Starting in May, all 400 executive MBA students will receive iPads for their two years at Penn, paid for through parts of their tuition dedicated to textbooks and course materials.

Teach for America was the third largest employer for last year’s graduating class, with 43 Penn graduates joining the teacher corps nationwide.

The School of Social Policy and Practice hosted its first panel Thursday evening for students looking to pursue further studies in social work and social policy.

Those selected for the program will enroll in a year-long, residential-based liberal arts curriculum designed to bridge the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.

The Secrets of the Silk Road exhibit opened to East Coast audiences Friday after the Chinese government pulled artifacts from the exhibit and then reversed the decision.

The Young India Fellowship, started through an SEAS partnership, will offer one year of free education to 50 post-graduates and lead to the foundation of a new university.

Susan Cheever, who authored a biography of author Louisa May Alcott, spoke at the Kelly Writers House Monday as part of the Writers House Fellows Program.

As part of the new MBA curriculum launched in December, Wharton is promising graduates free, one-week courses every seven years throughout their working lives.

The Penn Museum announced Friday that its “Secrets of the Silk Road” exhibition will again feature rare artifacts previously withheld by the Chinese government, including two mummies.

Students can now pursue majors in both the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science without enrolling in a dual-degree program.

For many students, the incentive to enroll in classes depends less on interest and more on the necessity of the curriculum, with PSYC 001 having the highest number of enrolled students of any course at Penn.

Penn Abroad will now allow students planning to study abroad in Egypt or other Middle Eastern countries to apply for a “back-up” program in light of recent political unrest.

On Monday, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships announced seven recipients of the Thouron Award — a Penn-specific scholarship that provides full funding for undergraduate and graduate students to study in the United Kingdom.

Two sections of MBA classes are participating in a Wharton Computing pilot, which gives students access to free iPads.

In step with President Barack Obama’s “100,000 Strong Initiative,” Penn has positioned itself to increase the number of students studying abroad in China in the upcoming year.

Both schools announced plans to join the Borrow Direct inter-library loan program last week, increasing the number of volumes available to Penn students by about 20 million.

A study found repeated test-taking to improve fact retention better than other methods, but some Penn professors and students contend that more exams don't necessarily mean more learning.