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Penn Law Professor Harry Reicher Named to USC Shoah Foundation Teaching Fellowship

Penn Law Professor Harry Reicher Named to USC Shoah Foundation Teaching Fellowship

Harry Reicher of the University of Pennsylvania Law School has been named as the recipient of the USC Shoah Foundation-The Institute for Visual History and Education’s inaugural Rutman Teaching Fellowship.

Jeanne Leong , Jayne Perilstein

Computer Users Circumvent Password Security With Workarounds, Penn Led Study Shows

Computer Users Circumvent Password Security With Workarounds, Penn Led Study Shows

When workers and organizations circumvent computer passwords and security rules, they unwittingly open the door to hackers, according to a study co-authored by Ross Koppel, an adjunct professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jacquie Posey

Penn IUR Co-Director Eugenie Birch Elected Chair of the World Urban Campaign

Penn IUR Co-Director Eugenie Birch Elected Chair of the World Urban Campaign

Eugenie Birch, co-director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research, Penn IUR, at the University of Pennsylvania, has been elected chair of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme’s World Urban Campaign, a global coalition of public, private and civil society partners acting to promote sustainable u
Penn Junior Ariel Koren Wins Truman Scholarship

Penn Junior Ariel Koren Wins Truman Scholarship

Ariel Koren, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a merit-based award for college students who plan to pursue graduate or professional degrees to prepare for careers in government or public service.

Jacquie Posey

Penn’s Al Filreis Inducted Into Minerva Academy, Honored as an ‘Educational Innovator’

Penn’s Al Filreis Inducted Into Minerva Academy, Honored as an ‘Educational Innovator’

Al Filreis, an English professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been inducted as one of 14 founding members into the Minerva Academy, an honorary institution dedicated to promoting and rewarding extraordinary advancements and innovation in higher education around the world.

Jacquie Posey

Expanding Minds, Improving Language Skills ‘at Home’ at Penn

Expanding Minds, Improving Language Skills ‘at Home’ at Penn

The classroom is not the only place at the University of Pennsylvania where a student can learn a language. Gregory College House’s residential modern languages program offers five “language houses” where students can enjoy new cultural experiences and improve their language proficiency.

Jeanne Leong