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Administration

03/02/11 5:08am

Insurance coverage still limited for transgender employees

In the minds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, two University policies stand in the way of true equal rights.
03/01/11 5:36am

Gutmann bridges University, D.C.

While Penn president Amy Gutmann travels to often as part of her state-wide involvement and work on national commissions, she makes sure to put Penn first.
02/23/11 4:41am

HUP may stop hiring smokers

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is considering a policy of no longer hiring smokers, according to HUP spokeswoman Susan Phillips.
02/21/11 3:37pm

Trustees talk finances, neighbor relations

Penn's Board of Trustees met with Penn President Amy Gutmann last week to discuss the University's finances, academic policy and campus and neighborhood relations.
02/21/11 5:20am

Gutmann appointed to national commission

In Washington, D.C. on Feb. 17, Leslie Berlowitz — president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences — named Gutmann and Annenberg Public Policy Center director Kathleen Hall Jamieson to the academy’s new Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences.
02/17/11 11:51pm

SEAS dean agrees to extend term

After extensive consultation with University leaders, Eduardo Glandt will now keep his deanship until 2015.
02/10/11 1:13am

GSE works to improve Kazakh schools

This week, members from a group of high-performing schools in Kazakhstan are collaborating with Graduate School of Education faculty on a management program.
02/07/11 12:15am

Despite efforts, Penn still lacks minority faculty

Although Penn professes a “commitment to diversity" on its website, its statistics on standing minority faculty may reflect a different reality.
02/01/11 2:58am

Gutmann, faculty members attend World Economic Forum in Davos

The WEF — an annual event that hosts thousands of leaders who work in and out of the economic realm — consisted of numerous events and discussions on economic growth, financial systems, environmental sustainability, health and social development.
01/28/11 4:35am

LGBT faculty still subject to tax inequality

Currently, Penn employees in same-sex domestic partnerships pay an extra tax on health coverage — leveling out to around $1,000 per year — from which married faculty and staff are exempt.
01/13/11 3:10am

VP for University Communications resigns

Lori Doyle announced Wednesday afternoon that she will step down as Vice President for University Communications at the end of the month.
12/01/10 3:10am

Professor remembered for his dedication, contributions to Cinema Studies program

Penn professor John Katz died Friday, Nov. 26 of complications from renal failure. He was 72.
11/30/10 4:48am

Gutmann to review research ethics

Last week, President Barack Obama ordered the Presidential Bioethics Commission, chaired by Penn President Amy Gutmann, to review protections for subjects in federally funded scientific studies.
11/16/10 4:30am

Gutmann takes a stance against bullying

Penn President Amy Gutmann joined the ranks of President Barack Obama, Ke$ha and Ellen DeGeneres in speaking out against bullying of gay students.
10/28/10 7:32pm

Amy Gutmann, Kathleen Hall Jamieson receive award from governor

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Communications professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson have been honored as Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania.
10/25/10 4:14pm

Law dean's term extended to 2015

Dean of the Law School Michael Fitts will continue in his position until June 30, 2015, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vince Price announced in an e-mail Monday.
10/21/10 4:14am

SAS Dean Rebecca Bushnell to extend tenure

School of Arts and Sciences Dean Rebecca Bushnell’s decision to extend her tenure until June 2013 will allow her to finish leading Penn’s Making History Campaign for the School of Arts and Sciences. The goal is to raise $500 million by June 2012.
10/20/10 5:46am

E-mail on the University’s Missing Student Procedures legally mandatory

All members of the Penn community received an e-mail on the University’s Missing Student Procedures from the Office of the Provost, the Division of Human Resources and the Office of University Communications last Friday.
10/15/10 4:23pm

Bushnell to remain SAS dean until 2013

Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Rebecca Bushnell will continue in her role until June 30, 2013, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vince Price announced in an e-mail Friday.
10/07/10 1:52am

Faculty Senate bridges gap between faculty and administration

Composed of 58 faculty members across the 12 schools of the University, the Faculty Senate has long been serving as “the voice of the faculty,” according to Vice Provost for Faculty Lynn Hollen Lees. The body deals with tenure and diversity issues, among other topics.

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