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An inviting welcome on Move-In day
Students pushing Move-In carts into a College House.

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An inviting welcome on Move-In day

The majority of first-year students began their Penn journey on Tuesday, Aug. 18, with the annual Move-In ritual, which runs like clockwork thanks to Move-In volunteers and staff and eases the transition for first-year students leaving the nest and kicking off their lives as undergraduates.

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Four decades of life in the Quad
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Glenn Bryan of the Office of Government and Community Affairs lived in the Quad his first year in 1970.

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Four decades of life in the Quad

From concerts to quiet moments, four Penn alumni, now staff members, reflect on their time living in the Quad.

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A historic quad, made whole again
Facade of Quad building with chimney flutes.

The roofline and chimneys of newly-renovated Fisher Hassenfeld College House.

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A historic quad, made whole again

This fall will be the first time since spring 2023 that all three College Houses will reopen together to welcome 1,400 undergraduate first-years.

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Conservation of Covenant: Maintaining a campus landmark
A side view of Covenant, newly restored with its bright red sheen on a sunny, clear day surrounded by trees.

Covenant restored to the vibrant red hue it had upon installment on campus in 1975.

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Conservation of Covenant: Maintaining a campus landmark

This summer, Penn’s largest piece of public art, Covenant, has undergone the final stretch of a two-part maintenance project that involved restoring its bright red surface.

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Move-In primer 2026
Students walking on campus with luggage during Penn’s Move-In

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Move-In primer 2026

Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates moving into College Houses between Aug. 17 and 23 and participating in New Student Orientation between Aug. 19 and 24.

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Green infrastructure
Green infrastructure

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Green infrastructure

A roundup of Penn Today stories focusing on green infrastructure on campus, in research, in higher education, and in energy policy.

Penn Today Staff

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Chapters of Change: Thirty years of life sciences transformation at Penn
Two people in a lab in the Singh Center.

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Chapters of Change: Thirty years of life sciences transformation at Penn

 In the fourth and final installment of the series, “Chapters of Change” highlights another transformational moment in Penn’s past when the evolution of life sciences research sparked the University to commit to investing in new research facilities and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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