Year in Review: Penn completes two new buildings, first phase of Quad renovations

The completion of two new buildings marked significant infrastructural developments on Penn’s campus this past year, with additional construction projects set to break ground in 2025.

Penn establishes Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy with $10 million in funding

The Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy, housed in the newly constructed Amy Gutmann Hall, will receive $10 million in funding and operate in tandem with six other schools at Penn.

Penn Vet appoints two new associate deans to oversee its hospitals in Phila., Chester County

Brady Beale was appointed as the associate dean of clinical enterprise, and Barabara Dallap-Schaer was appointed associate dean for clinical education and operations for New Bolton Center.

Former Penn Admissions Dean Lee Stetson dies at 82

Stetson, who was also a teacher, veteran, and college consultant, served as Penn's dean of admissions from 1981 until his retirement in 2007. 

What does ‘SABS-ing’ mean? 28 Penn phrases the Class of 2028 should know

Here’s a comprehensive list of terms and phrases to help you navigate the Penn student vernacular.

Penn Class of 2024 celebrated at Commencement without incident following weeks of campus activism

The ceremony featured remarks from Interim Penn President Larry Jameson and this year’s Commencement speaker, Siddhartha Mukherjee.

Jameson hosts listening session on student concerns amid Israel-Hamas war as Penn encampment begins

At the session, attendees heard from 10 members of the Penn community about campus safety, open expression, and administrative inaction since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

Seven Penn seniors awarded 2024 President's Engagement and Innovation Prizes

All prize recipients collaborate on their projects with a Penn faculty mentor, and the projects receive up to $100,000 as well as a $50,000 living stipend for each team member. 

SNF Paideia Program hosts event honoring founding faculty director Michael Delli Carpini

Approximately 80 people attended the event, which featured remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Paideia faculty, and student fellows

Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine hosts College Hall protest, blocks main entrance

Participants simulated being dead to represent the victims of the Israel-Hamas conflict and protest ongoing violence in Gaza.

New Andrea Mitchell Center associate director reflects on his journey through Penn

Bakri, who previously served as the assistant director of the Middle East Center, shared how his background and deep ties to Penn will inform his leadership of the Mitchell Center.

Program directors, faculty reflect on expansion of Asian American Studies Program

The changes have allowed for new course listings, programming, and research opportunities for students across all disciplines. 

Wharton ranks No. 4 on LinkedIn's list of top MBA programs in the U.S.

Harvard Business School took the top spot, followed by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College at second and third, respectively. 

Mask and Wig's 'An Ivy League of Their Own' merges baseball and comedy in fall production

The show, reminiscent of "Saturday Night Live," featured a series of short, humorous sketches, musical parodies, existential satire, and pop-culture references, all set against a baseball-themed backdrop. 

Chemistry Professor Thomas Mallouk awarded $5 million for renewable energy research

The US Department of Energy’s Energy Earthshots awarded Professor Thomas Mallouk and his colleagues $5 million over three years to continue their research into renewable tecehnologies.

Wharton establishes bridge program to prepare students for doctoral degrees in statistics

This two-year research master's program offers mentorship, individualized research opportunities, and financial support, including tuition, stipends, health benefits, and resources for Ph.D. program applications.