Beyond Penn
GSE student wins New York principal of the year
Tony Sinanis, a student in a three-year program that allows people with full-time jobs as educational leaders to attend GSE classes, was recently named New York State Elementary Principal of the Year.Helen Gym to receive White House honors
Since coming to Philadelphia 28 years ago, Helen Gym has become one of the most prominent city activists.Alum's whimsical bakery gets Chinatown storefront
French macarons in passion fruit cheesecake, matcha red bean and lavender sesame caramel flavors are available at Audabon.Classic rock song "Hallelujah" ascended to popularity over time
Journalist and author Alan Light of “The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley and the Unlikely Ascent of ‘Hallelujah’” talked about Leonard Cohen’s popular single “Hallelujah” Thursday evening at the Kelly Writers House.
Friends, family remember former president Hackney
Friends and family of former Penn President Sheldon Hackney remembered his life in Irvine Auditorium on Thursday night.Student activist displays 'commitment to action'
A distinguished activist, Sun attended the Clinton Global Initiative University, or CGI U, in Arizona this past weekend. Besides giving attendees the opportunity to spot celebrities such as Jimmy Kimmel, the conference pledged to develop each young leaders’ projects which take action on global challenges.State senator Anthony Williams advocates school choice
Penn Democrats hosted Pennsylvania State Senator and Democratic Whip Anthony Hardy Williams Monday night in the LGBT Center.Teach for America Truth Tour questions effectiveness of TFA during event on campus
Teach for America is one of the top three employers of recent Penn graduates. But how much good are corps members really doing?Owner of HipCityVeg, president of Luke's Lobster speak about sustainable food sourcing
Sustainability is a new food industry catchphrase — but what does it actually mean for businesses?
High impact philanthropy makes the most of each dollar
Katherina Rosqueta, a 2001 MBA alumna and executive director of Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy will be speaking about her work at the TEDxPhiladelphia conference this Friday.Student-led startup Mixter matches groups for dates based on social preferences
In order to take part in Mixter, one person needs to sign up and form a group of three people. After selecting specific preferences — such as “Wharton guys” or “Temple girls” and age — users are contacted by Mixter and are matched with another group.Penn Think Tank program organizes European think tank conference
Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program brought representatives from 38 think tanks across 21 countries to a conference in Barcelona, which took place Mar 10-12.GSE student named 17th most influential Arab woman
Due to the work she has done in Morocco, GSE student Maha Laziri was named to Arabian Business magazine's list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Arab Women earlier this month.
Comcast VP and Chairman of Penn Board of Trustees talks "digital divide"
Cohen wants to see more financial transparency in political campaigns, based on his experiences first as campaign manager and then as chief of staffuncapitalized for former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell during Rendell's Philadelphia mayorship.
Penn Medicine professor competes in Manischewitz cooking competition
During the day, Joseph Carver works as Penn Clinical Professor of Medicine. But in his off hours, he leaves science behind and relies on his flair for cooking.From Locust Walk to the red carpet
Penn alumnus Morgan Neville won an Oscar for directing the Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards on Sunday night.Wharton-based app gets million dollar investment
Former Wharton student Matt Geiger and Wharton senior Evan Rosenbaum co-founded Blend, a college-exclusive app that allows users to share photos and win gift cards based on a daily theme. Blend will expand to develop more prominence in the app world due to a recent seed investment of $2.7 million from the global venture capital firm, New Enterprise Associates, or NEA.African think tank summit produces 'groundbreaking' results
The first ever African Think Tank Summit brought pioneering results.Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program organized the first ever continental think tank conference in partnership with the Africa Building Capacity Foundation.