Administration
Typical lengths of leaves may vary across undergraduate schools
According to the Report of the Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare, which was released Feb. 17, students felt that inconsistencies among the leave of absence policies of the four undergraduate schools led to confusion.
Editorial | Why President Gutmann deserves her $3.5 million
Earlier this week, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that Penn President Amy Gutmann’s salary has reached an all-time high of nearly $3.5 million.
New Faculty Wellness Ambassadors to service distressed students
Selected ambassadors will receive I-CARE training from CAPS, which trains individuals to recognize signs of mental distress
Amy Gutmann's salary breaches $3 million
Gutmann, for the second year in a row, remains Penn's highest paid employee for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.
Penn's endowment grows to $10.1 billion
The growth marks a $537 million increase from last year's $9.6 billion endowment.
Proposed Greek judiciary board undergoes changes after admin. backlash
Administrators believed it could potentially violate Penn's free speech policies.
Sexual violence survey findings don't shock administrators
The data confirms previous research on why students underreport sexual violence, Director of Student Sexual Violence Prevention Jessica Mertz said.
Penn falls short of peers in sexual assault survey results
Result showed that Penn students are pessimistic about the University’s ability to effectively deal with complaints of sexual violence.
Off campus Greeks shake administrative oversight
OFSL is concerned that without this supervision, the students of these organizations will engage in precarious situations that may violate Penn’s code of conduct and put its members in harm’s way.
Penn commits to a healthier campus
Penn institutionalized the health frenzy on Monday Sept. 21 by becoming the first Ivy League university to join the Healthier Campus Initiative, the collegiate branch of the Partnership for a Healthier America.
Counting the costs of tuition, on- and off-campus
With many other variables to take into consideration, the approximate amount of money that students save if by living at home totals around $11,700.
Penn Wharton China Center plays host to Silfen Forum
The forum was moderated by Penn President Amy Gutmann featuring General Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Li Zhaoxing, former Foreign Minister of China, along with others.
Administration finds results of AAU sexual assault climate survey "deeply troubling"
The American Association of Universities has released the aggregate results of the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct.
Admins agree to research some mental health open letter suggestions, reject others
On Friday morning, members of the Hamlett-Reed Mental Health Initiative met with administrators to discuss last week's open letter to President Gutmann.
Ronald Perelman, Penn trustee, steps down as Carnegie Hall chair
Perelman's donations to the University have funded the upcoming Perelman Center for Political Science.
Gutmann not meeting with students who signed mental health open letter
The letter sent to Penn President Amy Gutmann from the Hamlett-Reed Mental Health Initiative was directed to officials at VPUL.
New mental health advisory team has power and resources
For the first time since a string of suicides sparked a conversation about mental health on campus, the Penn administration is putting words into action.
Underrepresented students slighted from University Council, the NEC charges
The NEC alleges that the UA violated its bylaws and prevented the appointment of representatives of mis- and underrepresented student groups.
Results of sexual assault climate survey to be released in next few weeks
Penn was one of twenty-eight colleges that participated in the survey