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With Kevin Warren’s departure, Big Ten presidents have a massive decision to make

In an Op-Ed, Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education discusses what the Big Ten Conference will be looking for in their next commissioner.

Penn prof pens guidebook for college students

Dustin Brisson of the School of Arts & Sciences consolidated notes from his years of teaching and advising to create a guidebook for undergraduates aimed at helping them achieve success and well-being.

Damani White-Lewis studies why university faculties often lack diversity

The Penn GSE assistant professor works to identify attitudes, practices, and policies within faculty hiring structures at colleges and universities in hopes to shift attitudes and inspire new practices throughout higher ed.

Why we need better data on faculty diversity

In an Op-Ed, Laura W. Perna of the Graduate School of Education writes that institutions of higher learning need better data on faculty backgrounds, their experiences and working conditions, and inequities in measures of success.

Looking for an affordable online MBA option? This new program costs less than $15K

The Wharton School is noted for launching its hybrid online executive MBA program last year.

The 2023 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings

Several Penn scholars are lauded for having shaped educational practice and policy in 2022, including Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences and Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education.

Last cut for neighborhood barber after 70 years in West Philadelphia

Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education says that Black men share intimate and personal stories in barbershops, making them ideal places to help deal with emotional and physical trauma.

Why one Ivy League university joined the move to ditch enrollment deposits December 14, 2022

Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule explains the decision to waive enrollment deposits for students accepted at Penn.

Four students and Philip Gressman, second from right, in a room looking at a chalkboard.

Structured, Active, In-class Learning is changing the calculus on teaching

Mathematics professor Philip Gressman sees the comprehensive teaching approach as a way to engage students as a dynamic group, something STEM courses don’t often embrace.

College Green in spring, a group of students are gathered on the grass.

Penn announces the largest one-time increase to minimum Ph.D. stipend

The University-wide minimum Ph.D. stipend will rise from $30,547 to $38,000 and goes into effect in the coming academic year.

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