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Penn Museum to no longer openly display human remains amid years of activist demands
The new policy details numerous adjustments to how human remains are presented and used throughout the Museum and University settings.
Penn alum who interviewed Muhammad Ali, Blondie, and Mick Jagger speaks at Kelly Writers House
Victor Bockris discussed his life, stories, and legacy in an interview at the Kelly Writers House with director Al Filreis.
QBlack club offers new space for queer and Black students at Penn
Club leaders said they started the group after noticing a lack of spaces for queer Black students at Penn.
Penn Carey Law professor to serve on White House's inaugural African Diaspora Engagement Council
Penn Law professor Osagie Imasogie has been named an inaugural member of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States.
Richard Englert appointed interim president at Temple University
Englert returns to serve as university president after Temple’s acting president, JoAnne Epps, passed away after falling ill at a university event.
Penn holds over $79 million in gambling company and Krispy Kreme shares, DP analysis finds
Among the nine companies identified across Penn's 13F filings, 30% of them belong to the biotech industry.
Greek Life organizations at Penn host National Hazing Prevention Week
From Sept. 25 to 29, National Hazing Prevention Week aims to “educate people about the dangers of hazing, advocate for change, and engage the community in strategies to prevent hazing.”
DPS to host Health and Safety Fair, conduct annual safety tests
As part of the fair, PennReady will conduct a sprinkler test at 11:30 a.m., which consists of a side-by-side simulated burn of two residential rooms.
Penn RAs, GRAs overwhelmingly vote to unionize
Voting took place over two days, from Sept. 27 to 28, in the Golkin Room on the second floor of Houston Hall.
Philadelphia liquor stores reopen Thursday, following city wide looting
In an email sent to the Penn community on Wednesday, the Division of Public Safety wrote that multiple individuals looted several retail stores in various areas of Philadelphia, including Center City, North, and West Philadelphia.
SEPTA riders can use tap-to-pay technology for bus, trains, and trolley rides starting Friday
SEPTA riders can now pay with credit cards, debit cards, or smartphone wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay.
Penn Chabad holiday structure vandalized, no antisemitic connection identified by DPS
The vandalism occurred at an open lot across the street from Chabad at Penn's Lubavitch House.
Will this 2023 College graduate outwit, outplay, outlast as a contestant on 'Survivor'?
At Penn, Basile worked as an acquisition intern at Penn’s Press Incorporated and as a researcher for Your Language My Ear, a Russian-language poetry symposium.
Penn Museum archaeologists begin excavation of West Philadelphia Black Bottom site
The Black Bottom — where University City now sits — was a predominantly Black community that the city designated as a redevelopment zone between the 1950s and 1970s to create room for university-affiliated commercial and residential buildings.
Law student groups reiterate demands for Penn to fire Amy Wax after white nationalist invite
The Black Law Students Association posted a statement on Instagram urging the administration again to terminate Wax.
Penn Nursing receives $1 million grant to support master's students
The grant will support 40 students with both strong merit and financial need pursuing their master of professional nursing degree at Penn.
Penn RAs head to polls today to vote on whether to unionize
A simple majority of votes in favor of unionizing will allow the vote to pass and continue a trend among peer universities.
Wellness at Penn recommends new COVID-19 booster amid nationwide supply shortages
The new boosters are designed to target the Omicron variant XBB.1.5. and similar strains, the current dominant strain of the virus.
'Power in numbers': Coalition of Workers at Penn unites campus labor organizations
The Coalition of Workers at Penn was created in collaboration with The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
