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Timothy Rommen, who has taught at Penn since 2002, is the Martin Meyerson Professor of Inter­dis­ci­pli­nary Studies and Professor of Music and Africana Studies at Penn Arts & Sciences. He is the author of multiple books in the field of ethnomusicology, and he received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2016.

“Tim Rommen is the ideal colleague to serve as Penn’s first Vice Provost for the Arts,” said Provost John L. Jackson Jr. “He is widely respected as a collaborative and consultative leader who is strongly committed to scholarship and teaching, to our diverse arts communities on campus and in Philadelphia, and to the goals of In Principle and Practice, which he played a key role in developing.”

In this new role, Rommen will expand opportunities in and impact of the arts at Penn, partnering with University arts leaders, academics, students, and practitioners, as well as with the wider Philadelphia arts community, to further interdisciplinary and experimental work and to imagine new possibilities for the arts at Penn and beyond.

Michael Mann is a Presiden­tial Distin­guished Professor in the Depart­ment of Earth and Environ­men­tal Science and Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustain­abi­lity, and the Media.

He is a globally renowned scholar of climate science, and he has been named one of the world’s most influential people in climate policy, one of the 10 most influential earth scientists, one of the top influencers in sustainability, and one of the 50 scientists who are changing the way we see the world.

“As Vice Provost, Michael Mann will continue his essential work while partnering across campus to bring together the wide range of work already being done at Penn, leading innovations and catalyzing new collaborations,” said Jackson.