“Quieting Penn’s Institutional Voice”
New statements on public comments and Penn’s values.
Embracing the New
Class of 2028 urged to “embrace what is new to you.”
Demographic Winter Is Coming
Sounding the alarm about a shrinking world population.
Where Research Meets Community
PennFERBS wants to help the next generation of scientific leaders.
New Appointments
New leaders for the College, Arthur Ross Gallery, and Penn Libraries.
Fragile Foundations?
Weighing a world of threats at Perry World House.
$10 Million Each for Two New Interdisciplinary Initiatives
$10 million each for centers focused on democracy and sustainability.
Sanctions Imposed on Law Professor Amy Wax
Law professor Amy Wax sanctioned for “unprofessional conduct.”
Transfer of Power
Men's basketball preview for the 2024–25 season.
New Hall of Fame Class Inducted
The latest Penn Hall of Famers.
New Office Centralizes Anti-Discrimination Efforts
Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion established.
The Unexpected Entrepreneurs
For 10 years, the President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes have equipped a select few graduating Penn seniors with a large cash award and faculty mentorship for post-graduation projects designed to make a “positive, lasting difference in the world.” The prizes, unlike anything else in higher education, have catapulted new social entrepreneurs into the world—and created a “community of changemakers” who are leaning on each other (and other alumni) to take their organizations to the next level.
The Instrument Is Yourself
Harvey Finkle SW’61 and the photography of social justice.
Life Hacks
How to beat burnout, get your way, and become a “Perennial.”
(Re)introducing In Principle and Practice
What In Principle and Practice means for Penn.
Detecting Media Bias
An AI-powered measure of media bias.
Doom or Boom?
Weighing the costs and benefits of a work-from-home world.
Penn in Paris
Penn athletes fall short at the Paris Olympics (but got there!).
From Chemistry to Canton
Harvey Greene C’75 is a sports public relations football Hall of Famer.
An Archive for a Visionary
Walter O’Malley C1926’s Dodgers archives are at baseball’s Hall of Fame.
The Newcomer Dividend
Wharton’s Zeke Hernandez hopes to bend the immigration debate toward a question rooted in his own research on capital investment and business formation: What do natives stand to gain?
Alumni Weekend 2024
Our annual photo essay.
Making Things Happen
Over the decade since it was launched as a “one-stop shop” for Penn faculty and programs seeking to translate research into products—and with a big help from two blockbuster discoveries—the Penn Center for Innovation has achieved record revenues and made the University a leader in forging partnerships “to move ideas from the inside to the outside.”
Our Policies, Our Health
For more than 40 years—from Bill Clinton’s failed healthcare initiative to Barack Obama’s successful (if long contested) one and on into today’s most pressing issues around equity and best practices—Ruth Katz CW’74 has been instrumental in developing public healthcare policies.