Administration
Five years ago Penn announced a faculty diversity action plan. Here's how far it's come since then.
About five years ago, Penn began to take steps to devote institutional resources toward increasing and sustaining faculty diversity.
BioPond turtles to be saved, relocated in restoration process
The drainage of the BioPond was completed on Oct. 27, the first step in the Kaskey Garden and Greenhouse Committee’s process of restoring the ecological health to the pond without euthanizing the invasive species of turtle that currently live there.
Two Penn students found a new way to filter water — and it all started with a special plant
In 2015, then-Engineering seniors Adrian Lievano and Matt Lisle won the President’s Engagement Prize, a $200,000 grant for graduating Penn students who have a plan to change the world.
Complaints of abusive behavior at Penn substantially increased last year, according to a new report
The Office of the Ombudsman, a campus office that handles various conflicts among students, faculty, staff and even parents of students, recently released its 2015-16 report.
Following OZ email, U. announces task force, warns parents of off-campus organizations
The task force will include administrators, faculty and students and is charged with fostering a campus climate free of sexual violence and harassment and ensuring that unrecognized groups are held "accountable" for violations of University policy.
Career Services warns against 'crafty' scam employers in PennLink
While Career Services reviews each employer who registers for PennLink, recent scammers have become "increasingly crafty."
Students struggling with inadequate financial aid plan to lobby SFS
At least two of the students reported struggling to afford food.
Penn Halloween through the years
While Halloween night may be quieter this year, there have been many years past where shocking events occurred.
Penn falls behind local colleges in ranking of median graduate salaries
University of the Sciences and Thomas Jefferson University likely held an advantage over Penn graduates in terms of the ranking because of their science and technology focus.
Penn's trustees laugh at Donald Trump joke
University Trustees have long wished to see a Quaker in the Oval Office, according to 1987 College graduate and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.
The Pennovation Center is officially open
Nested in the Lower Schuylkill area, the Pennovation Center is both an extension to Penn’s campus and a contribution to the larger scientific community of Philadelphia.
The Pennovation Center has a connection to Donald Trump's presidential campaign
If the name of one of the Pennovation Center’s designers sounds familiar, it’s probably because his cousin has been cropping up in the news during this election cycle.
Rodin’s recent maintenance meltdowns, explained
Curious what caused recent maintenance problems in Rodin? The Daily Pennsylvanian has answers.
AirPennNet access restored after group of outages across campus
These outages come just a days after Wharton Computing warned users that updates to macOS Sierra and iOS 10 could cause connectivity issues with AirPennNet.
Students of color praise administrators' letter, but question its timing
Some students who praised the letter still questioned why it was published now, given the volume of campus events themed around "Black Lives Matter" over the past few years.
Penn to black student community: "Black lives matter"
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Vice Provost Vincent Price authored a letter voicing support for the University's black student community on Friday.
Professor urges men to step up and challenge 'locker room talk' like Trump's
In an interview this week, professor Shaun Harper said not all, but too many men engage in sexist and misogynistic conversations in which they degrade and say “Trumpish” things about women.
Amy Gutmann's salary dipped 2.7 percent from last year
Gutmann is Penn's top paid employee for the third year in a row.
You don't really have to complete Thrive at Penn to register for classes
Earlier this semester, all upperclassmen were notified that registration holds would be placed on undergraduates who did not complete the program.
