02/08/08 5:00am
But the falling dollar hasn't stopped students from studying in Europe yet, according to director of Penn Abroad Geoffrey Gee.
11/20/07 5:00am
Six years ago, Harvey Friedman received a call that would alter his entire medical career.
The Merck and Gates foundations had partnered with the government of Botswana to make HIV medications available, and they needed his help to distribute and train people to administer anti-retroviral drugs.
09/10/07 5:00am
For those who have been involved with Penn since the beginning of the ranking system, the University's increase reflects a major transformation within the school - although changes to the ranking criteria have played a role as well.
02/20/07 5:00am
What college students need to learn is constantly changing, and universities are working to keep up with the times.
Yale University instated changes to its distribution requirements for the class of 2009 and now requires students to venture abroad.
Harvard University, for its part, recently released a proposal to revamp its own curriculum.
02/12/07 5:00am
Drew Gilpin Faust is about to break new ground in Harvard University history, but her academic foundation was built deep in the stacks of Van Pelt library.
12/12/06 5:00am
University presidents' paychecks are getting larger each year.
And though her counterparts' salaries have been catching up over the last few years, Gutmann remains one of the most highly paid administrators among university leaders.
In the 2004-2005 academic year, more than 100 presidents of four-year institutions received compensation packages of at least $500,000, a 53 percent increase from the previous year, according to a recent Chronicle of Higher Education survey.
12/08/06 5:00am
Penn President Amy Gutmann has named Gregory Rost vice president and chief of staff for her office, officials announced yesterday.
Rost, currently the chief of staff at Temple University, will join Penn on Dec. 18. He will replace Joann Mitchell, who will assume the position of Vice President of Institutional Affairs.
12/08/06 5:00am
University President Amy Gutmann echoed her commitment to remain Penn's president at yesterday's Board of Trustees meeting. "I will say it, and I will say it for the last time: I am absolutely committed to being Penn's president, and I am not interested in any other presidency," Gutmann said.
12/06/06 5:00am
Patrick Harker's colleagues and fellow Wharton professors can sing only praises as they begin to bid farewell to their dean.
And while most agree that replacing Harker - who will leave Wharton to serve as University of Delaware's president in July - will not be easy, some point to Wharton Deputy Dean David Schmittlein as a likely successor.
12/06/06 5:00am
University President Amy Gutmann made the list of about 30 leading contenders for Harvard University's next president, according to an article published yesterday in The Harvard Crimson.
12/04/06 5:00am
Wharton Dean Patrick Harker has been named the University of Delaware's next president, Delaware officials announced Friday.
11/30/06 5:00am
University of Delaware President David Roselle may have made close to $1 million last year, but that alone may not be enough to convince Wharton School Dean Patrick Harker to be Roselle's successor.
11/28/06 5:00am
A select few members of the Class of 2011 will have the chance to earn extra honors for their community-service work.
The University will announce today the creation of the Civic Scholars Program, an academically based service program that will begin with the Class of 2011.
11/22/06 5:00am
University President Amy Gutmann's $150,000 gift for financial aid may seem modest compared to the millions trustees donate, but seasoned fundraisers say it will likely inspire others to give - just like Gutmann wanted.
11/15/06 5:00am
Penn is becoming an increasingly difficult place for top students to get into. But it's also getting more and more difficult to get faculty members to stay.
"The aggressiveness with which schools compete with each other has definitely increased over the years," Wharton Deputy Dean David Schmittlein said.
11/14/06 5:00am
University President Amy Gutmann put her money where her mouth is last night.
11/14/06 5:00am
When Wharton junior Samir Sheth isn't in Finance meetings, he's performing before thousands of passionate fans in India.
11/08/06 5:00am
Penn's got big ambitions.
It's already got $1 billion in the bag - but that's merely to jumpstart what officials say will be the biggest University-wide fundraising campaign in Penn history. And they think they have some pretty compelling reasons why donors would want to give.
10/30/06 5:00am
Officials announced that they are more than $1 billion into the largest fundraising campaign in University history as the annual fall trustee meetings drew to a close.
Friday was the second and final day of trustee committee meetings that had been taking place at the Inn at Penn.
