Specter, a 1951 College graduate, is remembered for playing a key role in several Supreme Court nominations and for switching from a longtime Republican voice to a member of the Democratic party in 2009.

Last night, Penn Hillel hosted Tom Peled, founder of Bike for the Fight — a fundraising effort to support the Israel Cancer Research Fund — before he moves on with his team to New York next week.

The pieces in the exhibition ranged from abstract metal sculptures and pottery to portraits, landscapes and photographs.

In this election cycle, Penn employees are cumulatively the third-highest political donors among Ivy League schools.

Last night, GO! Athletes featured headline speaker Joanna Lohman at their re-launch event in Bodek Lounge. Lohman is an openly gay professional women’s soccer player for D.C. United. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of homophobia and discrimination in sports.

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Formed in 2010, the board is a collaboration among student leaders, Wharton’s undergraduate and graduate divisions and Wharton Operations.

The lecture, titled “Learning for All: The World Bank Strategy 2020 for Education,” was the second in the Graduate School of Education’s International Educational Development Program Lecture Series.

Penn Electric Racing, which began in 1989, is a student organization that designs, builds and races alternative energy vehicles.

Living on One’s two co-founders and two cameramen lived for 56 days in a rural Guatemalan village on just one dollar a day. Battling E. coli and giardia, an intestinal disease, they documented their challenges, successes and overall experience for the rest of the world to see.

This year, the Lauren and Bobby Turner Social Impact Executive Speaker Series hosted Eva Longoria as its fourth ever social impact speaker. With over 2,500 RSVP’s for the event, students and press packed the auditorium.

Last Monday, anonymous “hacktivists” who go by the name Team GhostShell leaked student and faculty names, email addresses and PennCard numbers

For international students, registering to vote can be complicated. However, many Penn students from countries with upcoming elections are finding ways to stay involved.

While doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows obtain their advanced scientific training by conducting research, many Ph.D. graduates move on to positions outside of academia — and even outside of research.

Christopher Philips started philosophy discussions called “Socrates Cafes” back in 1996. Since then, these small, informal discussions about philosophical questions have expanded across the globe and now over 500 active cafes exist based on Phillips’ model.

Penn and Drexel University’s Public Safety divisions will begin a new joint surveillance program to improve crime-fighting capabilities across both campuses.

Two years ago, four Wharton alumni launched Warby Parker, an online eyewear company that is changing the way the eyewear industry operates