Parents and supporters filling the stands cheered as sunlight caught the colorful hoods of black-robed graduates filing into Franklin Field at Penn's 257th Commencement on May 13.
Each spring, Doug Martenson stands eye-to-eye with Benjamin Franklin. He cleans the buckles on Franklin's shoes, the folds of his robes, and the buttons on his vest. Martenson then covers Franklin in protective wax.
Following a tradition that reaches back to 1916, Penn juniors celebrated Hey Day 2013 on April 24.
On the heels of a successful, seven-year fundraising campaign, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann visited Hong Kong in May to host a Penn alumni event
A Penn linguistics study shows that traditional Southern inflections associated with Philadelphia native-born speakers are being affected by Northern influences.
Some aspiring chefs in West Philadelphia jokingly refer to a partnership between Penn, its food service vendor Bon Appétit, and the Center for Culinary Enterprises as the "cookie contract."
The School of Social Policy & Practice has launched the Goldring Re-entry Initiative, a privately funded field placement opportunity that allows students to work with those transitioning out of the prison system.
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