Endowment sees 3.9 percent drop
The most tumultuous year in the financial markets in recent memory led Penn's endowment to shrink by 3.9 percent over the past year.
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The most tumultuous year in the financial markets in recent memory led Penn's endowment to shrink by 3.9 percent over the past year.
With the quiet grace of a conductor leading an orchestra of talented musicians, Dean Gary Hack has presided over the School of Design for the last 12 years.
Penn President Amy Gutmann pledged Friday to create an additional 400 civic-service opportunities for Penn students.
When it comes to picking a PIK professor, the requirements are stiff, and the stakes are high.
When it comes to picking a PIK professor, the requirements are stiff, and the stakes are high.
Penn will increase its presence in West Philadelphia this fall with the introduction of two more after-school tutoring programs.
Although winning a slew of scholarships in high school sounds like a great way to fund a college education, a combination of federal regulations and institutional policies often prevent students from seeing where their money goes.
Although it has only been three weeks since new Dean of Admissions Eric Furda took over, changes are already evident in the Admissions Office.
Recently published book The Dark Side by author and New Yorker writer Jane Mayer ties the work of Penn professor and psychologist Martin Seligman to interrogation techniques used by the CIA to extract confessions from detainees allegedly linked to al Qaeda.
The credit crunch hit a little closer to home for many Penn students this past month, as they opened letters from Student Financial Services informing them that their current lender had stopped issuing Stafford loans due to recent market instability.
Jose Garces, the chef behind downtown tapas restaurants Amada and Tinto, has announced that his latest restaurant, Distrito, will open in July in the University City Hub, located at 3945 Chestnut St.
School may be out for the summer, but the University's $3.5 billion capital campaign won't be slowing down in the coming months.
Penn President Amy Gutmann announced at the University Board of Trustees' Stated Meeting on Thursday that the University has appointed Marilyn Jordan Taylor as the new dean of the School of Design.
The University Board of Trustees Executive Committee heard updates from administrative officials and from the heads of two Trustee Committees at their Stated Meeting Thursday afternoon.
Alumni networking, once relegated mainly to reunions and Homecoming, is being transformed as more alumni join social-networking sites like Facebook - and schools are paying attention.
Penn students turned out in record numbers to vote in the Pennsylvania primary yesterday, in order to cast ballots in the pivotal contest between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.
As many selective universities have announced plans to open satellite campuses in Middle Eastern countries, Penn remains committed to its current approach, emphasizing partnerships rather than degree programs.
Although nearly two-thirds of Penn students are registered to vote in Pennsylvania, members of the third who won't go to the polls today say they don't mind the political frenzy that has overtaken the state over the last seven weeks.
In light of the crunch in the credit markets, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that will increase the maximum amount that a college student can borrow from the government for educational purposes.
With plans to adjust the information it collects for its annual ranking of colleges, the U.S. News and World Report might be seeking to make its annual rankings more rounded.