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Penn SP2 to end support program for formerly incarcerated individuals
According to an updated webpage describing the program, starting June 2025 GRI will no longer offer direct services and instead focus on the criminal legal system as part of SP2's Criminal Justice Hub.
Penn leaders warn of challenges to immigration, financial aid, research during Trump presidency
Vice President of Government Affairs Jeffrey Cooper cited several potential effects of Trump's leadership, including threats to higher education, changes to tax policies, and altered immigration laws.
Penn to renovate 1920 Commons in 'comprehensive overhaul,' reconsider all-you-can-eat format
Many of the project's details — including its duration, phases of renovation, and potential changes to walking paths on campus — are not yet finalized.
Penn to partially demolish David Rittenhouse Laboratory, build new physical sciences complex
The project will involve the demolition and rebuilding of the wing of DRL along 33rd Street and the renovation of the wing along Walnut Street.
2020 College graduate composes music for Emmy-winning Netflix original series 'Arcane'
Kierszenbaum started working on the show immediately after graduating from Penn and recently completed his work.
Philadelphia City Council bill allocates portion of UC Townhomes site as affordable housing
The bill will contribute to Gauthier's goal of providing 70 affordable housing units for the West Philadelphia community to replace the Townhomes, which were demolished in March.
College leadership, faculty refute ‘one size fits all’ approach to AI policy at Penn
All faculty who spoke to the DP stressed that faculty support, transparency, fairness, and creativity in AI use are key to ensuring it advances, rather than detracts, from student learning.
Penn RA union members voice frustrations with financial aid office, lack of support from union
Some affected union members told The Daily Pennsylvanian that financial aid reductions increased tuition costs and alleged that the union did not fully support their efforts to work through the issues with Penn.
Penn launches master's program in applied criminology and police leadership, first in nation
The two-year program, which is housed in the School of Arts and Sciences, will be the first graduate program of its kind in the United States.
Fire breaks out at Penn Sheraton hotel, quickly controlled
The fire broke out on the 19th floor of the building, according to a statement from the Philadelphia Fire Department, and was first reported just before 12 p.m.
Magill’s testimony, one year later: How her historic resignation shaped Penn
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with nearly a dozen students, faculty, and alumni to better understand how the University has evolved in the year since Liz Magill resigned.
Penn students, faculty voice concerns about Penn Police raid, barricades at U. Council meeting
At the meeting, several students and professors raised concerns about Penn Police's execution a search warrant at an off-campus residence belonging to pro-Palestinian student activists in October.
Wharton partners with Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Foundation to enhance financial education at HBCUs
The program, which launches in January, will teach financial literacy in for-credit or co-curricular courses at Lincoln University, Norfolk State University, and Virginia State University.
Penn names music professor Jeffrey Kallberg as School of Arts and Sciences interim dean
Kallberg will begin the role on Jan. 1, 2025, according to the announcement sent to the University community, and will serve until a permanent successor is named.
‘A dire situation’: Penn faculty say shared governance broke down over past year
Penn’s faculty members claimed that the University’s shared governance structures have eroded over the past year amid administrative turmoil and controversies surrounding academic freedom and open expression.
Insomnia Cookies CEO, who founded company in Penn apartment, reflects on chain in DP interview
2004 College graduate Seth Berkowitz first conceptualized the store in 2003 alongside Jared Barnett, another 2004 College graduate, in Berkowitz's dorm room.
Penn security report shows decrease in alcohol disciplinary infractions, uptick in vehicle theft
The report, which includes statistics from 2021 through 2023, found a significant decrease in alcohol-related disciplinary referrals and a rise in motor vehicle theft.
Biochemist Squire Booker appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge professor
Booker will join Penn in spring 2025 as a professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biophysics.
Penn Med, American Heart Association launch initiative to address high blood pressure in Phila.
The new program, called “Team Up to Take Down High Blood Pressure," aims to close the health gap in West and Southwest Philadelphia neighborhoods.