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Penn’s 286th academic year formally began at Convocation, where President J. Larry Jameson drew lessons from nature by invoking fireflies—recognizing students’ brilliance, prescribing them to ‘embrace the unexpected,’ and reminding them, ‘Fireflies do not glow alone.’
Penn’s 286th academic year formally began at Convocation, where President J. Larry Jameson drew lessons from nature by invoking fireflies—recognizing students’ brilliance, prescribing them to ‘embrace the unexpected,’ and reminding them, ‘Fireflies do not glow alone.’
