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At the University of Pennsylvania, you'll find a historic, Ivy League school with highly selective admissions and a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship. You'll also find a picturesque campus amidst a dynamic city and a world-class research institution. Today Penn is home to a diverse undergraduate student body of nearly 10,000, hailing from every state in the union and all around the globe. Admissions are among the most selective in the country and Penn consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Another 10,000 students are enrolled in Penn's 12 graduate and professional schools, which are national leaders in their fields. The Wharton School is consistently one of the nation's top three business schools. The School of Nursing is one of the two best in the U.S. The School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Law School, School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Annenberg School for Communication all rank among the top 10 schools in their fields.
Number of Employees 20,000
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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Rendell and Lehman to Represent Obama and McCain at Impact '08 Forum
- 2008-10-20
Who & What: On Wednesday, October 22, 2008, prominent representatives from both presidential campaigns will address the Center for U.S. Global Engagement's Impact '08 in Pennsylvania forum following a non-partisan panel discussion with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell...
Kissinger and Rubin to Discuss Global Challenges Facing Next President
- 2008-10-15
Who & What: On Wednesday, October 22, 2008, the Center for U.S. Global Engagement will continue its Impact '08 in Pennsylvania effort with a panel discussion on the global challenges facing the next president featuring former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and moderated by...
Chris Satullo: More plans for a better Kimmel
- 2008-06-14
OK, so maybe the climbing wall on Verizon Hall was, well, off the wall. But other ideas that university students produced for perking up the morose public spaces of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts seem like winners - with the public and Kimmel managers. The design students from...
Robert M. Figlio, 69, criminologist, author
- 2008-03-25
Robert M. Figlio, 69, of Upper Pittsgrove, N.J., a criminologist, author, and crime-prevention consultant to industry and government, died of multiple myeloma on March 15 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Figlio was a founder, in 1988, of CAP Index Inc., an Exton firm that did pioneering...
The Handbook of Educational Linguistics is an Essential Volume for Students, Researchers, Language Educators, Curriculum Developers, and Educational Policy Makers
- 2008-01-28
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80869) has announced the addition of Handbook of Educational Linguistics to their offering. The Handbook of Educational Linguistics is a dynamic, scientifically grounded overview revealing the complexity of this growing field while remaining accessible for students, researchers, language educators, curriculum developers, and educational...
The Handbook of Educational Linguistics Is an Essential Volume for Students, Researchers, Language Educators, Curriculum Developers, and Educational Policy Makers.
- 2008-01-28
M2 PRESSWIRE-28 January 2008-Research and Markets: The Handbook of Educational Linguistics Is an Essential Volume for Students, Researchers, Language Educators, Curriculum Developers, and Educational Policy MakersC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29012008 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80870) has announced...
Globalization Expert Mauro Guillen to Lead Wharton School's Lauder Institute
- 2007-07-02
To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: Allison Bozniak, +1-202-302-5997, allison@lincolnparkpr.com, for the Lauder Institute PHILADELPHIA, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mauro F. Guillen, globalization expert and Dr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has been appointed director of Wharton's Lauder Institute, effective July 1, 2007....
Purchasing Card Best Practices For University Procurement
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- 2007-03-01
According to Hanover Research's paper on Purchasing Practices in Higher Education, institutions are continually seeking ways to better manage purchasing and incorporate more efficient, cost-effective purchasing systems in order to save on both purchases and back-end support costs. Many institutions have found that a standardized, controlled purchasing system based on...
Visionaries against racism
- 2006-11-24
Here's a vision of Philadelphia: A city of racial harmony, tolerance and a healthy diversity. Black Men at Penn Social WorkInc.wants the City of Philadelphia to turn that vision into a reality, and the University of Pennsylvania-sponsored group has a number of grassroots initiatives that should help the cause. The...
Art | Penn Museum shines light on Tut's hometown
- 2006-11-19
King Tut won't be flaunting his golden visage at the Franklin Institute for 11 weeks yet, but already faint murmurs of nascent Egyptomania are being heard in West Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has opened its own Tut-related exhibition, "Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the...
