Administration
Penn names Annenberg Dean John L. Jackson Jr. as next provost
Jackson, who is also the Richard Perry University professor at the University of Pennsylvania, will succeed Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein.
Perelman School of Medicine ends participation in U.S. News & World Report rankings
The Perelman School of Medicine, ranked No. 6 in 2023, follows withdrawals from the U.S. News rankings by other graduate schools within the past year.
Penn Carey Law maintains opposition to U.S. News rankings after changes to methodology
Penn Carey Law, which most recently ranked sixth in the U.S. News rankings, previously described them as “unnecessarily secretive and contrary to important parts of our mission.”
Over 59,000 students applied to the Class of 2027 this year, a new record
The applicant pool consists of over 3,000 more applicants than the Class of 2025, which previously held Penn's all-time high number of applications.
Penn denies allegations of foreign influence at Biden Center after House inquiry to Magill
The letter comes after reports of classified documents being found at the Penn Biden Center were announced on Jan. 9.
Red and Blue Advisory Committee gathers input from students and staff at open forum
The forum, which was held in Irvine Auditorium, featured nine easels with large notepads where attendees were encouraged to answer questions from Penn President Liz Magill.
Penn’s research spending is at an all-time high. Which departments get the most money?
The DP conducted an analysis of research spending at Penn based on data released last month by the National Science Foundation.
Penn eliminates enrollment deposit as part of effort to 'create equitable practices' in admissions
The elimination of the enrollment deposit, a decision made by Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule, aims to ease the students’ admission into Penn.
FFP protestors suspended from Penn Band, allege University involvement in discipline
Students have been suspended from Penn Band until January 2024 and have been barred from traveling with the band or holding leadership positions in the group at any point.
Five Penn community members join Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro’s transition team
The Shapiro administration will be inaugurated on Jan. 17. They announced a list of over 300 transition team members who will work alongside the Gov.-elect.
The full interview: Liz Magill talks to the DP one year after her presidential nomination
The DP sat down with Penn President Liz Magill in her College Hall office on Jan. 9 to discus her first semester at Penn and the future of the University.
Five takeaways from the DP's exclusive interview with Magill one year after her nomination
Magill talked about issues such as climate change, Penn's relationship with the West Philadelphia community, and the search for new administrators.
Penn Biden Center housed classified documents from Biden's time as vice president, DOJ finds
Biden's personal attorneys found the classified documents from Biden's term as vice president at the center on Nov. 2, 2022.
Penn Admissions extends test-optional policy for 2023-24 admissions cycle
Penn Admissions’s announcement, released today on its blog, represents a continuation of the policies first implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Year in Review: The top stories that defined Penn in 2022
The Penn community navigated a changing University administration, campus renovations, and student protests this year.
Year in Review: How the Amy Wax controversy unfolded, from racist comments to a U. investigation
Wax — a self-described “race realist” — drew national outcry at the start of the year after making racist remarks about Asian Americans on a podcast.
Year in Review: Resignations, vacancies, and retirements dominate Penn admin. in 2022
The DP's coverage followed all the developments, from the search for a new provost to the sudden departure of the director of the Pan-Asian American Community House.
Year in Review: Liz Magill inaugurated, marking first presidential transition at Penn in 18 years
The confirmation of former Penn President Amy Gutmann as the United States ambassador to Germany at the beginning of 2022 set into motion a months-long presidential transition.
Year in Review: Penn starts springs semester with strict COVID-19 rules, ends restrictions in fall
Beginning the spring semester with remote learning and double-masking, Penn students returned in the fall to pre-pandemic levels of restriction.