Administration
Perelman gives $25 million to School of Arts and Sciences
The University announced Monday evening that Ronald Perelman has donated $25 million to create a new center for political science and economics on campus.Penn brings in new chief information officer
Thomas Murphy, the chief information officer at DaVita HealthCare Partners, will serve as Penn’s next vice president for information technology and CIO, the University announced Wednesday.
Incoming SAS dean discusses goals
Steven Fluharty sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian the other day to discuss some of his priorities as he transitions into his new role at SAS.
Former GSE admin Doug Lynch continues to falsify credentials
Doug Lynch, a former Graduate School of Education vice dean who resigned in April 2012 after falsifying a doctoral degree, is continuing to misrepresent his credentials.New School of Arts and Sciences dean announced
Steven Fluharty, who currently serves as senior vice provost for research at Penn, will succeed Rebecca Bushnell as the next dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, the University announced Thursday afternoon.
GSE vice dean placed on administrative leave
Following a probe into falsified claims about a doctoral degree, Penn has placed Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Education Doug Lynch on administrative leave, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported early Thursday morning.Brown University announces new president
The appointment of Christina Paxson will maintain the current balance of male-to-female Ivy League presidents.Penn seeks faculty input on campus climate
As part of a larger effort to improve recruitment and retention rates, Penn is looking to its faculty for guidance and inviting standing faculty members to participate in its first-ever faculty climate survey.
Faculty and students discuss University's Diversity Action Plan
The United Minorities Council and the Philomathean Society organized a panel of faculty to discuss the Diversity Action Plan, which was announced by the administration this summer.
New college house awaits donor
The University is currently in the process of working to obtain a naming gift for a future residential hall on Hill Field.
Nursing appoints diversity dean
The School of Nursing’s Assistant Dean for Diversity and Cultural Affairs, Nancy Tkacs, was recently appointed to advice the Nursing school on how to diversify its faculty. Tkacs sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss her new role.Penn posts $1 billion endowment return
The University announced at a Board of Trustees meeting Thursday that its endowment return — which indicates how well the sum of its investments performed — for Fiscal Year 2011 was 18.6 percent.Administration | A who's who guide
Penn’s administrators are responsible for the thousands of students and millions of dollars that pass through the University every year, and their decisions affect every member of the Penn community.Penn appoints Stephen MacCarthy as VP of communications
MacCarthy, currently the vice president for external relations at the University of Arizona, will be in charge of conveying information about Penn’s activities to internal and external stakeholders.
Ruth Perelman, Penn benefactor, dies of pneumonia
The Penn benefactor and wife of Raymond Perelman died Sunday morning.Penn plans to diversify faculty
The two main goals of the plan are to build a more diverse faculty and to create a more inclusive campus community.International Programs director to leave
After nearly three years as Executive Director of International Programs at Penn, Anne Waters is stepping down.