Good morning, Penn.
Happy Monday! Today is the course drop deadline, so remember to drop those courses that you've been on the fence about by midnight.
Several Penn student and faculty groups delivered a letter to Penn administrators calling on the University reaffirm its commitment to undocumented, immigrant, and international students and employees, and Interim School of Arts and Sciences Dean Jeffery Kallberg attributed the school's decision to cut graduate admissions to National Institutes of Health funding changes.
But first, Penn’s four undergraduate and 12 graduate schools have erased references to diversity, equity, and inclusion from their respective webpages over the past two weeks.
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Design by Emmi Wu
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Penn schools scrubbed their DEI websites. Here's what's left.
Penn’s four undergraduate and 12 graduate schools have scrubbed references to diversity, equity, and inclusion from their respective webpages over the past two weeks.
“We have initiated a review of our programs in this area to ensure that they are both consistent with the new federal government guidance and Executive Orders, federal, state, and local law, and our values,” the University's revised DEI webpage currently reads. “We remain committed to providing a respectful and welcoming environment to our faculty, staff, and students.”
As Penn quietly rolls back policies, programs, and initiatives it once championed, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled the key changes each of the University's schools has made to their DEI websites so far.
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Penn faculty express concern over lack of institutional support for DEI research
Penn faculty spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian about the future of their diversity, equity, and inclusion research amid federal action and University-wide policy changes.
Professors expressed concerns about the future of federal funding for DEI-related research and a lack of institutional support for their work from Penn. The uneasiness comes after 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s executive order mandated the erasure of initiatives that could violate civil rights laws in federally funded universities such as Penn.
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FIVE MORE BIG STORIES
 Several student and faculty groups sent a letter to University administrators calling on Penn to clarify its policies and reaffirm its commitment to undocumented, immigrant, and international students and employees.
 In emails sent to faculty and staff, Interim School of Arts and Sciences Dean Jeffrey Kallberg attributed the school's decision to cut graduate admissions to the National Institutes of Health funding cap.
 Penn’s Medical Emergency Response Team hosted their third annual five-minute Hands-Only CPR Training event.
 Graduate School of Education professor Laura Perna will be reappointed as the vice provost for faculty.
 Four Penn professors were named as 2025 Sloan Research Fellows for “promising early-career” work.
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Photo by Chenyao Liu
SENIOR COLUMNIST MIA VESELY highlights the diversity of the Black student experience at Penn this Black History Month.
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SPORTS
 Penn women's lacrosse's Anna Brandt's seven goals against Johns Hopkins moved her closer to breaking a program record but were not enough to prevail over the Blue Jays.
 A heartbreaking moment in a discouraging season, Penn men's basketball was officially eliminated from Ivy League playoff contention after its 79-78 loss to Harvard.
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Photo by Sean Fang
In 2023, the DP reported that City Tap House — a craft beer bar located in University City — closed just one year after reopening. On Saturday, Pod, a Japanese restaurant located at 36th and Sansom streets, permanently closed its doors after nearly 25 years in business.
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Click here to play this week’s edition of DP News Quiz, which was constructed by the DP Puzzles staff.
And click here to play today’s DP mini crossword, which was constructed by Nira Goyal.
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
The West Philly Craft Fest is my favorite place for last-minute Christmas shopping. This year, however, it was canceled by Penn less than a week before the event after controversy about political art. Features Editors Chloe Norman and Bobby McCann speak to the artists and organizers of the West Philly Craft Fest about the controversy and the aftermath.
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Today's newsletter was copy edited by Jessica Huang.
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