Education, Business, & Law

Penn Student-run Club Sails into National Championships

It’s smooth sailing ahead for one student-run club at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn's Courtney Bliler Awarded 2014 Cultural Vistas Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania student Courtney Bliler, a rising junior from Horseheads, N.Y., is among 10 students from universities across the United States selected to receive 2014 Cultural Vistas Fellowships to intern abroad in Asia, Europe and South America this summer.

New Graduate Reflects on Academics and Advocacy at Penn

May graduate Tania Chairez never planned to become an activist, but soon after she arrived at the University of Pennsylvania as a freshman, she found a new calling. Chairez became an advocate for undocumented residents of the United States.

William Burke-White Appointed Inaugural Perry Professor and Director of Perry World House at Penn

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price today announced that William Burke-White has been named the inaugural Richard Perry Professor and director of the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn Prof Testifies at U.S. Senate Hearing on Minority Serving Institutions

Marybeth Gasman from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education testified before the United States Senate Committe

New Book from Penn GSE Researcher Explores Racial Literacy in Schools

Racism and racial stereotyping still haunt America’s schools and foster academic underachievement, but “racial literacy” may pave the way toward better understanding and stronger, more successful students.

Michael X. Delli Carpini’s Term Extended as Dean of Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication

Michael X. Delli Carpini, professor of communication and Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, has agreed to an extension of his term as dean until June 30, 2018.

Bioethics Commission Plays Early Role in BRAIN Initiative; Penn’s Gutmann Is Chair

A new report from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues calls for the integration of ethics across the life of neuroscientific research endeavors.

Vignesh Selvakumaran Awarded Penn’s Sobti Family Fellowship

The Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania has awarded its inaugural 2014-15 Sobti Family Fellowship to senior Vignesh Selvakumaran.

As Both Student and Teacher, Penn’s Trey Smith Impacts Philadelphia Education

By Marjorie FerroneFrom Beauregard, Ala., to Washington, D.C., John “Trey” Smith III is invested in the success of America’s education system.

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