M. Grace Calhoun Named Athletic Director at University of Pennsylvania

Penn News |

M. Grace Calhoun has been named director of recreation and intercollegiate athletics at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1. 

John L. Jackson Jr. Named Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice

Penn News |

John L. Jackson Jr., the Richard Perry University Professor and Senior Advisor for Diversity in the Office of the Provost, has been named dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice effective July 1, 2014.

A Study of At-risk Youth and HIV Intervention Counseling

NCBI |

A study led by doctoral student Jiaying Liu and professor Dolores Albarracín of the Annenberg School looks at barriers keeping young adults from HIV counseling.

Larry Gladney Named Associate Dean for the Natural Sciences

Penn Arts & Sciences |

Dr. Larry Gladney, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor for Faculty Excellence has been named Associate Dean for Natural Sciences, effective July 1, 2014.

Former Penn Athlete Gets People Talking on Tough Topics

Penn News |

Jennifer Jones Clinkscales really gets people talking.  As an undergraduate athlete at the University of Pennsylvania, she gained prominence as a part of the first team to bring home the women’s Ivy League basketball championship title, during the 2001-02 season.  After earning her degree in history from Penn in 2003, she had a calling. She knew that she enjoyed working with people and she wanted a meaningful profession that could offer many different ways to help others.

Antonia Villarruel Named Dean of Penn School of Nursing

Penn News |

Antonia Villarruel has been named dean of The School of Nursing effective July 1, 2014. 

Wendell Pritchett Named a Presidential Term Professor

Penn News |

Wendell E. Pritchett, chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden and a former University of Pennsylvania Law School professor, will return to the Penn faculty as a Presidential Term Professor. Pritchett’s appointment to the Law School begins July 1; he is stepping down as Rutgers-Camden’s Chancellor in June.

John Legend to Speak at Penn’s 258th Commencement

Penn News |

John Legend, a nine-time Grammy Award-winning soul artist, philanthropist and Penn alumnus will deliver the address at the University of Pennsylvania’s Commencement on Monday, May 19.

Student Spotlight with Dafan Zhang

Penn Current |

Dafan Zhang, a says people often tell him that he’s lucky. Just years ago, he had been homeless, living in 30th Street Station, and working odd jobs. But Zhang, a third-year Penn Law student and alumnus of the Fels Institute of Government, says he’ll be drawing on more than luck as he launches his first political campaign for Pennsylvania’s 164th Legislative District seat.

Expanding Horizons Through Arab Music

Penn News |

After hearing Arab music for the first time at a wedding a couple of years ago, University of Pennsylvania senior Idress Syed was so enthralled with the sounds that he soon began taking drumming lessons in the Arab Music Ensemble percussion class at Penn.