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(11/03/08 10:00am)
The executive committee of the Student Activities Council elected College junior Natalie Vernon as its new chairwoman last week. Vernon will replace former SAC chairman Eric Van Nostrand, a Wharton and Engineering senior.
(10/31/08 9:00am)
In addition to the traditional gossip, JuicyCampus' forums now include lines of free-verse poetry and portions of Wikipedia articles.
(10/29/08 9:00am)
The high school sophomores taking the PSATs used to be the ones getting an early start on SAT preparations. But now, a new test from the College Board is putting pressure on students to start preparing as early as middle school.
(10/28/08 9:00am)
This is the last semester that students will use a Scantron sheet and No. 2 pencil to evaluate their professors.
(10/24/08 9:00am)
For students who plan to work or study in Boston after they graduate, a new social media Web site offers a way for them to network and connect to the city even before they leave Penn.
(10/22/08 9:00am)
Two higher-education groups are asking colleges and universities to provide them with completed copies of a questionnaire recently distributed by the Internal Revenue Service.
(10/08/08 9:00am)
It's not just about the numbers.
(10/03/08 9:00am)
Though the government is likely to simplify the federal financial-aid program, next year's political turnover makes it hard to predict the possible changes.
(09/30/08 9:00am)
Most college-bound high-school seniors are hesitant to fill out a more arduous application than necessary.
(09/26/08 9:00am)
Government officials are bracing for a large increase in the number of students needing financial aid, but Penn and its peer institutions are anticipating a smaller jump.
(09/25/08 9:00am)
The Rethinking Student Aid panel, an independent group of the country's top financial-aid and higher-education experts, has released a proposal to simplify the federal financial-aid system.
(09/23/08 9:00am)
When College sophomore Ryna Frankel searched for a work-study job this semester, she wanted to find a position that would relate to one of her two interests - art or biology.
(09/18/08 9:00am)
Last week Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) asked officials at the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department to develop a new tax form specifically for colleges and universities.
(09/16/08 9:00am)
When students apply to Penn this fall, the admissions office will not print out their essays, grades or test scores. Instead, their applications will form the basis of a digital file that will stay with them throughout their years at the University.
(09/12/08 9:00am)
Despite a new dean, Penn's major undergraduate admissions policies and initiatives have remained intact.
(09/09/08 9:00am)
As students become more focused on going green, college guide books have created ways to measure sustainability on campuses.
(09/04/08 9:00am)
This year, in addition to a new dean, eight of the 22 admissions officers in Penn's Undergraduate Admissions department are recent hires.
(09/03/08 9:00am)
Some low-income students will have a new way to apply to Penn this fall.
(08/28/08 9:00am)
Penn has fallen from the top five in this year's U.S. News & World Report national university rankings.
(06/26/08 9:00am)
If robots really are the way of the future, then Penn is lucky to have Professor Robert Ghrist on board for next semester.