Penn GSE to launch college, career readiness program with School District of Philadelphia

Programming will be free of cost to the District, schools, and students, according to the Penn GSE press release. 

Kelly Writers House to host second annual Five Minute Film Fest to showcase student screenwriting

Submissions to the Film Fest are evaluated for awards across a number of categories, to be chosen for the screening on Dec. 2. 

Penn professor Drew Weissman among 82 Nobel Prize laureates endorsing Kamala Harris in open letter

Alongside Weissman, 81 other Nobel laureates across the disciplines of chemistry, physics, medicine, and economics signed the open letter supporting Harris in her bid for president. 

Philadelphia Writing Project launches initiative to highlight histories of Black youth

The initiative, supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation, aims to incorporate digital, written, art, performance, and other forms of media to create a dynamic archive focusing on stories of Philadelphia’s Black youth.

Penn Museum appoints 1998 College graduate Katie Murtha as new senior director of development

Murtha previously worked as the senior director of principal and major gifts at the Juilliard School.

Wharton Behavioral Lab builds back study participation numbers after drop due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Wharton Behavioral Lab participant pool has grown by 500% over the past three years, showing a rebound from a decline in involvement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to lab coordinators.