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Academia isn’t usually thought of as a typical business, where employees “climb the ladder” to more prestigious positions, but many of Penn’s administrators have done just that, starting as professors and taking on more responsibilities as they ascend the ranks.

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President Gutmann takes a brief repose at the start of her Inauguration ceremony yesterday morning in Irvine Auditorium.  The Eighth President of Penn, Gutmann delivered a rousing inaugural address stressing her commitment to the community.

Academia isn’t usually thought of as a typical business, where employees “climb the ladder” to more prestigious positions, but many of Penn’s administrators have done just that, starting as professors and taking on more responsibilities as they ascend the ranks.









Anita Allen and Paul Castellitto are one of many faculty couples at Penn.

If you took Ethics, sometime in the past few years, you might have seen something unusual: two professors teaching at the front of the classroom. More unusual? Those two aren’t just colleagues — they’re husband and wife.