn students, faculty and staff will join members of the community on stage at Irvine Auditorium on Friday, Dec. 9.
PHILADELPHIA – The Pew Charitable Trusts have given $2 million to support Presidential Term Professorships at the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price.
How does one distinguish between diversity and inclusion? Penn, in partnership with the James Brister Society, examines the question, and provides a snapshot of diversity at Penn since its founding in the short film “Towards Inclusion: Diversity at Penn.”
Christopher Coleman, the Fagin Term Associate Professor of Nursing and Multi-Cultural Diversity in Penn’s School of Nursing, can remember the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic quite well.
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? At the Penn Bookstore, gifts are glistening. A beautiful sight, on Dec. 8 and 9, walk into a winter wonderland of puzzles, games and, of course, books, at a 20 percent discount.
Who says religion and politics don’t mix? Religion scholar Anthea Butler thinks they do, now more so than ever. The 2012 presidential contest, she says, “could be the most religiously based presidential race in recent memory.”
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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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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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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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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Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.
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