Jill DiSanto

Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy has launched a free, online toolkit called “High Impact Holiday Giving” to help donors who want their charitable contributions to make the biggest difference in the lives of others.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. But the fire is so delightful…and imagine how quickly a fire can grow out of control if it is not handled with care. That is why Penn faculty and staff are not supposed to use candles or other decorations with open flames in the workplace.

PHILADELPHIA — The holiday season sparks the spirit of giving and to help donors who are looking to make a difference for others through charitable contributions, the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy has released a free, online toolkit outlining the most eff

As a part of The Rotunda’s Poet-Tree En Motion series, a handful of artists will perform on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m.

On Dec. 6, 1887, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania resolved to send “an exploring expedition to Babylonia” (modern-day southern Iraq) with the stipulation that the University would build “suitable accommodations” to house any artifacts that the expedition team would bring back.

PHILADELPHIA – Dorothy Roberts will deliver the keynote speech on “The Racial Geography of Child Welfare” at the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research Winter 2012 Community Symposium at the University of Pennsylvan

What’s needed to ensure a solid future for the American worker?  According to one University of Pennsylvania researcher, it’s a matter of education and training.  While not everyone is destined to attend college, it’s up to policymakers, employers and educators to team up to make sure that today’s students are prepared to meet the needs of tomorrow’s employers.

PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s Evelyn Jacobs Ortner Center on Family Violence and Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell have released a report assessing the city’s handing of domestic-violence ca

PHILADELPHIA -- One million American school children are homeless each year, and many more are thought to move frequently.  A researcher from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice is the lead author on a new longitudinal study linking homelessness and frequent moving with children’s achievement.

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety has been ranked No. 1 in the higher-education sector for the sixth year in a row, according to Security Magazine’s Security 500 list.