Full STEAM Ahead: Inside Penn's Approach to Education
(02/10/15 6:08am)
Is emphasizing everything the same as emphasizing nothing?
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White House plan boosts Penn research efforts
(02/04/15 6:15am)
For research institutions, it’s publish or perish — and Penn certainly isn’t perishing.
White House ranking calls Penn's 'No-loan' policy into question
(02/02/15 4:52am)
Administrators tout affordability, press releases emphasize access and brochures highlight no-loan financial aid — but the numbers tell a very different story.
Anatomy of a Penn Snowstorm
(01/28/15 6:17am)
Flush-faced teenagers scramble for warmth in oversized coats covered with white snow. Freshmen leave their dorms at midnight to play, build snowmen and experience their first winter at Penn, with some participating in window-shattering snowball fights. Meanwhile, upperclassmen find themselves “cuffing,” or ditching this campus’ hookup culture for winter relationships in order to avoid being alone in the cold.
Gutmann sets billion dollar financial aid goal
(01/21/15 6:32am)
The Chicago Cubs, a round trip to the moon and the Solomon Islands — all things Penn could buy by 2020 with the money it will raise for financial aid.
Penn to offer four new summer abroad programs
(01/21/15 7:15am)
The Parthenon, the Berlin Wall and some of the worlds’ best beaches are on the map for students going abroad this summer.
HUP failures result in federal funding cuts
(01/15/15 7:07am)
Going to the hospital might actually make you sicker. One in four people have dangerously high rates of in-hospital infections and injuries, according to a federal analysis of patient care.
A tale of two winter breaks
(01/14/15 7:01am)
Welcome to Cloud Nine, a chic slopeside cabin in Aspen, Colorado where the elite drink champagne over lunch with celebrities, dance on tables and play credit card roulette, a game where one patron picks up his party’s thousand-dollar tab.
Student leaders usher SFS Advisory Board to fruition
(11/25/14 7:33am)
After a delay, student leaders and Student Financial Services are taking steps to finalize the student financial advisory board proposed last December in order to bridge relations between the student body and SFS.
Ed Lewis talks "king" cash and Essence magazine
(11/18/14 8:02am)
Like many Penn students, founder and former CEO and Chairman of Essence Magazine Edward Lewis took the Wall Street route to his true passion.
Real estate mogul Sam Zell presents alternative to 'suits, ties and academics'
(11/04/14 8:38am)
I walked into Huntsman Hall expecting to hear another Wall Street junkie spew rhetoric that half the audience wouldn’t understand. Instead, I was startled when an older man in jeans and a T-shirt bolted into the room unexpectedly.
Institute of Contemporary Art opens new fall exhibits
(09/23/14 6:31am)
Chapter houses aren’t the only places to find sleeping frat boys near Penn’s campus — one of the Institute of Contemporary Art’s new fall exhibits features their sculpted counterparts.