At Penn Bookstore, alumnus journal entries offer Civil War perspective
While practicing law in a divided Midwestern state, Franklin Archibald Dick, an 1842 Penn alumnus, was a Philadelphian caught in the thicket of Civil War tension in St. Louis.
While practicing law in a divided Midwestern state, Franklin Archibald Dick, an 1842 Penn alumnus, was a Philadelphian caught in the thicket of Civil War tension in St. Louis.
Two Penn students are trying to bridge the gap between the West and the Middle East - from their dorm rooms.
By many accounts, the commitment of Penn students to Teach for America - a nonprofit that recruits college graduates for two years of teaching in low-income communities - is impressive.
Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius recommended in a conference call with college reporters Friday that universities create alternate housing and food delivery programs for students with possible cases of H1N1.
Two Penn students are trying to bridge the gap between the West and the Middle East - from their dorm rooms.
By many accounts, the commitment of Penn students to Teach for America - a nonprofit that recruits college graduates for two years of teaching in low-income communities - is impressive.
As the H1N1 influenza sweeps through college campuses across the country, schools are implementing plans to deal with the day-to-day realities of coping with a contagious illness. On the front lines of those affected will be professors, who may see large numbers of empty seats in their classrooms.
Two Penn students are trying to bridge the gap between the West and the Middle East - from their dorm rooms.
In an effort to reach members of underrepresented religious groups, the Chaplain's Office has hired the first of what may be a few Interfaith Fellows.
Sending bright graduates into classrooms with so little preparation makes TFA the object of criticism. Skeptics points to the comparatively short training time, asking whether high GPAs and ambition are adequate substitutes for graduate-level education courses.
For a bunch of guys in drag preparing to parade in front of hundreds of freshmen, they were pretty relaxed.
The music of Super Mash Bros is "scientifically proven to make you shake your ass," according to the group's website, which is why they will be playing on College Green this fall.
For many freshman, sophomore and transfer women, last night was a second chance to explore the opportunities that Penn's Greek life has to offer.
Last night, the 14 sororities of the Panhellenic Council and the Multicultural Greek Council joined forces to host the Sorority Meet and Greet in Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge as a part of fall recruitment.
The mash-up artist Super Mash Bros will headline the Social Planning and Events Committee’s first annual Fall Festival on Oct. 10.
According to the National Association of College Stores 2008 report, the average student spent $702 on textbooks in the 2006-2007 academic year.
If you find yourself in Spanish class with a girl named Jordan English, don't be shocked by her foreign language skills.
Upon arriving at Penn, Nursing freshman Kerry McLaughlin admitted that she might be a little out of her element.
More than 250 students and faculty gathered in a packed Hall of Flags Friday night. Attendees came from across political and religious spectrums to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
According to statistics released by the American Bar Association in 2008, women currently comprise a disproportionate 18 percent of partners at law firms and 19 percent of law school deans.