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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. 

The April 17 event — co-hosted by the Lauder Institute and Penn Global — was moderated by Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Amy Gadsden.

The annual programming, which ran from April 13 to 15, included University-wide events and activities planned across all four undergraduate schools.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

The Jan. 30 pitch competition featured proposals from 11 final teams, before a panel of eight Penn-affiliated judges selected four winning ventures. 

The Feb. 25 event displayed the film, “Legacy: Apartheid’s Shadow” — which features key figures from the history of apartheid and shows the current landscape of South African society. 

The paper warns that the growing role of artificial intelligence in academic spaces raises questions about the future of critical thinking and student skill development.