Penn President Amy Gutmann is a national advocate for affordable education, an architect of the Penn Compact 2022, and co-author of Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die.
The Penn Compact “expresses our boldest aspirations for higher education—a compact based on our shared understanding that ‘Divided we fail. United we flourish.’”
Dr. Gutmann works with the deans of Penn’s 12 schools and senior administrators across the University to establish and advance Penn’s highest strategic priorities.
News Highlights
| Penn TodayMay 18, 2021 | Inaugural Projects for Progress recipients announced | |
| Penn TodayMay 17, 2021 | Celebrating the ‘incomparable’ Class of 2021 | |
| Penn TodayApril 19, 2021 | Class of 2021 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced | |
| Penn TodayApril 8, 2021 | ‘Opening doors’ to a Penn education | |
| Penn Wharton China CenterMarch 8, 2021 | A Tribute to Women on International Women’s Day | |
| Penn TodayJanuary 19, 2021 | Joe Biden’s longtime ties to Penn |
| Penn TodayDecember 8, 2019 | Penn President receives top honor from Pennsylvania Society | |
| Penn TodayNovember 14, 2019 | Pairing science with ethics to save lives | |
| Penn TodayNovember 13, 2019 | A Road Map for Climate Action and Sustainability | |
| Penn TodayNovember 12, 2019 | ‘Power of Design’ | |
| Penn TodayNovember 12, 2019 | Founded on an Ecosystem of Innovation | |
| Penn TodayApril 27, 2019 | The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Honored President Amy Gutmann with the William Penn Award | |
| Penn TodayApril 9, 2019 | 2019 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners Announced | |
| Penn TodayApril 3, 2019 | Celebrating One Year of the Power of Penn Campaign at the Met |
| Penn TodayDecember 4, 2018 | Philadelphia Inquirer Commentary from President Amy Gutmann on the Importance of Open Expression | |
| Penn TodayNovember 29, 2018 | President Amy Gutmann Honored as an Inquirer Icon | |
| Penn TodayNovember 12, 2018 | President George W. Bush and Former First Lady Laura Bush Recognized at the 2018 Liberty Medal Ceremony | |
| Penn TodayNovember 8, 2018 | Grand Opening of the Ronald O. Perelman Center | |
| Penn TodaySeptember 20, 2018 | College and University Leaders Gather at Penn to Discuss Inclusion and Equity | |
| Penn TodayJune 6, 2018 | President Amy Gutmann Honored with the Eugene M. Lang Lifetime Achievement Award, “I Have A Dream” Foundation | |
| Penn TodayFebruary 8, 2018 | The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement Opened |
| Penn NewsApril 18, 2017 | 2017 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners Announced | |
| Penn NewsMarch 30, 2017 | A Conversation with Penn President Amy Gutmann and V.P. Biden | |
| Penn NewsFebruary 28, 2017 | Penn Hosts Cancer Conversation with Biden, Other Experts at Silfen University Forum | |
| Penn NewsFebruary 13, 2017 | Penn Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Immigration | |
| Penn NewsFebruary 7, 2017 | Vice President Joe Biden to Lead the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement |
| Washington MonthlyOctober 7, 2015 | "Change the Course of Biomedical History" | |
| CCTV-2 Economic News (China)September 22, 2015 | CCTV-2 Economic News (China) Interview on US/China relations & Penn Wharton China Center | |
| Fox BusinessMarch 31, 2015 | Interview “The Value of a College Education” | |
| YouTubeMarch 17, 2015 | Amy Gutmann on Receiving the 2015 ACE Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award | |
| Penn NewsMarch 11, 2015 | Amy Gutmann Receives ACE Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award | |
| The Huffington PostJanuary 23, 2015 | HuffPost Live Interview at World Economic Forum on Freedom of Speech | |
| Fox BusinessJanuary 23, 2015 | Interview at World Economic Forum on Taxing 529 Plans | |
| CNBCJanuary 18, 2015 | CNBC Interview on Affordable College | |
| Princeton MagazineJanuary 1, 2015 | Princeton Magazine Feature on Amy Gutmann |
| YoutubeNovember 13, 2014 | Amy Gutmann recieves the ADL Americanism Award | |
| YouTubeApril 10, 2014 | Penn Women's Center's Voices of Change: Dr. Amy Gutmann | |
| The Huffington PostJanuary 24, 2014 | Huffington Post Interview at Davos, WEF - Women Leaders, Affordable Education, MOOCs, Spirit of Compromise |
| Wall Street JournalNovember 19, 2013 | Increasing Need-Based Financial Aid | |
| The Women in Public Service ProjectJune 25, 2013 | Welcome Message - Women in Public Service Institute | |
| YouTubeJune 19, 2013 | Wharton Global Forum in Tokyo |
| November 6, 2012 | Amy Gutmann Votes, Election Day 2012 | |
| Charlie RoseJune 22, 2012 | Amy Gutmann on Charlie Rose - Where is America Now? | |
| YouTubeApril 27, 2012 | The Spirit of Compromise with Co-Author Amy Gutmann | |
| The Daily PennsylvanianApril 24, 2012 | Amy Gutmann Votes, 2012 Pennsylvania Primaries | |
| Penn NECFebruary 11, 2012 | Student Government Spring Elections | |
| Zocalo Public SquareJanuary 11, 2012 | What Should Universities Do For Their Cities? |
| The Daily PennsylvanianSeptember 14, 2011 | "A Milestone in the Making" - Daily Pennsylvanian article | |
| The Daily PennsylvanianSeptember 11, 2011 | 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Campus Commemoration Vigil |
| YouTubeNovember 19, 2010 | Amy Gutmann Speaks at Penn Spectrum - an alumni conference on diversity and community | |
| YouTubeNovember 17, 2010 | Universities on the Leading Edge: Advancing Dialogue on Bioethics - Atlanta, GA 11/17/2010 |
| Philadelphia MagazineOctober 28, 2009 | Philadelphia Magazine's "The Power Fifty" | |
| Wall Street JournalOctober 26, 2009 | Wall Street Journal panel on critical education issues facing Americans | |
| Johns Hopkins UniversitySeptember 13, 2009 | Amy Gutmann Speaks at John's Hopkins University's Inauguration of President Ron Daniels | |
| Wall Street JournalMay 6, 2009 | "College Presidents Pen Admissions Essays" | |
| University of PennsylvaniaJanuary 9, 2009 | China Trip Highlights |
| YouTubeNovember 11, 2008 | World Economic Forum in Dubai |