Pennsylvania’s state universities will consider offering three-year bachelor’s degrees Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania’s state universities will consider offering three-year bachelor’s degrees Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education estimates that by 2027, there will be 200 colleges offering three-year degrees and 500 by December 2028. How universities became engines of American success Penn In the News USA Today How universities became engines of American success Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says that under President Harry S. Truman, colleges “were going to have this important role in sustaining and improving American democracy.” Our favorite photos of 2025-26 nocred Photo Essay Our favorite photos of 2025-26 Penn Today’s iconic photos show the passion and spirit of the University community. 2 min. read Governance changes at Penn: A conversation with Ramanan Raghavendran Ramanan Raghavendran, chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees.nocred Governance changes at Penn: A conversation with Ramanan Raghavendran Penn’s Board of Trustees Chair discusses Penn’s growth and vision for the future. 6 min. read Announcing NextUP: A program to support pre-commercial technology and ideas developed at Penn Announcing NextUP: A program to support pre-commercial technology and ideas developed at Penn The Office of the Vice Provost for Research has launched the NextUP Program, providing $50K in funding to help advance selected pre-commercial Penn technologies, product candidates, and business ideas. ‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education nocred ‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education Omnia’s latest podcast series, ‘Horizons,’ draws on the School of Arts & Sciences’ newest vision for navigating a changing world. 2 min. read America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video) nocred America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video) America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video) Video Penn to create a united Center for Civil Rights nocred Penn to create a united Center for Civil Rights The Center for Civil Rights will bring together three existing offices into a single team designed to strengthen Penn’s reporting, prevention, education, and response efforts related to civil rights. 3 min. read Spotting Penn’s Ivy Stones nocred Spotting Penn’s Ivy Stones Dating back to the 1800s, Ivy Stones are embedded in the brick walls, walkways, and building facades throughout Penn’s campus, some weathered and bearing the signs of history and legacy. 1 min. read The past and future of higher education (From left) Mark Yudof, former president of the University of California and the University of Minnesota; Elaine Maimon, former president of Governors State University; John Silvanus Wilson, former president of Morehouse College and current executive director of Penn’s McGraw Center for Educational Leadership; Penn President J. Larry Jameson; Nicholas Lemann, former dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism; Katharine Strunk, dean of Penn’s Graduate School of Education; and Ezekiel Emanuel, Penn’s vice provost for global initiatives.nocred The past and future of higher education Colleges and universities are one of America’s most “enduring public goods,” President J. Larry Jameson said. 2 min. read Load More
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Governance changes at Penn: A conversation with Ramanan Raghavendran Ramanan Raghavendran, chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees.nocred Governance changes at Penn: A conversation with Ramanan Raghavendran Penn’s Board of Trustees Chair discusses Penn’s growth and vision for the future. 6 min. read
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‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education nocred ‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education Omnia’s latest podcast series, ‘Horizons,’ draws on the School of Arts & Sciences’ newest vision for navigating a changing world. 2 min. read
America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video) nocred America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video) America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video) Video
Penn to create a united Center for Civil Rights nocred Penn to create a united Center for Civil Rights The Center for Civil Rights will bring together three existing offices into a single team designed to strengthen Penn’s reporting, prevention, education, and response efforts related to civil rights. 3 min. read
Spotting Penn’s Ivy Stones nocred Spotting Penn’s Ivy Stones Dating back to the 1800s, Ivy Stones are embedded in the brick walls, walkways, and building facades throughout Penn’s campus, some weathered and bearing the signs of history and legacy. 1 min. read
The past and future of higher education (From left) Mark Yudof, former president of the University of California and the University of Minnesota; Elaine Maimon, former president of Governors State University; John Silvanus Wilson, former president of Morehouse College and current executive director of Penn’s McGraw Center for Educational Leadership; Penn President J. Larry Jameson; Nicholas Lemann, former dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism; Katharine Strunk, dean of Penn’s Graduate School of Education; and Ezekiel Emanuel, Penn’s vice provost for global initiatives.nocred The past and future of higher education Colleges and universities are one of America’s most “enduring public goods,” President J. Larry Jameson said. 2 min. read