Also, Penn's Board of Trustees discussed political challenges and approved tuition increases at last week's annual winter meeting.
Tuesday, March 4
Good morning, Penn.
Happy Tuesday! There’s less than a week left before spring break — we’re in the home stretch!
Penn’s Board of Trustees discussed challenges facing the University at their annual winter stated meeting, and three Penn studies were selected for the Clinical Research Forum’s “Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Awards” this year.
But first, The Daily Pennsylvanian interviewed Penn faculty members about the impact of artificial intelligence on course structures and curriculums.
In interviews with the DP, Penn professors discussed how AI has impacted the way they grade and teach. Some faculty members expressed concerns about AI-based plagiarism and spoke to the difficulty of identifying AI usage within student work.
In November 2023, Penn released a statement that established guidelines for AI usage across the University. While the guidelines supported students utilizing generative AI, they also stipulate a commitment to Penn’s mission.
“Penn embraces innovations like generative artificial intelligence (‘AI’) models in teaching, learning, research, and the effective stewardship of Penn’s resources,” the statement read.
The winter meeting of Penn’s Board of Trustees discussed challenges to higher education and approved tuition increases and financial aid expansions.
The City of Philadelphia will honor Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander — the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — with a statue.
The Anti-Defamation League gave Penn a “C” rating on the 2025 Campus Antisemitism Report Card — a slight improvement from last year's “D” rating.
Three studies from Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine were selected for the Clinical Research Forum’s “Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Awards” this year.
COLUMNIST DAVID TRAN exposes a harmful fallacy in the rhetoric against test-optional admissions — and how we perpetuate it.
SPORTS
You may have heard of Penn's new $69.35 million indoor track facilities, but how has the Ott Center been received by the teams? Read here to see.
Sports reporter and former competitive swimmer Ariel Fader shares her take on the Ivy League men's swimming and diving championship as a first-time viewer of collegiate swimming.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
Photo by Jean Park
In 2017, a student union called Graduate Employees Together — University of Pennsylvania announced its campaign in an online statement. This year — while discussing cuts to graduate admissions rates — a GET-UP organizer called the change a “misguided decision that will certainly harm Penn’s research and teaching mission.”
TAKE A BREATHER
Click here to play today’s DP mini crossword, which was constructed by Srikar Venkatesan.
And click here to play today’s Password puzzle, which was constructed by Camron Baldwin.
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The winter meeting of Penn’s Board of Trustees 
The Anti-Defamation League gave Penn a 
You may have heard of Penn's new $69.35 million indoor track facilities, but how has the Ott Center been received by the teams? Read 
Sports reporter and former competitive swimmer Ariel Fader 
