Also, former Penn President Liz Magill earned just over $1 million in 2023.
Thursday, June 6
Good morning, Penn.
Happy June! Philadelphia's streets teemed with rainbow flags over the weekend as the city celebrated the start of Pride Month, and summer in the city is rapidly picking up steam.
Penn has filed a second motion to dismiss the lawsuit alleging an insufficient response to antisemitism on campus, and the United States House of Representatives sent a letter to Penn announcing that an expanded Congressional investigation into alleged antisemitic incidents on campus would begin.
But first, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled takeaways from the final reports of the University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community, which Interim Penn President Larry Jameson shared with the community last week.
Last Thursday, Interim Penn President Larry Jameson shared the final reports from the University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate with the Penn community.
Former Penn President Liz Magill announced the formation of the two groups in November 2023. The Task Force was part of a larger plan implemented to combat antisemitism on campus following significant donor backlash and safety concerns, while the Commission aimed to address the connections between antisemitism and other forms of hate experienced by Jewish, Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab communities.
Following Jameson's message sharing the reports with the University community, the DP compiled five takeaways from the Task Force and Commission's reports.
Penn's most recent tax filings — obtained and reviewed by the DP — revealed that former Penn President Liz Magill earned just over $1 million in 2023, her first and only full year in office.
On June 3, the United States House of Representatives notified Penn administrators that a Congressional investigation spanning six committees into concerns over alleged antisemitic incidents on campus would begin.
Five days after the University of the Arts announced its sudden shutdown, Penn remains one of few universities in the Philadelphia area to not publicly extend support to students and faculty affected by the closure.
Penn has submitted a second motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by two Penn students alleging an insufficient response to antisemitism on campus, echoing a previous motion to dismiss filed in April and arguing that the plaintiffs' claims are “premature.”
The Wharton School has launched a new Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative and a partnership with OpenAI, making it the first business school to collaborate with the company that created ChatGPT.
COLUMNIST OLIVIA NICASTRO discusses Donald Trump's felony conviction and its impact on American political culture.
SPORTS
Penn baseball suffered a season-ending defeat this past weekend to St. John's University, 10-9, in extra innings of their second NCAA Regional game. The campaign was marked by contributions from notable seniors, including Ivy League Player of the Year Wyatt Henseler and right handed pitcher/designated hitter Carson Ozmer.
Recent Penn graduate Anna Kalandadze dominated at the SCAR Memorial Day meet to earn herself a bid to the U.S. Olympic trials.
IN PHOTOS
Photo by Nathaniel Babitts
Thousands convened at 6th and Walnut streets on Sunday for the annual Philadelphia Pride March and Festival. In the midst of the festivities, pro-Palestinian activists temporarily stalled the procession at 11th and Locust streets, underscoring the divided viewpoints of this year's marchers. See how the DP's photographers captured the parade and festival, including the encounter with protesters, here.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
Photo by Sukhmani Kaur
In 2020, the DP reported that Joe Biden had clinched the Democratic nomination for president, ensuring that he would face 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump in that year's election. As Biden and Trump gear up for a rematch this November, Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in a New York criminal trial on May 30, making him the first former president to be found guilty of a crime.
FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
Nearly four decades ago, a sit-in took place in College Hall as students protested apartheid in South Africa and demanded Penn’s divestment. Four Penn alumni involved with the movement discuss the legacy of student activism and protesting with features beat Eleanor Grauke.
Today's newsletter was copy edited by Garv Mehdiratta.
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