Good morning, Penn.
Happy Monday! I hope you enjoy the last day of March before the April showers start pouring in.
Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Ezekiel Emanuel jointly wrote an op-ed published in The New Republic criticizing actions taken by 1968 Wharton graduate and President Trump’s administration against higher education, and 2022 College graduate and former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas spoke at a forum for transgender youth this weekend.
But first, The Daily Pennsylvanian recapped the funding changes, executive orders, and policy measures that Trump and his administration have taken to target higher education institutions across the country — including Penn — during his first 10 weeks in office.
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Trump returned to office 10 weeks ago. Here’s how his policies have reshaped Penn.
Since being sworn in for his second presidential term, 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump and his administration have targeted higher education institutions across the country — including Penn — through a series of funding changes, executive orders, and policy measures.
On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to abolish the Department of Education, ban the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports, cut funding for scientific research, and protect conservative speech on college campuses. Just 70 days into his second term, his administration has aggressively delivered on nearly all of those promises.
Ten weeks into Trump’s second presidential term, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled the impacts of federal policy changes on Penn — and examined how the University has responded to them.
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FIVE MORE BIG STORIES
 2022 College graduate and former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas spoke at a forum for transgender youth this weekend.
 Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Ezekiel Emanuel co-authored an op-ed for The New Republic, criticizing actions taken by 1968 Wharton graduate and President Trump’s administration against higher education.
 On Saturday, TEDxPenn held its annual conference at the Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, inviting nine speakers to reflect on turning points in their lives.
 Former Penn researcher Katrina Armstrong stepped down from her position as interim president of Columbia University on Friday after serving in the role for seven months.
 Two Annenberg School for Communication graduate students hosted a panel of journalism experts titled “Presidential Endorsements: A Dying Journalistic Practice?” last week.
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ALSO IN THE NEWS
The Penn Museum recently hosted a conversation with musicians in collaboration with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.
Penn Electric Racing, Penn’s student-run Formula Society of Automotive Engineers electric team, unveiled its new car REVX during an event on College Green on Friday.
Doctoral students in the Brachio Lab at Penn Engineering developed a mechanism that examines AI models for signs of cyberbullying capabilities.
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COLUMNIST MARIE DILLARD challenges the notion that financial wealth has to define belonging at Penn, urging students to embrace authenticity, gratitude, and personal growth rather than comparison.
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SPORTS
 In his final collegiate swim meet, Matt Fallon finished second at NCAA championships in the 200-yard breaststroke for the second year in a row.
 Penn women’s tennis defeated Princeton, five-year consecutive Ivy League champions, to open its Ivy season.
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Photo from Penn Medicine
In 2024, the DP reported that Penn Medicine appointed a new vice dean for inclusion, diversity, and equity. Last week, members of Penn Medicine’s former Office of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity expressed disappointment over the dissolution of a decade’s worth of DEI initiatives in interviews with the DP.
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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 Srikar Venkatesan.
Finally, click here to play this year’s Joke Issue Crossword, which was featured in this year’s Joke Issue.
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Today's newsletter was copy edited by Jessica Huang.
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