Also, Ghost Robotics will depart its location at Pennovation Works.
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Ghost Robotics — the subject of months of pro-Palestinian protests — will leave Pennovation Works, and Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein has been reappointed to another term in her position.
But first, 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday directing federal agencies to identify and deport non-citizens — including college students — who participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to identify and deport non-citizens, including college students, who participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
The order expands a 2019 policy aimed at combating antisemitism on college campuses and requires the Department of Justice to report on legal actions available to address the issue. The order has sparked concern among civil rights groups, who argue it threatens free speech, while Republican lawmakers have praised it as a step toward protecting students and holding universities accountable.
This executive order follows several otherssigned by Trump within the first 24 hours of his inauguration.
Ghost Robotics, a company that produces and sells four-legged robot dogs, will be moving out of its current location at Pennovation Works following months of protests.
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Anti-Racism Committee paused its work in 2024 amid rising attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Wharton School MBA graduate Brandon Williams was tapped by President Trump to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration.
1993 Penn graduate and Bioengineering and Neurosurgery professor Beth Winkelstein has been reinstated as deputy provost of the University.
COLUMNIST LALA MUSTAFAcritiques Elon Musk’s “Roman salute,” highlighting how it emboldens extremism while exposing the double standards that protect the powerful.
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In 2020, Penn’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design announced a new master's degree program specializing in using robotics for architecture and design. This month, Penn’s Graduate School of Education announced that it is set to pilot a new AI master's degree program in fall 2025, the first of its kind in the Ivy League.
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