Topic: University of Pennsylvania

Teach Your Students, Penn
Campus protests over the Israel/Hamas war point to an opportunity for elite universities. Can Penn seize the moment?
By Larry Platt
The War Comes to the Penn Boardroom
Wealthy Jewish donors in revolt. Pro-Palestinian students shouting vile things. A university President embattled. Isn’t this just what the terrorists want?
By Larry Platt
The Return of Judith Rodin
The former Penn President just joined the Hilco advisory board. Here’s why she’s excited about the Bellwether District in Southwest Philly
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Honoring Penn’s Once-Overlooked Nobel Prize Winner
Katalin Karikó and her research partner did the science that led to the Covid-19 vaccine. A longtime university president suggests lessons we should take from her story
By Elaine Maimon
Why PA Must Fund our Public Universities
Disparities in higher ed lead to societal inequities and damage our democracy. That’s why, a longtime university president urges, our state must do better
By Elaine Maimon
Meet Philadelphia’s Cosmic Writers
This nonprofit brings out the creative writer in school-age students in Philly and beyond. In a city with an abysmal literacy rate, these efforts are paying off.
By Courtney DuChene
Art for Change: The Duality Painter
Patricia Renee’ Thomas’ vibrant paintings portraying Black women and nature balance reality and hope. Here, in the latest Forman Arts Initiative partnership, how she learned and teaches her students to do the same, in art and in life
By Logan Cryer
Can Local Colleges Please Just Work Together?
A long-time university president calls on Philly’s higher education institutions to collaborate to better serve the needs of Philadelphia students.
By Elaine Maimon