Also, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of a task force to combat antisemitism on college campuses.
Tuesday, February 4
Good morning, Penn.
Sunday night’s Grammy Awards ceremony was full of memorable moments and performances. But the headlines don’t stop there — let me take you through today’s chart-topping stories.
Penn launched the fourth installment of its Climate and Sustainability Action Plan, citing “rapid changes in global temperature and weather patterns,” and a new vintage pop-up shop opened at 34th and Walnut streets last week.
But first, Penn’s Faculty Senate hosted a discussion at the Kleinman Center Energy Forum on the future of higher education in light of recent political challenges facing higher education institutions.
On Jan. 30, Penn’s Faculty Senate hosted a panel discussion on the recent political challenges facing institutions of higher education. Titled “Higher Education and the State: How Politics are Reshaping America’s Great Universities,” the panel was the first installment of the Faculty Senate’s three-part colloquium series.
Annenberg Public Policy Center Director and Communication professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson moderated the panel, which featured three higher education leaders who discussed a number of issues facing American higher education, including threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion and pressure from donors.
“This pervasive lack of trust in institutions has now affected, in my view, the intramural dialogue that goes on in our campuses,” one panelist said. “There’s always been challenges to universities, but these times are far more existential.”
Penn announced the fourth iteration of its Climate and Sustainability Action Plan for campuswide sustainability goals, including achieving carbon neutrality status.
A Raxx Vintage Emporium pop-up store recently opened on Walnut Street.
SENIOR COLUMNIST MARIANA MARTINEZ narrates her sorority rush experience as an international student, exploring the impact Sidechat has on potential new members.
SPORTS
Former Sports Editor Walker Carnathan discussed the major takeaways from Penn men’s basketball’s two losses over the weekend.
The Daily Pennsylvanian is reporting live from the Super Bowl kickoff events in New Orleans. Follow along on social media at @dailypennsports.
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In 2022, Penn tapped former Provost Wendell Pritchett to serve as the University’s interim president in advance of former Penn President Amy Gutmann’s confirmation as the U.S. ambassador to Germany. Last week, Gutmann received the Yale Legend in Leadership Award for her work in higher education and as the U.S. ambassador to Germany.
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