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Daniels thriving as Hopkins president
A year after he left his position as Penn Provost to become the president of Johns Hopkins University, Ron Daniels has “hit the ground running” in his first term as the 14th President of Hopkins.
Penn administrators, faculty build ties with China trip
Specific goals were to increase internship and study abroad opportunities for Penn students in China, as well as opportunities for collaboration between Penn and Chinese faculty.
Penn plans diversity weekend
The University will invite Asian, black, Latino, American Indian and LGBT alumni and current students to the first-ever “Spectrum Weekend.”
'Strong rebound' for endowment
Endowment investments have returned 13.7 percent as of the close of the second quarter of FY2010 and are "ahead of the benchmark” according to Executive VP Craig Carnaroli.
Huntsman top choice for graduation speaker
Rumors among students that Jon Huntsman, Jr. was an alternate choice for the commencement speaker are untrue, according to University Secretary Leslie Kruhly.
Trustees talk tuition and renovations
Penn’s 57-member Board of Trustees, led by chairman David Cohen, convened last week at the Inn at Penn to approve some of Penn’s large-scale efforts and decisions.
Penn's total charges pass $50K
Total charges to undergraduates for the 2010-11 school year will rise to $51,944 from $49,986 this year. The 3.9 percent increase is the second-smallest ever behind last year's 3.8 percent rise.
U. offers hundreds of job opportunities to grads
For those seniors willing to stay on campus post-graduation, several hundred jobs are available within the University, according to Career Services Director Patricia Rose.
U. expands family care options
Penn announced a partnership in January with Massachusetts-based babysitting and in-home caretaker organization Parents In a Pinch, Inc.
Two freshman reps depart from the UA
Lucia Xiong stepped down on Saturday because of time conflicts, and Manya-Jean Gitter was “removed” and “chose not to contest her removal,” UA Chairman Alec Webley said.