This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with …
By Alison Howard
Alison HowardAssociate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
It’s amazing how much you can learn from something you can’t even see with the naked eye. I’m incredibly grateful to the 2024 Career Services Summer Funding Grant for allowing me to dive into …
This past summer, I researched on chronic kidney disease with the NIH and NIDDK. I was allowed to pick my coordinating center and lab funded by the NIH, and I chose to work at …
This summer, I had the invaluable opportunity to engage in full-time research, an experience that deepened my appreciation for the dedication and perseverance required in the pursuit of a Ph.D. I was fascinated by …
University Life’s Career Services proudly partners with The Wardrobe, a nonprofit boutique in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, so that Penn students can shop for professional or everyday clothing for free. So far, thousands of our students have benefited from this …
By Anne Dickinson
Anne DickinsonSenior Associate Director, The College
This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with advanced degree …
By Alison Howard
Alison HowardAssociate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
Follow us on Instagram to check out the latest post about our upcoming move to the third floor of 3935 Walnut Street. We look forward to welcoming you all in our new space when you return to campus in January.
In this episode, we sit down with David Eisenhower, a faithful historian and passionate teacher to explore his inspiring career journey and his insightful contributions to the field of education. As the grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and, later, …
By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelisSenior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with …
By Alison Howard
Alison HowardAssociate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
In the United States alone, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) affects approximately 100,000 people; more than 90% are Black or African American. Growing up in a country where this illness was much heard off, I …