Administration
Middle Eastern students commend Penn's stance on immigration ban, remain uncertain about the future
“A lot of people are too scared to leave for summer,” College and Wharton sophomore Zuhaib Badami said. “I think the safe choice is to stay in the country at least until the 90-day period is over, or at least until we’ve seen people come in and out without an issue.”
Amy Gutmann signs letter with 47 other university presidents criticizing Trump immigration ban
The letter is direct: "We write as presidents of leading American colleges and universities to urge you to rectify or rescind the recent executive order closing our country’s borders to immigrants and others from seven majority-Muslim countries and to refugees from throughout the world," it reads.
College Republicans say Penn 'threatens to alienate' conservative students with recent actions
College and Wharton freshman Michael Moroz said the University should not take a stance on political issues, such as Trump's executive order on immigration, because it “threatens to alienate students who hold reasonable but different beliefs from many on this campus.”
Penn Professors who signed petition protesting Ben Carson's nomination to lead HUD speak out
Nine professors at Penn joined hundreds of educators across the country to sign an open letter saying that Carson is “completely unqualified to promote appropriate solutions to the pressing housing and urban development needs facing our country.”
Student group Actively Moving Forward helped the administration craft a bereavement policy guide for students
The lack of a clear grieving policy at Penn prompted the group to work with Penn’s administration to coordinate more specific guidelines for bereavement and grief support issues for students.
University advises students from banned Muslim-majority countries to defer travel
The statement did not mention President Donald Trump by name, in keeping with Penn's pattern of declining to acknowledge their most famous alumnus even as he has assumed the nation's highest office.
Three days after his inauguration, Penn did not list Trump as a 'notable' alumnus involved in government
As of Jan. 23, he was omitted from the University Archives and Records Center's list of alumni heads of state or government. Trump's name was added on Jan. 24, after The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Board reached out to him about the issue.
NEC opens applications for seats for mis- and underrepresented student groups on the University Council
Every year, the NEC holds a semester long election process to allocate nine undergraduate seats on the University Council to representatives of Penn student groups that feel mis- or underrepresented.
These Penn Medicine researchers were just given $12 million to study diabetes
The Human Pancreas Analysis Program, led by Penn Medicine professors Ali Naji and Klaus Kaestner, will bring together researchers from multiple disciplines at Penn to analyze the human pancreas.Wage discrimination bill could address gender wage gap among Penn faculty
Wage discrimination, particularly the pay gap between white men and their female and minority counterparts, dominated conversations last election cycle.
More housing could increase future freshman class sizes, but Furda isn't making promises
Don’t expect an influx of students next year: Penn’s target freshman class size will remain at 2,445 students for the Class of 2021.
Penn Medicine dean is appointed for a second term
Jameson received a total compensation package of $2,665,721 in fiscal year 2014-15, making him the second highest compensated administrator at Penn after Gutmann.
Penn maintenance worker says he was sent to drown out religious protesters
A FRES employee told a Daily Pennsylvanian editor that he was instructed to drown out the protesters, but a Penn spokesperson denied any such command.
Amy Gutmann was there when Obama awarded Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Biden recently confirmed that he would be "based out of Penn for foreign policy" after leaving office on a hot mic at the mock swearing-in ceremony for senators.
With the help of cocoa and Amy Gutmann, this 2015 Penn graduate is promoting gender equality in Ghana
The tuition-free school and its companion community hospital were projects of 2015 President’s Engagement Prize winner and 2015 College graduate Shadrack Frimpong. The prize is a $100,000 grant from Penn to kickstart a student’s idea for a humanitarian project.
A new scholarship will support Penn's student leaders in mental health
This year, Penn will begin awarding a $150,000 scholarship to student leaders in mental health and wellness.
Newest Penn Integrates Knowledge professor is an expert in neuroscience
The PIK program, launched by Penn President Amy Gutmann in 2005, recruits faculty with expertise across disciplines to teach at Penn.
Here's who will lead the search for Penn's next provost
College senior Kat McKay, the president of the Undergraduate Assembly, will be among the student representatives.
Former members of Track and Field team lose federal appeal in case for athlete minimum wage
Taylor Hennig and Gillian Berger sued Penn and the NCAA, arguing that Division I student-athletes should be entitled to a minimum wage during their seasons.
