Administration
Mackenzie Fierceton reaches settlement with Penn following yearslong legal battle
“I feel absolutely ecstatic that the lawsuit I brought against Penn has concluded,” Fierceton wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Penn reinstates standardized testing requirement for 2025-26 admissions cycle
After four years of test-optional admissions policies, the University announced that prospective students applying to Penn in fall 2026 will be required to submit either SAT or ACT scores as part of their application.
Penn strips central DEI website as ‘review’ of programs begins
The scrubbed website contains only a brief three-sentence statement about Penn’s “commitment to equal opportunity.”
Penn lawsuit filing says NIH policy change threatens hundreds of jobs, millions in research funds
Senior Associate Vice President for Research Elizabeth Peloso wrote in an affidavit that Penn has 1,803 active NIH awards — amounting to a total of $2.6 billion — across its research system.
Ad hoc committee finds Penn Police acted with ‘professionalism’ in October search warrant execution
The formation of the committee followed public backlash in response the execution of the October 2024 warrant.
Penn provost appoints ad hoc committee to search for new vice provost for education
The new vice provost for education will replace Karen Detlefsen, who has served in the role since 2021.
Jameson says $240 million NIH funding cut will ‘severely harm’ Penn research
In his message, Jameson highlighted the potential impacts of the funding cuts and reiterated Penn’s commitment to “identify solutions to minimize the impact” of the federal action.
Former Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok to release book on Wall Street, 'battle for control' of Penn
The book, set for release on May 6, will include accounts of the “battle for control” that took place at Penn in fall 2023.
Penn to introduce changes to University discrimination policies, remove term ‘diversity’
The changes include the renaming of several statements, offices, and policies, and the elimination of terms including “diversity.”
Two Penn schools scrub websites for diversity offices, initiatives
The changes — which come amid federal attacks on DEI — suggest Penn is backpedaling on some of the initiatives it has championed in recent years.
Meet the Penn affiliates who served in the Biden-Harris administration
Following the end of Biden's term, The Daily Pennsylvanian looked back at some of the most notable Penn alumni and affiliates who served in his administration.
University leaders discuss 'time of peril' for higher education at Penn Faculty Senate colloquium
The Jan. 30 event — titled “Higher Education and the State: How Politics are Reshaping America’s Great Universities" — was the first of the Faculty Senate’s three-part colloquium series.
Penn outlines new strategies, goals for climate action in CSAP 4.0
The seven initiatives included in the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 was developed with input from faculty, students, and staff representatives.
Former Penn President Amy Gutmann receives Yale Legend in Leadership Award
Former Penn President Amy Gutmann recently received a leadership award from the Yale School of Management.
Beth Winkelstein reappointed as Penn’s deputy provost
1993 Penn graduate and Penn professor Beth Winkelstein has been reinstated to her post as deputy provost.
Jameson expresses uncertainty, emphasizes Penn's values in email addressing Trump's executive orders
Jameson’s email marks the University’s first comments on the second Trump administration’s policies — many of which have ignited a firestorm in Washington.
‘Penn lost its way’: Josh Shapiro claims University mishandled allegations of antisemitism
Shapiro discussed the responsibility of universities to protect Jewish students and commented on the lack of appropriate action taken by the administration in response to antisemitic incidents.
One year later, Ramanan Raghavendran reflects on experience as Chair of the Penn Board of Trustees
In commemoration of his one-year anniversary as the Chair of the Penn Board of Trustees, Ramanan Raghavendran reflected on what he learned over his tenure.
Penn likely to face ongoing congressional scrutiny as new U.S. House education chair begins tenure
Walberg — who was selected as the committee's chair in December 2024 — has been outspoken about campus antisemitism and cited “continuing to protect Jewish students on college campuses” as one of his main priorities.
