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.
My Summer of Nothing
So many things I could have done.
(Re)introducing In Principle and Practice
What In Principle and Practice means for Penn.
Overcoming Fear, Finding Love
In a “hard year,” praise for a class “forged in the crucible of change.”
Encampment on College Green
A pro-Palestinian encampment on College Green lasted 16 days.
Open or Closed Expression
Roundtable weighs threats to academic freedom and open expression.
New Rules for Events and Demonstrations, Pending Open Expression Review
Temporary rules for events and demonstrations announced.
Siblings, Interrupted
Notes from the Undergrad | Siblings and citizenship.
Microwaving in the Ivy League
Alumni Voices | A high rise life lesson.
Waiting, on a Cloudy Day
Eclipse day on College Green: Big Crowd, Cloudy Skies.
A Home on Campus
Greenfield Intercultural Center celebrates 40 years.
Whirling Wonder
Anya Stewart C’27’s “amazing talent.”
Admissions in Transition
From test-optional applications, to questions about ChatGPT, to the Supreme Court’s new limitations on considering race and ethnicity, college admissions are in flux. Admissions Dean Whitney Soule dissects the current state of play and how prospective applicants can navigate it.
Fighting a Pernicious Evil
The head of Penn’s task force on combating antisemitism on progress so far.
New Digs for the DP
DP will say goodbye to the “Pink Palace” in 2025.
UMC Unity
United Minorities Council revives Unity Week.
Literary Treats
The annual Kelly Writers House event featured some tasty puns.
“A Place I Could Be Myself”
The Penn Women’s Center celebrates five decades of providing advocacy, advising, refuge, counseling, company, and tea. From its origins in the struggle against campus sexual violence, the center has evolved to tackle a range of concerns, from wellness to combating racism. The latest debate: Is its name, meant to be welcoming, too restrictive or exclusionary at a time when gender itself is contested?
A ‘Call Together’ in Gratitude
New venue, timeless message for Class of 2027 launch.
Mother Tongue
Notes from the Undergrad | Beyond words.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
A newly minted alumna reports from Franklin Field.
Oranges
Oranges and apples.
Barrier Broken
Women take the stage at Mask and Wig spring show.
Tuition and Aid for 2023–24 Academic Year
Tuition and fees up 4 percent, financial aid up 12.