Politics
Huntsman formally announces presidential campaign
Speaking from Liberty Park in Jersey City, N.J., 1987 College grad and former Ambassador to China Jon M. Huntsman Jr. announced his presidential campaign for the 2012 election.Huntsman joins the presidential race
1987 College graduate Jon Huntsman Jr. will announce his candidacy for the 2012 presidential elections on June 21 in front of the Statue of Liberty.Santorum launches presidential bid
Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, has been the object of many Penn student protests.Few Penn students vote in Philly primaries
Penn mirrored a city-wide trend of low voter turnout in this year's municipal primary elections on May 17.Penn grad Donald Trump will not run for President in 2012
1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump announced that he will not run in next year's presidential election.Newt Gingrich will run for president in 2012
Controversy arose when former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich spoke at Penn earlier this year.Summer Pell Grant cuts unlikely to affect Penn students
Though budget cuts that the United States Congress passed last month went into effect for the 2011 fiscal year, one of its main education-related cuts won’t affect students studying at Penn this summer.
Students register to vote in Canadian federal elections
Canadian students came together to register to vote in the May 2 federal elections Saturday afternoon in an effort organized by Canadians at Penn.Proposed legislation may broaden sex crime definition
Legislation introduced in Congress last week would redefine sexual violence, broadening the array of crimes reported on college campuses across the country.Conservatives trust Donald Trump
Real estate mogul and Penn alum Donald Trump, who is rumored to run for the 2012 presidency, topped a recent poll on presidential support among conservatives.
New College Republicans president outlines group objectives
Wharton and College junior Charles Gray, the newly elected president of the College Republicans, sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss his plans for the upcoming year.For Penn, limited impact from federal budget cuts
Though national budget proposal cut funding to education, Penn programs saw limited changes.
Penn Dems host Education Week
Various discussion centered around the impact of recent proposed budget cuts to education.
UNESCO establishes chair at GSE to combat illiteracy
In an effort to improve literacy rates, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization established a Chair on Learning and Literacy at Penn's Graduate School of Education.Obama approval rises among college students
A recent poll showed that support for President Barack Obama among college students is up nine percent since October, bringing his college-student approval rate to 60 percent.*SAC to receive stimulus funds
Monday night, Governor Tom Corbett (R-Pa.) announced his plans to the state legislature to provide a stimulus package for Penn’s Student Activities Council.IR students tour U.S. capital
On Friday, 37 students majoring in International Relations traded the dreary skies of Philadelphia for the cherry blossoms of Washington, D.C.Students lobby Congress members in support of Israel
Seven student lobbyists of the Penn Israel Coalition lobbied three Congressional offices in support of Israel, including those of Congressman Robert Brady (D-Pa.) and Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.).