The four-course College Foundations program now offers roughly 300 first years an early look at the College’s upcoming curriculum overhaul.
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Staff reporter Mbresa Simnica covers administration and can be reached at simnica@thedp.com. At Penn, she studies economics and political science.
One employee estimated that seven or eight individuals were terminated from their positions.
Penn Carey Law professor to receive award honoring civil rights work
McClellan, the director of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic, was nominated for The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia’s 2026 Presidential Award of Courage.
Penn Global, Lauder Institute host Italian finance minister for discussion on economic instability
The April 17 event — co-hosted by the Lauder Institute and Penn Global — was moderated by Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Amy Gadsden.
Penn welcomes Class of 2030 for annual Quaker Days programming
The annual programming, which ran from April 13 to 15, included University-wide events and activities planned across all four undergraduate schools.
Penn alum named first female dean of Dartmouth medical school
Jennifer Hunt, currently interim dean at the University of Florida College of Medicine, will begin her role at Dartmouth on August 1, according to a press release from last week.
Monarch Yoga set to open third Philadelphia studio in University City this summer
The studio is set to open in the fall as the Philadelphia-based company's third in the city, following existing sites in Kensington and Northern Liberties.
Seven Penn Carey Law professors ranked among nation’s 100 most cited legal scholars
Penn was the only university on the list to have two individuals ranked as top 10 scholars — Penn Carey Law professors Jill Fisch and Elizabeth Pollman.
Penn researchers co-found independent autism committee following changes to federal advisory panel
The group formed after Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the entire body of the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee and appointed new members.
Lauder Institute awards $15,000 to four student venture initiatives
The Jan. 30 pitch competition featured proposals from 11 final teams, before a panel of eight Penn-affiliated judges selected four winning ventures.










