Administration
How commuting by bike just got easier for faculty and staff
The Bike Commuter Expense Reimbursement Program will offer compensation to qualified faculty and staff for any out of pocket eligible expenses of up to $240 annually.
Mayor's spokesperson blasts Penn as 'hypocritical' and 'morally wrong' to not make PILOT contributions
Lauren Hitt, Kenney's spokesperson and a 2013 College graduate, first tweeted a link to an Inside Higher Education article that described how Penn does not have to pay property taxes to Philadelphia due to its nonprofit status.
Penn's isn't the only Ivy League whose endowment posted an investment loss this year
Six out of eight Ivy League schools including Penn reported endowment investment losses in 2016.
Matt Griffin: The man behind Penn's social media accounts
It was midnight on January 5, the night before the Common App was due, and high schoolers were freaking out on Twitter.
One of those anti-LGBTQ preachers was just arrested after elbowing a University of Georgia student
Brother Ross Jackson hit the student during a verbal confrontation in which the two individuals stood eye-to-eye, standing about an inch apart, according to The Red and Black, the student newspaper at the University of Georgia.
Penn just received a $15 million donation to create an arts innovation program
The donation will go towards building the Sachs Arts Innovation Hub, which will be located in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, as well as supporting a range of arts-related projects and programs across the University.
A recent change to FAFSA could affect students' financial aid packages
FAFSA will be available three months earlier than in previous years.
Penn is about to implement a campus-wide firewall to protect against cyberattacks
This is the the most comprehensive form of cyber protection Penn has ever implemented.
College housing executive director made sexist, racially insensitive comments, staffers say
At least seven former or current college housing staffers, including four house deans, say they have spoken to Human Resources about Redman. The portrait they describe is of an administrative unit beset with frustration over a leader many regard as sexist at worst and woefully insensitive at best.
Campus sexual violence prevention advocates: Trump 'perpetuates' rape culture
“When someone participates in private conversations where they talk about groping women, they are normalizing the idea that women are sexual objects” College junior Amanda Silberling said.
Penn wins lawsuit against family of brain cancer victim
A federal judge has ruled in favor of Penn in a recent lawsuit against a neuroscientist who died after exposure to radiation while researching at the University. The plaintiffs plan to appeal the result.
Penn was ranked the top Ivy League school for veterans
Penn was the third-best school for veterans overall.
Uncertainty about financial aid changes causes concern at Penn First summit
Penn First, the student organization for first generation, low income (FGLI) students on campus, implemented a range of projects after their inaugural summit in April this year.
Penn: a green gem among urban universities
For an urban campus, Penn is remarkably green
Alumni and faculty petition Amy Gutmann to publicly denounce Trump
A recent Change.org petition, authored by 1991 College graduate Nathaniel Popkin, has increased pressure on Gutmann and the University to take a stand against Trump.
Karim El Sewedy wins freshman Class Board presidential election
This year's new student election results were delayed from their planned Sept. 22 release after accusations were raised of violations of the Fair Practice Code, the regulatory document that governs student elections.
Penn has a new policy for announcing student deaths
In the wake of more than a dozen student deaths, including 10 reported suicides since 2013, the University has drawn criticism for its inconsistent method of announcing student deaths to the University community.
The Trustees voted against divestment, but Fossil Free Penn is planning to fight on
Last Thursday, the Board of Trustees announced that Penn will not divest from fossil fuel industries, despite two years of campaigning from Fossil Free Penn.
Students protest Trustee's decision to not divest from fossil fuel industry
A small group of students and faculty, carrying signs and posters, protested the recent Board of Trustees decision not to divest from the fossil fuel industry.
