Trustees Elect Magill Penn’s Next President
After the vote, she praised the University’s “impatience” as a virtue.
Ambassadorships Ahead for Amy Gutmann and David Cohen
Gutmann, Cohen nominated for US ambassadorships.
Scott L. Bok Begins as New Trustee Chair
Scott L. Bok C’81 W’81 L’84 elected chair of the board of trustees.
Provost Takes Leave of Absence
Provost on leave of absence for health issues.
Whitney Soule Tapped as New Admissions Dean
Bowdoin’s Whitney Soule to head admissions.
Woods Tapped to Run Penn Museum
Christopher Woods named Penn Museum director.
New Director for ICA
Introducing ICA’s new director, Zoë Ryan.
Common Ground
Chaz Howard C’00 heads new office on equity and community.
New Administrative Appointments
New roles, new faces in Provost’s office.
Erika H. James Named Wharton Dean
Emory’s Erika H. James named Wharton School dean.
Wharton Dean to Leave for USC
Dean Geoffrey Garrett to leave Wharton for USC in 2020.
School of Social Policy and Practice Names New Dean
New SP2 dean: Sara “Sally” Bachman.
New Deans for Penn Dental, Vet, and Annenberg
New deans at Annenberg, dental, and vet schools.
A Global Approach to Scholarship
From College Hall: Penn faculty and programs are taking the lead in integrating knowledge.
Findings
Follow the Leader and SpongeBob SugarPusher
Homecoming Features Arts & Culture, a Football Win, Penn Park Groundbreaking— and a New Trustee Chair
David L. Cohen L’81 takes reins as trustee chair