Administration
Major financial aid expansion at Penn targets middle-income families, excludes home values
As part of the initiative, Penn will increase financial aid packages and guarantee full tuition scholarships to a greater number of students.
Penn trustees vote on campus renovations, discuss implications of election at fall meetings
The Board also approved the creation of a new College of Liberal and Professional Studies master's program focused on police practice and criminology as well as multiple large scale renovation projects.
Magill concedes ‘mistake’ in Congress testimony, defends response to campus divisions as Penn president
Magill discussed topics including institutional neutrality, institutional statements, and university responses to external political pressures.
Ott Center hosts grand opening as donors, administrators celebrate new facility
The event featured remarks from Interim Penn President Larry Jameson, Athletic Director Alanna Wren, and Penn track and field coach Steve Dolan, among others.
Penn GSE launches new framework to increase collaboration with Philadelphia community
The initiative is intended to increase collaboration between GSE and members of the community.
Penn Museum uncovers remains of additional 1985 MOVE bombing victim
The statement confirmed that the remains matched the records of Delisha Africa, and noted that the findings have been communicated to her family.
Penn suspends Wharton fraternity for hanging posters alleged to mock kidnapped Israelis
DSP Executive Director Jeremy Levine wrote that DSP was suspended until at least fall 2025 as a result of violations of the Delta Sigma Pi Risk Management Policy.
Penn Traditions celebrates 20th anniversary with rebrand, more alumni events
Penn Traditions, which held its first event in 2004, is entirely student-run and oversees University events including Highball to Heyday, Final Toast, and the incoming class picture on Franklin Field.
Trump's proposals could deport students, remove federal funding from Penn, DP analysis finds
The Daily Pennsylvanian took a look at what a second Trump presidency — and a projected Republican majority in the Senate — could mean for Penn and higher education institutions across the country.
Faculty group condemns Penn's temporary protest guidelines, alleging academic freedom violations
AAUP-Penn criticized the University's implementation of the guidelines, and alleged a failure by the University to uphold academic freedom.
Interim Penn President Larry Jameson appointed to Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Board
Former Penn presidents Liz Magill and Amy Gutmann both previously served on the Board during their presidential tenures.
Penn political groups report difficulties hosting events as new policies limit organizing
Penn College Republicans and Penn Democrats, the University’s largest partisan political organizations, told The Daily Pennsylvanian that they have faced difficulties registering events on campus.
House antisemitism report publishes Penn disciplinary data, internal admin. correspondence
The report by the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce includes the committee’s findings from its yearlong investigation of several higher education institutions, including Penn.
Penn bans daytime parties on Homecoming, sparking student outrage
While students have historically marked Homecoming with daytime parties thrown by greek organizations on and around campus, Penn's new protocols prohibit parties during official Homecoming activities on Nov. 16.
Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell talks college admissions, sports, and journalism with the DP
At the sold-out event, which was the first Authors@Wharton event of the academic year, Gladwell showcased his latest book "Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering."
Former major Penn donor re-directs $1 million to Tel Aviv University
Magerman announced in September that he will be redirecting his donations to five universities in Israel, starting with a one million dollar five-year investment in Tel Aviv University.
Timothy Rommen named Penn's inaugural vice provost for the arts
Rommen specializes in Caribbean music, and his major research interests include popular music, sacred music, critical theory, ethics, tourism, diaspora, and the intellectual history of ethnomusicology.
Faculty groups denounce Penn’s use of police force in warrant execution at off-campus house
AAUP-Penn's Executive Committee called the search a “dangerous and traumatizing treatment” of students in a statement and questioned the intensity of the police response.
Penn Medicine appoints Lisa Bellini as Medical School executive vice dean
In her new roles, Bellini will support the foundation of Penn Medicine's academic and working environment by focusing on faculty affairs and professional development.
