“If federal agents are allowed to violate the law with impunity, then it will keep happening, and it will escalate, and they’ll do more of it,” Finkelstein said. 

Villarruel wrote that the need for “justice and compassion” is “more important today than ever.”

The training included a series of videos describing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as Penn’s policies on equal opportunity, open expression, and non-discrimination.  

Senior Vice President David Asch previously said he had not contacted Epstein — his former high school teacher — in “nearly 50 years.”

According to Garnett, the stalking charges did not meet the statutory definition of a “crime of violence” — a necessary qualification to pursue the death penalty against a defendant.

The email attributed the cost-cutting measures to “uncertainty about how evolving federal policy changes might impact” Penn.

The National Park Service is holding the exhibits — which were dismantled last week — in the National Constitution Center.

“I’ve seen how the school has felt constrained,” Faculty Senate Chair-Elect Roy Hamilton said while describing “what’s happened to these programs” under the current guidance from the Trump administration.

The $100 million donation follows his decision in December 2023 to withdraw an equivalent gift from Penn.

If passed, the legislation would prohibit federal immigration officers from obscuring their identity and prohibit city agencies from cooperating with ICE.

On Thursday, Independence Park employees began removing all displays at the memorial honoring the nine people enslaved by George Washington.

While promoting the memoir, set for release on Jan. 27, Shapiro addressed Pennsylvania’s readiness to handle U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations across the state.

The Jan. 23 march comes over two weeks after Minneapolis resident Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE officer. 

As city officials look for new ways to curb violence, Penn’s Crime and Justice Policy Lab has studied how block beautification can play a role.

At the Jan. 21 meeting, he discussed his work addressing juvenile incarceration, the Pennsylvania tax system, and the upcoming Democratic primary election.

Cafe locations around Penn’s campus have been closed since Starbucks workers across the country began to strike in November 2025. 

Lauder — who graduated from the University in 1965 — is credited with first sparking Trump’s interest in Greenland, having pitched the idea to the President several years ago.