News
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September 6, 2019
DP Column by President Amy Gutmann Highlights Opportunities Offered by PennIn a Guest Column in the DP on August 26th, 2019, Amy Gutmann addressed the student body and encouraged students to take advantage of the array of opportunities available to them through Penn. In her remarks, she highlighted the arts, including The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.
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September 5, 2019
Perks of Print: A Student’s Reflection On Their Time At Penn PressSofia Rabaté, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences from Philadelphia and a summer intern for Penn Press, writes about the continued relevance of paper-based documents in a digital world. “When creating promotional flyers and marketing plans for upcoming books, I embraced a process that involved printing a fresh copy and marking the edits in pen for every stage of editing,” she writes.
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September 5, 2019
Ken Lum Appointed to Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential ProfessorshipKen Lum, professor and chair of fine arts, has been appointed the Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor, a new endowed position named in honor of former Dean Marilyn Taylor. The professorship was made possible by Weitzman Overseers Bill Witte (C’73, GCP’85), Matthew Nord (W’01), and Barbara van Beuren (March’87).
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September 3, 2019
Two Monumental Sculptures Arrive on CampusTwo additional large-scale sculptures now adorn Penn’s campus. Installed during the summer and on loan for 99 years from the Association for Public Art (aPA) after being moved from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, they join Penn’s large public artscape as part of the green urban landscape.
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August 12, 2019
Penn Remembers and Celebrates Toni Morrison