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Class of 2025 Ivy Day Ceremony
The recipients of the Ivy Day awards holding their awards.

Class of 2025 Ivy Day Ceremony

Annually for more than 150 years, the Ivy Day Ceremony has celebrated remarkable graduating fourth-years for their leadership and service, with the Senior Honor Awards being among the oldest traditions at Penn.

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By the Numbers: Class of 2025
Class of 2025 spelled out on Franklin Field by the undergraduate class.

By the Numbers: Class of 2025

On May 19, more than 9,000 students are eligible to graduate at the University-wide Commencement ceremony, and Penn will confer four honorary degrees.

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AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
Aerial shot of Amy Guttman Hall

AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship

Bhuvnesh Jain and René Vidal have teamed up to create the AI x Science Fellowship, which builds on the thriving postdoctoral program of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration among researchers across the University.

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Featured Events

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    • Alumni Weekend: Fisher Fine Arts Library Open House
    May 17

    Alumni Weekend: Fisher Fine Arts Library Open House

    Alumni are invited to explore the Fisher Fine Arts Library, including guided tours of the building and a chance to check out the Penn Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery. Light fare will be served.

    Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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    Dream Lab 2025
    May 20

    Through May 23

    Dream Lab 2025

    This four-day training event is designed to help humanists develop new digital skills to assist with their research, teaching, and learning. Participants select one of nine classes, each constructed with graduate students and early career professionals in mind. No previous digital humanities experience is assumed or required for most classes.

    Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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    Calling it a “master class” for Penn’s broad alumni base, President Amy Gutmann noted the silver lining in moving the always-inspiring event, typically held in New York City, to a virtual format this year: “Our Engaging Minds program is yours to enjoy, no flights required. From anywhere, from everywhere.”

    https://in-principle-and-practice.upenn.edu/
    Students walk beneath The Covenant on Locust Walk at dusk

    In Principle and Practice

    Penn’s strategic framework

    Penn’s guiding principles are the University’s enduring values and distinctive strengths: anchored, inventive, interwoven, and engaged. The practices support and strengthen Penn’s core educational mission. 

    At Penn Today, we focus on some of the ways the University is putting this framework into action. From student, faculty, and staff profiles to research updates and event coverage, Penn Today highlights the latest examples of the University’s principled approach to excellence.

    Nourish to Flourish
    Inaya Zaman, Rashmi Acharya, and Imani Nkrumah Ardayfio.

    Nourish to Flourish

    Using behavioral economics-based interventions, a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize-winning project will address health and nutrition inequities in a West Philadelphia elementary school.

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    Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days
    Volunteers smiling and carrying tools and supplies during the block build event.

    Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days

    Marking a milestone block build, 70 Penn volunteers combined forces with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, a nonprofit with roots at the University, to revitalize owner-occupied houses in the West Philadelphia community. The momentous two-day event involved a block build and speaking program—with a local homeowner sharing a heartfelt message.

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    Penn in the News

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    • The new spiritual leader on campus
    The Atlantic

    The new spiritual leader on campus

    University Chaplain Charles (Chaz) Howard says the goal of a chaplain is to help students find community, meaning, and a reprieve from the grind.