Penn Dean of Admissions

Interview with Penn Admissions Dean

October 8, 2022

The Philadelphia Inquirer has posted a nice interview with Whitney Soule, the Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions of the University of Pennsylvania. Soule, as our readers may recall, about a year ago succeeded longtime Penn admissions leader Eric Furda, a hero of this college admissions blog for his tell-it-like-it-is …

UPenn Dean of Admissions to Exit

June 19, 2020

The University of Pennsylvania’s Dean of Admissions Eric Furda will be stepping down on December 31, 2020 from his post. Furda, who has led UPenn’s admissions office for the past 12 years, is a straight-shooter. For those loyal readers of this college admissions blog, you know we’ve outlined the heroes …

UPenn Dean of Admissions Makes the News

September 23, 2019

As our loyal readers know all too well, Eric J. Furda, the University of Pennsylvania’s longtime Dean of Admissions, is a hero of this college admissions blog (there are villains too out there!). In a sea of so many admissions officers and admissions deans who don’t tell it like it …

Penn’s Dean of Admissions Fields Ridiculous Calls from Parents

June 25, 2019

If you happen to be the parent of a child who was denied admission to the University of Pennsylvania, we urge you not to call UPenn’s Dean of Admissions Eric Furda in the hope of making your child’s case for why he or she should be granted admission nonetheless. If …