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Amanda Mott
Director of News and Media
Amanda Mott manages media relations related to the Office of the Executive Vice President which includes facilities and real estate, Penn’s Climate Action Plan, student financial services, business services, campus housing and dining, and the endowment. In addition, she covers Commencement and Penn Global including Perry World House, the Penn Wharton China Center, and the Penn Biden Center.
Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award
In addition to the alumni awards, Laura W. Perna of the Graduate School of Education will accept the Faculty Award of Merit.
Penn plans for Tomorrow, Together
President Liz Magill launches University-wide collaborative effort to inform strategic next steps.
New Stuart Weitzman Theatre to be constructed for Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The multipurpose space will adjoin the existing building in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Move-In 2022: By the Numbers
With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the campus Move-In experience.
Move-In fall 2022 primer
Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates preparing to move into College Housing between Aug. 22 and 28.
Penn submits amicus brief to SCOTUS in affirmative action cases
The brief, which is signed by Penn and 14 other universities, was filed in support of Harvard and the University of North Carolina in Supreme Court affirmative action cases.
New College House named for President Emerita Amy Gutmann
The newly named college house at 40th and Walnut streets honors Penn’s eighth president.
New gift brings design education to underserved youth
Lori Kanter Tritsch and William P. Lauder, University of Pennsylvania Trustee, have created a new program for PennPraxis, the practice arm of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at Penn.
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$12.5M in new scholarships to enrich student population diversity at the School of Social Policy & Practice
The resources will provide unprecedented support for graduate students in social work, social policy, and nonprofit leadership
SNF Paideia Program expands, thanks to new grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Increased funding will enable the SNF Paideia Program at Penn to strengthen a commitment to the civic mission of higher education on campus and beyond with enhanced course offerings, an expanded fellowship program, and more event programming.