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By Allison Bart · April 5, 2012

This year, the Fels Institute is celebrating its 75th anniversary at Penn. As part of this historic occasion, it is hosting a series of events to bring attention to the institute both on campus, in Philadelphia and throughout its alumni network. INTERACTIVE: Fels Institute: 75th Anniversary

After the Board of Trustees approved the 100-year bond sale late last month, Penn sold the bond for $300 million at a yield rate of 4.7 percent — the lowest interest rate ever issued for either universities or corporations, according to The Wall Street Journal.












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Ly co-founded the Asian Student Association in Philadelphia — an anti-bullying group for Asian students created soon after the South Philadelphia High School violence began to draw media attention.


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The Lauren and Bobby Turner Social Impact Executive Series began in 2010 to instill in students the importance of “doing well and doing good.” Andre Agassi spoke last year and Magic Johnson the year before.


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“One of the biggest problems is lack of discourse about this topic at Penn,” College junior and PIR member Joey Wallerstein said. “[This event wants] to encourage people, not just people who believe in immigrant rights as a cause, but to those who don’t know anything about it and who might be opposed to it.”