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Twenty-nine University of Pennsylvania students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year to conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in more than 20 nations.
Penn hosted this year’s Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, uniting Penn buyers and local and diverse suppliers and emphasizing community.
Anna Cowenhoven will begin her role as Vice President for University Communications on Aug.
The Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum & Gardens will reopen May 26 with 300 feet of additional track and a new ‘Public Gardens’ theme.
Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields.
The primary election follows a lively Commencement and on-campus move-out. But the ballot may determine Philadephia’s 100th mayor.
For 150 years, Ivy Day has been an annual tradition at Penn, with each graduating class installing at least one new plaque, planting a sprig of ivy, and recognizing individual achievements.
Thousands of students and their biggest supporters—those who President Liz Magill described as “force multipliers”—flooded campus Monday for a sunny ceremony for the ages.
The Oscar H. Gandy Emeritus Professor of Communication and Democracy at the Annenberg School, and dean from 2003 to 2018, Delli Carpini is currently concluding a term as the inaugural faculty director of Penn’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program.
On May 15, more than 9,000 students are eligible to graduate at the University-wide Commencement ceremony, and Penn will confer six honorary degrees.
With support from the STAR program, Aslam Ashari was able to enroll in an entrepreneurship course at Penn after his release from prison.
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Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimly of the Kislak Center and Jean-Christophe Cloutier of the School of Arts & Sciences.
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Tej Patel, a third-year in the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences from Billeria, Massachusetts, was one of 60 college students nationwide chosen to be a Truman Scholar.
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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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