Jill DiSanto

Penn Student Leads Nepali Earthquake Relief Effort

Penn Student Leads Nepali Earthquake Relief Effort

After a major earthquake hit Nepal on April 25, University of Pennsylvania graduate student Sandeep Shah felt helpless.   But, he also knew that his interdisciplinary background in social work, finance and philanthropy could help those who needed it the most. 

Penn’s Netter Center, Leadership Honored in City Council Proclamation

Penn’s Netter Center, Leadership Honored in City Council Proclamation

Ira Harkavy, the associate vice president and founding director of the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, will be recognized by the Philadelphia City Council on Thursday, May 14. 

Penn GSE’s Laura Perna Testifies to House Subcommittee on Higher Education Issues

Penn GSE’s Laura Perna Testifies to House Subcommittee on Higher Education Issues

Laura Perna, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, testified on April 30 to a United States House of Representatives panel that the U.S. is failing to adequately prepare its future workforce. 

Penn Center for High Impact Philanthropy Offers Advice on Aid to Nepal

Penn Center for High Impact Philanthropy Offers Advice on Aid to Nepal

The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania has developed online guidance to assist donors wishing to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal. 

The 121st Running of the Penn Relays

The 121st Running of the Penn Relays

Every April, athletes from around the globe make history at Franklin Field.In 2015, 16,368 high school, college, and professional athletes are competing in the 121st running of the Penn Relays, which is being held from Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25.

Penn’s Quiz Bowl Club Answers Life’s Toughest Questions, Takes Home Championship

Penn’s Quiz Bowl Club Answers Life’s Toughest Questions, Takes Home Championship

Trivia is not trivial for one club at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Penn’s Ira Harkavy Honored With Ernest L. Boyer Award for Lifetime of Work

Penn’s Ira Harkavy Honored With Ernest L. Boyer Award for Lifetime of Work

Ira Harkavy, the associate vice president and founding director of the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, was honored with thefifth annual Ernest L. Boyer Award on Jan.

Open Learning Initiative Reaches Penn Alumni Online and Around the Globe

Open Learning Initiative Reaches Penn Alumni Online and Around the Globe

For the first time last fall, the University of Pennsylvania invited Quakers from around the globe to participate in an alumni-exclusive version of a massive open online course.

Field Center at Penn Addresses America’s ‘Throwaway Children’ Through History

Field Center at Penn Addresses America’s ‘Throwaway Children’ Through History

The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania will host a community symposium in conjunction with One Book, One Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 9, at 8:30 a.m.

Penn Presents Symposium on Social Change Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Penn Presents Symposium on Social Change Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

The University of Pennsylvania will remember Martin Luther King Jr. with its 20th Annual Commemorative Symposium on Social Change, a series of nearly 20 community events, Jan. 19-30.