Campus & Community

In the streets of Senegal, thousands of young boys beg for food and money.

After witnessing the destruction of archeological treasures firsthand, Robbie Vigar, a second year anthropology Ph.D.

If the old adage holds true to “choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life,” University of Pennsylvania senior Claudia Kassner will enjoy a long and happy career studying ancient languages and history.

By Ian McCurry

School is in session, and students have settled in. Internships have started, clubs are in full swing, and midterms are approaching.These can be frenzied and overwhelming stages of life. It’s not easy, but that’s OK.

In advance of his Sept.

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón engaged in a wide-ranging discussion about global and national issues during the inaugural Penn Biden Global Leaders Dialogue.

Gianna Del Rossi wants to up the game in video gameplay through her art by enriching the cacophony of sounds and spectacular visual effects that attract her and her friends to gaming.

To expand Penn's multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural approach to teaching and learning about the region, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures in the School of Arts and Sciences was renamed the Department of Russian and East European Studies, or REES, before the start of the 2017-18 academic year.

In 1883, Philadelphia native William Adger became the first African-American graduate of the College at Penn. The son of a former slave from South Carolina, Adger was the second-youngest child—and one of 13 children—in his family.