Administration
New College House West will begin construction next Monday on high-rise field
In the email sent to Du Bois and Rodin residents, University administrators said students will hear "intermittent noise" from construction from Dec. 3 through finals week.
No open investigation exists against Penn’s women’s groups, despite Title IX complaint filed in June
The National Coalition For Men has filed similar complaints against other universities, and there is no evidence the complaint will result in any consequences for Penn.
To boost transparency, UA leaders Krone and Andrews set up shop on Locust Walk
As their first semester in the UA leadership wraps up, Krone and Andrews have zeroed in on improving transparency between the UA and the student body.
To cover meals over Thanksgiving, students deemed 'highly-aided' can opt-in for debit cards
The re-loadable debit card system will be used for Thanksgiving, winter, and spring break for this academic year.
Penn Medicine named 'Healthcare's Most Wired' for the sixth year in a row
The designation is meant to recognize hospitals and health systems for their work in using healthcare technology effectively to improve care for patients.
Dartmouth hit with lawsuit for allegedly failing to investigate sexual misconduct claims
The $70 million suit, filed on Nov. 15 by seven women, alleged the professors sexually assaulted, harassed, and discriminated against the women while they were graduate students.
Penn says it's investing in climate change research — its only climate scientist disagrees
Penn does not have any standing sustainability professors — only lecturers, adjunct, and visiting professors — and professor Irina Marinov is the only standing faculty member studying climate science.
Last week, Wharton students got their own CAPS clinician. Here's what students think.
Some have expressed support for Penn taking steps to support more mental health support, and others pushed back on the idea of singling out Wharton over the other undergraduate schools.
To house all sophomores on campus, Penn may convert some high rise triples into quads
Penn announced it would require all sophomore students to live in a college house, starting in three years. New College House West's opening in 2021 will help accommodate these students.
President Gutmann and Provost Pritchett join students in voting in historic midterms
"I want this to show how seriously we take our right to vote," Gutmann said. "The implications are very, very clear; young people’s voices need to be heard."
CAPS will now station a clinician in Huntsman Hall to serve Wharton students
This is the first time undergraduate students will have access to mental health care directly within their school, but there are currently no plans to station a clinician in any other undergraduate school, CAPS Deputy Executive Director Meeta Kumar said.
Penn appoints Marc Lo to lead Penn First Plus, an office for first-gen. low-income students
Established in May 2018, the Penn First Plus Office aims to improve the experience of first-generation, low-income students at Penn, as administrators look to accommodate the school's biggest-ever FGLI class.
Penn dismisses second major fossil fuel divestment proposal after first round of consideration
After a failed attempt in 2015 to convince Penn to divest from all fossil fuels, the student group called on the University to divest from coal and tar sands, a specific type of fossil fuel.
At some college campuses, iPhones and Apple Watches now serve as student ID. Is Penn next?
Apple is looking to expand this policy to other schools including Johns Hopkins University, Santa Clara University, and, closer to home, Temple University.
At Penn Diversity Lecture, prof traces history of sexual assault on campuses
Executive Director of Penn's Ortner Center of Violence & Abuse in Relationships Susan Sorenson spoke to students in a time of shifting federal policy over sexual assault on college campuses.
Wharton receives $25 million to fund Tangen Hall, the first hub for student entrepreneurship
The AKO Foundation, the charity branch of hedge fund AKO Capital LLP, granted the donation which will also fund the Katja and Nicolai Tangen International Endowed Scholarship.
The Lauder Institute, located at 37th and Spruce streets, is undergoing major renovation
At a dedication ceremony with President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett Tuesday, Ronald and Leonard Lauder, 1965 and 1954 Wharton graduates, respectively, presented the donation.
Multiple cases of hand foot and mouth disease reported in College Houses and sprint football team
Penn has seen an increase in the number of cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease reported on campus.
Reports of sexual harassment to Penn's Ombuds Office hit five-year high
'We think that the increased use of our office in discussion of such matters stems from the new policy of confidentiality for the ombuds office and also from the MeToo movement,' University Ombuds Lynn Hollen Lees wrote to the DP.