2018 Commencement primer 2018 Commencement primer Penn’s 262nd Commencement will be held at Franklin Field on Monday, May 14. Here are 10 helpful facts to guide you through this year’s event.
Hey Day 2018 Hey Day 2018 When they graduate next year, students in the Class of 2019 will remember April 26 as the heyday of their college lives. Hey Day is the annual rite of passage for juniors, when they move up the class ranks to become seniors.
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announces 23 project grants Left to right: Vice Provost for Faculty Anita Allen; John McInerney, executive director, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation; President Amy Gutmann; Kathy Sachs, benefactor of The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation; and Provost Wendell Pritchett. The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announces 23 project grants At a special event featuring a performance by John Waters and remarks by President Amy Gutmann, the late Keith Sachs was celebrated and $123,000 of grants were doled out for arts projects.
President Gutmann recognized as a global leader by Fortune magazine President Gutmann recognized as a global leader by Fortune magazine President Gutmann joins Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders, a list of influential figures who are as innovative as they are successful.
The World's 50 Greatest Leaders Penn In the News Fortune The World's 50 Greatest Leaders President Amy Gutmann was featured on Fortune’s list of global leaders who have taken on the challenge of unbundling, splitting or delegating an organizations’ functions for improved effectiveness and increased value. She was also cited for, among other things, being a first-generation college-goer who has made it possible for many others to achieve the same goal. Keep CRISPR Safe Penn In the News Foreign Affairs Keep CRISPR Safe President Amy Gutmann and PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences co-authored an article emphasizing the importance of letting “global scientific and biological ethics communities” lead the charge in facilitating the implementation of gene-editing technology. Penn announces landmark fundraising and engagement campaign to strengthen world impact Penn announces landmark fundraising and engagement campaign to strengthen world impact The Power of Penn: Advancing Knowledge for Good will support vital University-wide programs and priorities across Penn’s 12 schools and 6 centers, including Penn Medicine. Q&A with John Zeller Q&A with John Zeller The senior vice president of Development and Alumni Relations discusses the $4.1 billion campaign, The Power of Penn: Advancing Knowledge for Good. Ivy Degree – Now What? Low-Income Grads Struggle with Careers, Status Penn In the News Christian Science Monitor Ivy Degree – Now What? Low-Income Grads Struggle with Careers, Status Low-income first-generation college students met at Penn in February for the fourth annual 1vyG conference, where President Amy Gutmann welcomed the scholars. Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists Penn In the News The Hill Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists During his on-campus talk with President Amy Gutmann yesterday, former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, leader of the Penn Biden Center, expressed support for the March for Our Lives movement, denouncing what he feels to be a misuse of the Second Amendment by gun-rights activists. Load More
Keep CRISPR Safe Penn In the News Foreign Affairs Keep CRISPR Safe President Amy Gutmann and PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences co-authored an article emphasizing the importance of letting “global scientific and biological ethics communities” lead the charge in facilitating the implementation of gene-editing technology. Penn announces landmark fundraising and engagement campaign to strengthen world impact Penn announces landmark fundraising and engagement campaign to strengthen world impact The Power of Penn: Advancing Knowledge for Good will support vital University-wide programs and priorities across Penn’s 12 schools and 6 centers, including Penn Medicine. Q&A with John Zeller Q&A with John Zeller The senior vice president of Development and Alumni Relations discusses the $4.1 billion campaign, The Power of Penn: Advancing Knowledge for Good. Ivy Degree – Now What? Low-Income Grads Struggle with Careers, Status Penn In the News Christian Science Monitor Ivy Degree – Now What? Low-Income Grads Struggle with Careers, Status Low-income first-generation college students met at Penn in February for the fourth annual 1vyG conference, where President Amy Gutmann welcomed the scholars. Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists Penn In the News The Hill Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists During his on-campus talk with President Amy Gutmann yesterday, former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, leader of the Penn Biden Center, expressed support for the March for Our Lives movement, denouncing what he feels to be a misuse of the Second Amendment by gun-rights activists. Load More
Penn announces landmark fundraising and engagement campaign to strengthen world impact Penn announces landmark fundraising and engagement campaign to strengthen world impact The Power of Penn: Advancing Knowledge for Good will support vital University-wide programs and priorities across Penn’s 12 schools and 6 centers, including Penn Medicine.
Q&A with John Zeller Q&A with John Zeller The senior vice president of Development and Alumni Relations discusses the $4.1 billion campaign, The Power of Penn: Advancing Knowledge for Good.
Ivy Degree – Now What? Low-Income Grads Struggle with Careers, Status Penn In the News Christian Science Monitor Ivy Degree – Now What? Low-Income Grads Struggle with Careers, Status Low-income first-generation college students met at Penn in February for the fourth annual 1vyG conference, where President Amy Gutmann welcomed the scholars. Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists Penn In the News The Hill Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists During his on-campus talk with President Amy Gutmann yesterday, former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, leader of the Penn Biden Center, expressed support for the March for Our Lives movement, denouncing what he feels to be a misuse of the Second Amendment by gun-rights activists. Load More
Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists Penn In the News The Hill Biden Denounces 'The Prostitution of the Second Amendment' by Gun-Rights Activists During his on-campus talk with President Amy Gutmann yesterday, former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, leader of the Penn Biden Center, expressed support for the March for Our Lives movement, denouncing what he feels to be a misuse of the Second Amendment by gun-rights activists.