Penn Carey Law and Penn Graduate School of Education

Announce New Deans

Sophia Lee and Katharine Strunk are both set to start on July 1

CAMELLIA BÙI AND NICOLE MURAVSKY

Staff Reporters the various groups sponsoring the event and Greek Life organizations.

Penn recently named two new deans for the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the Graduate School of Education.

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Lauv set to headline concert for Spring Fling’s 50th anniversary

SPEC annouced that Lil Tjay will open the concert at Penn Park on April 21

IMRAN SIDDIQUI AND KIRA WANG

Senior Reporters

Lauv will headline the concert with Lil Tjay as the opener for the 50th anniversary of Spring Fling this month.

The concert will take place in Penn Park on Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., and will be followed by the Daytime Fling event on Saturday, April 22.

Houston Hall room 313 will be converted to a group study room open to all students.

Penn repurposes Houston Hall space as group study rooms

The new study rooms in the ARCH building and Houston Hall are available to all students

YASH RAJPAL

Staff Reporter

Penn has repurposed rooms in Houston Hall to serve as group study rooms open to all students.

In response to student feedback, Houston Hall room 313 will join ARCH rooms 205, 211, and 311 as GSRs available for students to use under Penn University Life. Students are able to book these rooms through Penn LibCal, and possibly Penn Mobile in the near future.

"The need for space on campus is at an all-time premium," Houston Hall Associate Director of Operations, University Life Space, and Events Management Patrick Faulk said.

Faulk added that Houston Hall and ARCH were ideal places to add GSRs on campus.

“The building of Houston Hall already has many areas for students to sit and study, and this makes the spaces more intimate,” Faulk said.

College first year Alina Zaidi agreed with Faulk that Houston's centralized location makes it useful for students, specifically those in the College.

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Sophia Lee was announced as the next dean of Penn Carey Law on April 4, and Katharine Strunk was announced as the next dean of the GSE on April 6. Both are set to start on July 1.

Deans serve as the chief academic and administrative officers of their schools, reporting directly to the provost of the University. They lead faculty meetings and oversee funding and personnel proposals.

Lee, who has been a law and history professor at Penn since 2009, will succeed Ted Ruger, who will conclude his term as Penn Carey Law's dean on June 30 after eight years in the role, according to an announcement from Penn President Liz Magill. Lee previously served as deputy dean under Ruger from 2015 to 2017.

"Sophia Lee is a proven leader and a consensus builder,” Magill wrote. “A superb scholar and teacher of constitutional and administrative law, she is deeply dedicated to Penn Carey Law and to the people — faculty, staff, students, and alumni — who are central to its work.”

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Penn’s Social Planning and Events Committee unveiled the headliner on their Instagram page on April 3, followed by the announcement of the opener on April 12.

The theme for this year’s Daytime Fling, which is free for Penn students and their guests, will celebrate the event’s 50th anniversary, titled “Golden Spring.” The free event will include various giveaways, food vendors, games, and more at Penn Park.

Lauv — an American singer and songwriter — is best known for his 2017 hit, “I Like Me Better,” and his first album, “How I’m Feeling,” which debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart. Lauv has also written songs for Charli XCX, Cheat Codes, and Ellie Goulding. Lil Tjay, an American rapper, is best known for his 2021 song “Calling My Phone” — which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 — and his appearance on American rapper Polo G’s 2019 single “Pop Out.” He has also collaborated with high-profile artists such as American rappers French Montana and Pop Smoke. This year will be the second in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, Cheat Codes and Flo Milli headlined the concert, and Lil Yachty opened the show.

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