Administration
Company licensed to make Penn apparel cuts ties with business allegedly using forced labor
Cutter & Buck has a license with the University to manufacture sportswear and golf apparel featuring Penn’s logo, but no Penn-branded apparel was produced under forced labor conditions.
Penn professor Robert Schuyler retires after backlash from using Nazi phrase and salute
Schuyler, who believed his speech at an archaeological conference was being suppressed, said he used the Nazi phrase and salute to reference limits on free speech in Nazi Germany.
Penn Labs creates Hub@Penn to provide easy access to University resources
The website displays contact information and descriptions for 97 campus organizations, ranging from Counseling and Psychological Services to Penn Women's Center.
Prof. who used Nazi salute faces call for firing from colleagues in open letter to Penn
The letter was co-authored by University of York Ph.D. candidate Liz Quinlan, the speaker that Prof. Robert Schuyler engaged in a brief altercation with at the Society for Historical Archaeology conference before he used the Nazi phrase and salute.
A not-so-quiet Quiet Period: First years seen partying, breaking Penn’s COVID-19 guidelines
Students and RAGAs reported that some first years are gathering in large groups, violating the Quiet Period. Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé confirmed that Penn has intervened with some students who have violated these guidelines, but added that no COVID-19 clusters among students are currently known.
Penn will not commit to matching PSG’s $250,000 contribution to Black student groups
In August, PSG announced the donation of $200,000 to Makuu, of which $150,000 was reserved for UMOJA, and $50,000 for the Center for Africana Studies in an email to undergraduates.
On campus this semester? These buildings are open to students.
Many University buildings have expanded their hours and on-site offerings to account for the larger number of students living on campus.
Penn’s COVID-19 spring testing operation, explained
To limit the spread of the virus, the University is launching the Penn Cares COVID-19 response program, which requires undergraduates to get tested for COVID-19 twice per week at one of several locations on campus.
Penn cancels class of prof. who used Nazi gesture — but students still want him fired
Anthropology Department Chair Kathleen Morrison confirmed that ANTH 220: "Historical Archaeology Laboratory," the course professor Robert Schuyler was scheduled to teach, will no longer be offered in the spring.
Students demand Penn fire anthropology professor who used Nazi phrase and salute
Robert Schuyler, an associate professor of anthropology, held his arm in a Nazi salute and used the Nazi phrase “Sieg heil” during a brief altercation with an invited speaker at an archaeological conference.
Alumni urge Penn to revoke Trump’s degree after Capitol riot, with some withholding donations
Some alumni believe Wednesday's Capitol riots should be the final straw in pushing Penn to revoke Trump's degree, with some citing the University's unique silence on his actions as reason to cut their donations.
Penn professor uses Nazi phrase and salute at archaeology conference, sparking outrage
Robert Schuyler, who teaches anthropology and holds a position at the Penn Museum, held his arm in a Nazi salute and said “Sieg heil to you” after a speaker told him that the meeting, a Society for Historical Archaeology conference plenary session, was not the place for him to discuss a question he had raised about membership.
Penn’s failure to condemn Trump in statement on Capitol storming frustrates students, faculty
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett called efforts to undermine the election “assaults on the political freedom of all citizens" — but their statement did not include any explicit condemnation of Trump, a 1968 Wharton graduate, for inciting the mob.
Trump’s alma mater condemns mob assault on Capitol as attack on American democracy
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote that Penn condemns "threatening incitements and assaults on the political freedom of all citizens."
Penn to extend pass/fail grading, increase in-person research opportunities in spring 2021
The University announced it will extend the pass/fail grading policy for undergraduates to the spring 2021 semester, as it prepares for undergraduates to live in on-campus housing and resume more in-person activities.
Penn accepts 15% of early decision applicants to Class of 2025, a record low
The early decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2025 marks a 4.7 percentage point decrease from last year. This year, 7,962 students applied through the University's early decision program, a 23% increase from last year's 6,453 applicants.
Penn Med's frontline health care workers praised for courage, yet denied COVID-19 tests
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to more than a dozen nurses, doctors, and clinical students who work across Penn Medicine’s hospital system. While Penn undergraduates enjoyed virtually unlimited access to COVID-19 testing this semester, some health care workers continue to be denied COVID-19 tests.
Penn clothing vendor has ties to company using forced labor, workers' rights group finds
University officials said they are aware of the reports of forced labor and are waiting for the results of a full investigation to find out the details of the alleged violations.
Penn lays out plans for hybrid semester, will start vaccinating hospital staff next week
The virtual town hall, titled “From Campus Access to Testing and Vaccination: What to Expect for Penn’s COVID-era Spring Semester,” discussed the future of the COVID-19 vaccine, Penn’s plans for opening campus in the spring, and COVID-19 testing.