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Michael Bloomberg to Speak at Penn Commencement; Honorees Include Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust
PHILADELPHIA –- Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of New York and founder of Bloomberg, L.P., will deliver the address at the University of Pennsylvania's 252nd Commencement on Monday, May 19.
Former President Bill Clinton to Deliver Opening Address of "Kerner Plus 40" Symposium at Penn Feb. 28
PHILADELPHIA – Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the opening address of the “Kerner Plus 40” Symposium at 11 a.m., Feb. 28, in Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St., on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Lynn Marsden-Atlass Named Director of the Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA — Lynn Marsden-Atlass, senior curator of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, has been named director of the Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania, effective March 3.
Congressman Chakah Fattah Will Speak at Penn on Diversity in the Nursing Profession
PHILADELPHIA –- U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah will speak about the need for diversity in nursing, a profession in which 95 percent of registered nurses are white women and the median age is 45, on Monday, Feb. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Names Eric J. Furda New Dean of Admissions
Eric J. Furda, vice president for alumni relations and former executive director of undergraduate admissions at Columbia University, has been named dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania. Furda, a 1987 Penn graduate, will assume his position as dean on July 1, 2008.
University of Pennsylvania Web Site Monitors Presidential Candidates' Campaign Pledges
PHILADELPHIA – The Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania has launched a nonpartisan Web site devoted to monitoring and analyzing government-reform proposals made by the 2008 presidential candidates.
University of Pennsylvania Commemorates MLK: "Opening Minds to A Diverse Democracy"
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with “Opening Minds to a Diverse Democracy,” a symposium on social change and nearly two weeks of special MLK-related events, including lectures, films and discussion groups on the Penn campus from Jan. 21 to Feb. 1.
”Beyond Boundaries” at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA — “Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Fiber Art,” which opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on Jan. 19, presents six artists whose works are rooted in traditional textile studies but are far from traditional weavers: Lanny Bergner, Yvonne Pacanovsky Bobrowicz, Nancy Koenigsberg, Rebecca Medel, Warren Seelig and Tsuguo Yanai.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Universities’ vaccine mandates helped stop virus deaths in their local counties, study says
The University of Pennsylvania is noted as one of several Pennsylvania schools that required COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staff.
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PhillyVoice
Rapper Hoodie Allen returns to Philly with new pop-punk album on the horizon
Rapper and alumnus Hoodie Allen speaks on how his experience at Penn shaped the release and development of his music.
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Architectural Digest
26 stunning university libraries around the world you need to see
The Fisher Fine Arts Library is lauded as one of the world’s 26 most stunning university libraries.
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Philadelphia Magazine
2022 museum you need to visit
Penn Museum is awarded Best of Philly for its 10 millennia of artifacts.
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PhillyVoice
Penn to build massive life sciences complex at Pennovation Works campus
The University of Pennsylvania has selected a developer for a life sciences facility that will join the school's Pennovation Works incubator along the Lower Schuylkill.
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