1990 College graduate Laura Alber finished Penn with an “anti-plan.” She’s now the president and chief executive officer of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

About 20 years ago, crime on campus hit its peak — prompting a series of changes that fundamentally shaped the University and how it interacts with the community.

Andrew Porter, the outgoing dean of the Graduate School of Education, will leave behind a legacy of increased emphasis on research and innovation.

A weekly roundup of news around higher education.

At the last minute your schedule opens up, but the question is how to figure out what your friends are up to.

College and Wharton junior Robert Hsu and Wharton sophomore Jessica Chen organized the panel as part of the Healthy Food Truck Initiative, an organization that they co-founded.

Mercedes-Benz’s Nathan Tan, a supervisor of advertising, was hosted on campus last night by MUSE, Penn’s undergraduate marketing club. He discussed Mercedes’ strategies for survival as a luxury car brand in a slowly recovering economy.

For academics, Twitter proves a useful tool.

The new admit survived the Rwandan Genocide. Today he’s passionate about painting and business.

Representatives from 59 think tanks across the continent convened at the first-ever North American Think Tank Summit, organized by Penn's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, in Washington, D.C.

Kaytlin Roholt, a student at both the Law School and Perelman School of Medicine, was chosen for the Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics Program.

The DP sat down with the student activist, who recently was featured in Latina Magazine.

The Philadelphia District Attorney's office said Thursday that the homicide outside Copabanana early Tuesday morning may have been motivated by a remark the victim allegedly made about the suspect's girlfriend.

Read on to find out what you voted in as your favorite things around Penn this year.

Newly elected GAPSA chair and vice chair propose tackling mental health with such initiatives as yoga and meditation classes.

Representatives from the Multicultural Greek Council, the Inter-Fraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council were all commended for their achievements at the Sheraton Hotel on 35th and Chestnut streets.

On Wednesday night, Wharton Management Club hosted Scott Belskyname ok, co-founder of Behance, vice president of products and communitylowercase title at Adobe and an investor in companies like Pinterest and Uber.