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Class of 2024 celebrates Baccalaureate, unveils Ivy Stone and class pin
The same undergraduates who started at Penn during the pandemic gathered for the first of many Commencement season activities.
A greener approach to end the academic year
A greener approach to end the academic year
Efforts have expanded this year to ensure student Move-Out for the summer break is more clean, green, and convenient than ever before. On campus, PennMOVES—operated by Business Services—is in full effect, partnering with Goodwill to collect materials students can’t take with them when they leave campus.
Class of 2025 relishes time together at Hey Day
Class of 2025 relishes time together at Hey Day
An iconic tradition at Penn, third-year students were promoted to senior status.
A special reception for Penn’s Presidential Ph.D. Fellows
A special reception for Penn’s Presidential Ph.D. Fellows
The initiative’s doctoral students recently gathered for an intimate networking opportunity alongside the University’s president, provost, and school deans.
Awarding Penn’s extraordinary staff
Awarding Penn’s extraordinary staff
The 25th Models of Excellence award ceremony brought together a huge crowd inside Harrison Auditorium, celebrating the people who ‘make Penn move.’
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs meets with Penn student and staff veterans
At the invitation of Secretary Denis McDonough, they convened on campus for a candid conversation about VA benefits and programming.
Using data to inform a safer, more supportive campus environment
Using data to inform a safer, more supportive campus environment
Penn is one of 10 universities participating in the Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness survey this spring, building upon similar undertakings in 2015 and 2019.
A day to ‘love the service that we’re giving’
A day to ‘love the service that we’re giving’
Penn’s MLK Day of Service featured a robust kickoff with speakers and performances, followed by volunteer initiatives on campus and in the community.
Penn Medicine’s J. Larry Jameson named Penn’s interim president
Penn Medicine’s J. Larry Jameson named Penn’s interim president
“With respect for one another, support for one another, and adaption to our changing world, Penn can truly lead in this moment, and emerge better and stronger than before,” he said.
A ‘supercharge’ to address social justice issues in Philadelphia
A ‘supercharge’ to address social justice issues in Philadelphia
Entering its fourth year, Projects for Progress provides funding to interdisciplinary teams of faculty, staff, and students piloting initiatives that tackle educational inequities, environmental injustices, health disparities, and more.