News
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July 13, 2020
Penn Submits Amicus Brief in Support of International Students with F-1 VisasIn an amicus brief filed July 12, the University of Pennsylvania joined 58 other colleges and universities in support of a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to block the new federal policy that would revoke F-1 visas for international students if their course of study is entirely online.
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July 13, 2020
Black Artists and Practitioners Awarded New Sachs Program for Arts Innovation GrantThe Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced the eight project awardees of grants for proposals led by or primarily serving Black artists and practitioners within the Penn community.
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July 6, 2020
Penn Performers Keep Creating During PandemicThis spring and summer the student Performing Arts Council has been working with the Platt Student Performing Arts House to encourage and support the hundreds of Penn performers involved in student-run groups, finding ways from afar to promote their work on social media and stay engaged.
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July 1, 2020
New 2020 Grant AwardsThe Sachs Program is happy to announce the grants awarded from our recent call for proposals - for projects led by or primarily serving Black artists and practitioners within the Penn community. We are supporting eight new projects by staff, alumni, students, fellows and artists.
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June 30, 2020
Kelly Writers House Forum Amplifies Ideas and Voices on Racial JusticeKelly Writers House livestreamed and recorded, a videoconference on racial justice featuring faculty, students, staff, and alumni. The Writers House is forming a working group for racial justice to connect its community and share readings, writings, ideas, resources, and projects to provide information and comfort and to “challenge racist assumptions and structures.