
Penn President Liz Magill
On July 1, 2022, Liz Magill, a scholar of administrative and constitutional law and an inspiring leader, became Penn's ninth President.
"Penn is a place with deep-seated values that reflect respect for all and a sincere commitment to service, to diversity in all its forms, and to creating conditions where all can thrive so we can as a Penn community have our greatest impact on the world."
President Liz Magill
Across 12 Schools, more than 25,000 students, and more than 4,000 faculty members, we become one university: a wide-ranging, ever-changing community that draws its strength from a multitude of races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, historical traditions, ages, religions, disabilities, veteran status, interests, perspectives, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Communities for Childbirth, founded by Seungwon (Lucy) Lee C’23, was among the 2023 President’s Engagement and President’s Innovation Prize winners. The international organization empowers maternal and child health in Jinja, Uganda.
The student-developed app takes users on a tour of slavery's legacy at Penn in six stops, each telling a story through an augmented reality (AR) experience. The tour relates to specific locations on Penn's University City Campus.
The Penn Spectrum Weekend conference focuses on cultural identity and intersectional issues faced by the Black, Latinx, Native, Asian, LGBTQ+, Muslim, and first-generation, low-income communities. All members of the Penn community including alums, undergraduates, and graduate students may participate.
In 2023 topics ranged from antisemitism to genetic ancestry tests and race.