Administration
How campus reacted to Penn's decision to strip Steve Wynn and Bill Cosby of honorary degrees
While many student leaders applauded the administration for cutting ties with Wynn and Cosby, some want Penn to focus more on campus policies around sexual assault.
Friends, family of Bernstein will hold memorial to celebrate 'everything he loved in life'
The memorial, which will be held at Penn on Feb. 18, will be hosted by the Kelly Writer's House which friends describe as 'by far Blaze's favorite place on campus.'
READ: Pritchett's full answers to staff questions about sexual assault at Penn and more
The Penn Professional Staff Assembly sponsored a talk with Penn Provost Pritchett on Jan. 30 to discuss topics related to the University and to ask questions that concern staff members.
Penn Global renovations hope to create a more welcoming environment for all students
ISSS will be located in a temporary office on the third floor of 3440 Market St, while its original location at 3701 Chestnut St. undergoes anticipated months long renovations.
What Penn's wellness portal got right and what has to change, according to student leaders
The website aims to streamline all of the University’s mental health resources, events, and news, and is one of the wellness initiatives announced after last October's Campus Conversation.
DACA, mental health, sexual violence at Penn — what staff asked Pritchett at PPSA forum
The Penn Professional Staff Assembly sponsored a talk with the Provost as one of its two large open meetings of the academic year for staff members to discuss various University initiatives.
Wynn Commons defaced as former Penn trustee faces allegations of sexual misconduct
Days after the former Penn Trustee Steve Wynn was accused of sexual misconduct, the signage for the area named after him, 'Wynn Commons,' has been defaced with paint.
Narrowing its focus, Fossil Free Penn targets divestment from coal and tar sands
Last semester’s highly-publicized protests, rallies, and outreach efforts ultimately ended with no policy changes from Penn.
CAPS looks to address 'growing demand' for services with University review of operations
Two months after the announcement, a team of management experts from Penn Medicine has finished collecting data on the general operations of CAPS for the report.
The LGBTQ Faculty Diversity Working Group wants to expand queer studies at Penn
The LGBTQ Faculty Diversity Working Group was created in 2011 by the LGBT Center in response to a perceived lack of inclusivity for LGBTQ faculty in the University's diversity initiatives.
Penn Provost Pritchett was appointed to the panel to help form Phila.'s new school board
This panel of city officials is tasked with nominating 27 candidates to serve in nine positions on the new board, which ultimately will influence the education of around 200,000 students.
Grad students petitioning for better sexual harassment policies see unionization as solution
A petition was circulated in September about Penn's practices regarding victims of sexual harassment in Penn's graduate schools. Student leaders claim that unionization will help address these issues.
Penn forms group to address new research tying its founding trustees to the slave trade
Students found that of the 28 founding University trustees they investigated (there were 126 in total), 20 held slaves between 1769 and 1800 and had financial ties to the slave trade.
Kelly Writers House and Perry World House join forces to bring journalists-in-crisis to Penn
During her week-long residence, Albats spoke at events both in KWH and in Perry World House and discussed her experience as a Russian opposition journalist.
Provost on new Wellness site: 'We expect it to change. We want the community to give us advice.'
This announcement comes amid a series of student deaths at Penn. In the past month alone, three Penn students have died, adding to the seven student deaths last year.
After five years, the Penn Bookstore is undergoing major renovations
The project, which began over winter break, will replace the escalators with newer models and will renovate the bathrooms, the elevator, and the cafe upstairs.
How Financial Services is responding to student criticism of the work-study program
SRFS plans to create a single website to consolidate all job postings and is working to raise and standardize salaries and plans to increase the number of jobs desirable to students.
How Asian American Studies at Penn stacks up against programs across the Ivy League
Penn's Asian American Studies Program, now left without a formal director, has long lobbied for funding, support, and more teaching space for courses.
An infected horse has prompted an 'equine quarantine' at Penn Vet's animal hospital
All elective equine and camelid appointments at the New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, have been cancelled until further notice by the regional state veterinarian, a Penn Vet press release stated.