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The Power of Penn Faculty Series continues today at 4:00 PM ET, with Pandemic Ethics: No one is Immune. Register now, https://bit.ly/35OfKye. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought enormous pain and loss to innumerable families and communities and continues to cause unprecedented disruptions to healthcare, education, and commerce. It has also raised profound ethical questions for individuals and societies at a time when high-stakes decisions must be made in real-time. Join Penn President Amy Gutmann and Professor Jonathan Moreno, co-authors of Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven But Nobody Wants to Die: Bioethics and the Transformation of Health Care in America, for a discussion, moderated by Andrea Mitchell, CW'67, HON'18, about the philosophical, ethical, and practical dilemmas raised by the pandemic.

Joyce Kim, a 2015 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in England. She is Penn’s 32nd Gates Scholar since the program started in 2001. An estimated 85 scholarships will be awarded worldwide, including 24 in the United States. Read more http://bit.ly/2MGE3bS Penn Arts & Sciences

Join us tonight at 7:00 PM ET to explore the multifaceted nature of government and public service. Learn how to hone your passion into a career in Public Service. Careers in this field run the gamut of roles at the state and local levels, the federal government, think tanks, and nonprofits. Join us to gain insight into the careers of alumni professionals in Public Service and to get tips on carving a path of your own. Register now! http://bit.ly/2LoYs4w Host: - Kaitlyn Rental...a C’22 (she/her) Major: Philosophy, Politics, Economics (PPE) Panelists: - Moderator: Paul Garr C’10 (he/him) Foreign Service Officer, the United States Department of State; Current assignment: U.S. Alumni Coordinator at the Department of State Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs - Ellen Kamei G’11 (she/her) Mayor, City of Mountain View, California - Monica Rhodes, MSHP’12 (she/her) Director of Resource Management, National Park Foundation Wednesday, February 10 7:00 7:10 PM ET Welcome and Introduction 7:10 7:40 PM ET Panel with moderated discussion 7:40 7:55 PM ET Q&A with audience 7:55 8:25 PM ET Networking breakouts with speakers University of Pennsylvania Career Services yPenn - Penn's Young Alumni Program Penn Traditions SNF Paideia Program

Whitney Soule has been named vice provost and dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1. Given the uniquely important role that th...e dean of admissions plays at Penn, we co-led this search ourselves, said Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett in a statement. In our numerous discussions with Whitney, it became very clear that her vision and philosophy for admissionsalong with her proven track record as a leaderwill perfectly position Penn to carry forward our Penn Compact vision of ever-increasing inclusion, innovation and impact. See more

Kevin Stefanski, a 2004 alumnus, has been named AP NFL Coach of the Year. He guided the Cleveland Browns to the playoffs in his first year as head coach and to their first playoff win in more than a quarter-century.

There's still time to join Penn LPS on February 10 to learn more about their Full-time and Executive Master of Public Administration programs! You’ll gain insight into the student experience and how to prepare for public leadership. For more info and to register: https://bit.ly/3dsx9Qe.