Administration
Students demand fossil fuel divestment, mandatory climate course at University Council forum
Eight of the 15 topics at Wednesday's forum covered a wide range of climate-related demands, including mitigating the climate risk for Philadelphians and supporting issues of race and the environment.
Penn suspends operations, modifies COVID-19 testing schedule Thursday as winter storm looms
All classes will be held online, but COVID-19 testing will continue with a modified schedule at a limited number of sites.
Class of 2024 blindsided by new dining plan requirement, calling it a ‘blatant cash grab’
Hundreds have taken to a Change.org petition to voice dissatisfaction with the policy. A petition calling for the cancellation of the policy garnered more than 400 signatures as of the evening of Feb. 16.
Gutmann criticizes Trump administration’s handling of COVID-19 at pandemic ethics event
Penn President Amy Gutmann discussed the ethical and practical implications of the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual event on Thursday.
Penn expands summer funding to include middle-income students
The Summer Funding Program will offer financial aid to students with an annual family income of $65,000 to $140,000 to pursue summer internships.
Penn threatens campus-wide quarantine policy in light of ‘worrisome’ positivity rate
If trends do not reverse, the University will move to Campus Alert Level 3: Safer at Home on the University's four-level alert system as early as next week.
After weeks of denying access, Penn will offer COVID-19 testing to Bon Appétit dining workers
Bon Appétit workers are subcontracted and not employed by Penn, which complicated providing them access to testing.
Penn to allow limited in-person gatherings, reopen Pottruck following end of Quiet Period
Student groups hoping to meet in person — either indoors or outdoors — must submit a request explaining why the activity cannot be held virtually.
Penn to standardize course times, eliminate back-to-back classes in fall 2021 schedule revamp
Under the new format, classes will start at one of eight designated start times beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m. Students will have at minimum 15 minutes between classes.
Penn will suspend operations, COVID-19 screening testing on Tuesday as snowstorm continues
Irvine Auditorium is the only COVID-19 testing location set to open on Tuesday, for symptomatic and close-contact COVID-19 testing only.
SCUE calls for sector requirement revamp, more FGLI support in first White Paper since 2015
SCUE releases a White Paper every five years recommending long-term changes to Penn's academic policies. This year's paper was set to be released in 2020, but was delayed due to COVID-19.
Penn suspends campus operations, COVID-19 testing Monday due to snowstorm
All classes will be held online, and select dining halls will remain open on Monday.
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.
