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Campus & Community
“West Philadelphia: Building a Community” Exhibition to Open at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA — “West Philadelphia: Building a Community,” which opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on July 7, explores 19th-century architectural and urban development and features highlights of the community today.
Penn Students' Interviews, Research Fundamental to Development of Virtual West Philadelphia History Museum
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania students are playing a pivotal role in a virtual-history museum focusing on West Philadelphia.
Karen Glanz Is Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor at University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA -- Karen Glanz, a globally influential public-health scholar, has been named the ninth Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Alexander School Sixth-Grader Vying for Title at National Spelling Bee in Washington
PHILADELPHIA — Sowsan Salaam, a 12-year-old sixth-grader from the University of Pennsylvania-assisted partnership school, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Elementary in West Philadelphia, is in Washington, D.C., today, competing against nearly 300 of the best spellers across the country at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week.
University of Pennsylvania to Be Honored With Urban League of Philadelphia's Inaugural Vision Award
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania will be honored June 6 by the Urban League of Philadelphia for its commitment to workforce diversity and business-inclusion programs.
Professor of Ethics and Preaching to Deliver Penn's Baccalaureate Address Sunday
PHILADELPHIA –- Kirk Byron Jones, professor of ethics and preaching at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton, Mass., will speak at the University of Pennsylvania’s 2009 Baccalaureate ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, in Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn student getting a new honor for starting ‘For Love & Buttercup,’ a nonprofit that donates books to sick kids
Emily Bhatnagar, a first-year student in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies from Gaithersburg, Maryland, is profiled for her nonprofit that collects and donates books to children in hospitals.
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Fortune
Gen Z students are rebelling against their parents’ Ivy League dream and choosing a different ideal university instead
Penn is among the top 10 colleges ranked as “dream schools” by U.S. students.
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NBC Philadelphia
Celebrate arrival of spring at CultureFest! Enjoy Holi, the festival of colors
In partnership with Three Aksha and the South Asia Center at the School of Arts & Sciences, the Penn Museum will mark the beginning of spring with CultureFest! Holi to celebrate the Hindu festival of colors.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
UPenn grad stars in new film ‘Rule Breakers’ highlighting Afghanistan’s all-girls robotics team
Alumna Amber Afzali discusses her starring role in “Rule Breakers,” a film that showcases the making of Afghanistan’s first all-girls robotics team.
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The New York Times
Denzel Washington has finally found his purpose (it’s not acting)
In his Commencement speech at Penn, Denzel Washington talked to students about the need to take risks.
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