Events
Office of Equal Opportunity Programs
Ruth Simmons, as part of the Harold J. Haskins Lecture Series
DATE: Tuesday, April 15
RECEPTION: 5:30 p.m.
PROGRAM: 6 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: To be determined
Refreshments will be served.
Ruth Simmons is a highly respected American academic administrator and educator. She is known for being the first African American president of an Ivy League institution, serving as the 18th president of Brown University. She also served as president of Smith College and Prairie View A&M University. Simmons is the recipient of many honors, including a Fulbright Fellowship to France, the 2001 President’s Award from the United Negro College Fund, the 2002 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal, the 2004 Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal, the Foreign Policy Association Medal, and the Centennial Medal from Harvard University. Her book, Up Home: One Girl’s Journey, is a New York Times Bestseller.
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Office of Equal Opportunity Programs Lecture Series
The lecture series is sponsored by the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and intends to give insight and opportunity with an increased understanding surrounding issues focusing on today's perspectives. The series is designed to introduce an essential component of education with encouraging civil debate, broadening the basis for critical thought and cultural understanding. The lectures consist of a series of presentations by members of Penn’s intellectual community in the areas of education, medicine, religion and the arts.
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Annual Veterans Day Flag Raising
Our annual Veterans Day Flag Ceremony honors the service of veterans for their service and sacrifice for the common good.
- Date: November 11, 2025
- Time: 9:00 am to 9:45 am
- Location: College Green