Ryan Rucker

Administrators reported strong financial results for fiscal year 2026 and introduced resolutions related to Penn Medicine and construction projects.

After years of steady growth, the endowment saw a staggering 27.4% return in fiscal year 2026.

Frederick Steiner’s deanship, initially set to last until 2023, was extended in 2021 and again in 2024. 

“As a member of the Physics and Astronomy department, DRL is my home, and while I appreciate its distinguished history at Penn, science has changed and our facilities need to keep up,” Trodden wrote. 

The Public Service and Policy Initiative, created in partnership with the Penn Institute for Urban Research, is dedicated to tackling poverty in the city through research and community engagement.

Hamilton’s new program guarantees students early admission into graduate schools at Penn, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Chicago. 

The position is currently held by Wharton professor Gad Allon, who will step down after a decade in the role.

Career Services has historically provided undergraduate students with a wide range of summer funding opportunities, often supporting those who pursue underfunded or unpaid programs. 

The reimagined interior will include the headquarters for the Department of Fine Arts, individual art studios, community design studios, student maker spaces, research facilities, and several multipurpose spaces.

The two-story building, coined the Penn Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, is expected to span 63,000 square feet.