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Administration

10/15/23 9:58pm
The Office of the Provost forwarded a webpage to graduate students via email on Wednesday detailing the potential implications of unionization for student workers at Penn.
10/15/23 1:55pm
The end to the Huntsman Foundation's donations could represent a significant blow to the University's funding amid a growing backlash from Penn trustees and alumni.
10/15/23 12:46pm
In her second statement since the Hamas attack on Israel, Magill referred to the Hamas violence as a terrorist assault, a change from her initial statement. 
10/14/23 4:25pm
"The leadership of UPenn has failed us through an embrace of antisemitism," Gureghian wrote in his resignation letter.
10/12/23 3:18pm
Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok disputed Marc Rowan's allegations that Penn would "purge" trustees, after Rowan called on Bok and Penn President Liz Magill to resign.
10/11/23 2:22pm
1979 College graduate and Vice Chair of the University Board of Trustees Julie Platt said that she had “full confidence” in Magill and Bok’s leadership.
10/10/23 2:44pm
Penn Global has deferred all University-affiliated travel to Israel and Palestine "until further notice" and plans to remain in contact with all Penn students who are currently studying or visiting the region.
10/10/23 12:18am
Multiple student liaisons to the trustees said there remain flaws in how University decision-making engages with student perspectives.
10/09/23 12:01am
Previously, RAs and GRAs overwhelmingly chose to unionize in a 142-22 vote, representing an approximate 75% turnout from the University’s nearly 220 RA. 
10/05/23 10:02pm
FFP members set up a table on Locust Walk to hand out pamphlets with the names of the 21 lobbyists employed by the University and highlight the new finding from the F minus report.
10/04/23 3:32pm
The letter, addressed to President Liz Magill and Provost John Jackson, said that GET-UP intends to file a petition with the NLRB if the University does not voluntarily recognize the union by Oct. 6.
09/28/23 10:49pm
Among the nine companies identified across Penn's 13F filings, 30% of them belong to the biotech industry.
09/27/23 10:33pm
The Black Law Students Association posted a statement on Instagram urging the administration again to terminate Wax.
09/27/23 12:00am
A simple majority of votes in favor of unionizing will allow the vote to pass and continue a trend among peer universities.
09/25/23 9:01pm
According to the DP's analysis, the overall number of academic integrity and student conduct violations both decreased compared to previous school years.
09/22/23 4:37pm
The statement comes the day after an unknown individual vandalized the Penn Hillel building Thursday ahead of a morning prayer service.
09/22/23 1:01pm
Magill's letter details several actions that Penn is taking, which include initiating a review of the process that external groups use to reserve Penn's space and host events on campus.
09/22/23 12:01am
The disparate responses — combined with the impact of external Jewish activist groups across the country — represent only some of the Jewish communities who have weighed in on the controversy. 
09/21/23 11:50pm
Several Arabic courses, including ARAB 0100: "Elementary Arabic I" and ARAB 0300: "Intermediate Arabic III," had previously required that students attend.
09/21/23 6:39pm
Signatories include current and former trustees Robert Stavis, Andrew Heyer, and Marc Rowan; who is also chair of the Wharton Board of Advisors.