PHILADELPHIA –- In a new set of llegiate rankgs, the first by Newsweek-Kaplan, the Universy of Pennsylvania was named most diverse and gay-iendlit. Penn was ranked among the top 25 schools natnally on five other Newsweek-Kaplan lists.
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ALOK NAMED FIRST SCHOLAR RINCE AT PENN’S LBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENR CENTER
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