Administration
Penn stays silent over Peking University prof departure
Penn has many ties with the Chinese university. In March 2010, Penn entered a memorandum of understanding with Peking University, and many of Penn’s schools work closely with the Chinese university.Time to Shine celebration comes to a close
The Time to Shine tour celebrates the accomplishments of the $4.3 billion Making History fundraising campaign, which concluded in December 2012.
SLAP holds candelight vigil at President Gutmann’s house
Speakers at the vigil outside the president’s house also called for changes to policies regarding University apparel.With dean hires upcoming, all eyes on Gutmann
Some professors say that Penn’s four upcoming dean appointments could be a defining part of President Gutmann’s legacy.
University association elects Gutmann vice chair
Penn President Amy Gutmann was elected vice chair of the Association of American Universities on Tuesday, a position that gives her a national platform to discuss and lobby for higher-education issues.Gutmann now second-highest-paid Ivy president
Penn President Amy Gutmann was the second-highest-paid Ivy League campus head in 2011, jumping up one spot on the annual Ivy compensation rankings.Penn leads in endowment returns across Ivies, peers
Endowment returns across the Ivy League have surged following a relatively stagnant 2012 fiscal year, with Penn leading the pack.
MBA director's leave not detrimental to Wharton, some say
Faculty and admissions consultants believe Director of MBA admissions Ankur Kumar’s leave will not have a significant effect.Wharton wrongly represented, says former MBA director
Thomas Caleel, who served as Wharton MBA admissions director from 2005 to 2008, discussed the recent admissions director’s resignation and his view on Wharton’s decline.ICYMI: Obama plans higher ed ratings
The Daily Pennsylvanian breaks down some of the president’s recent plans to reform American higher education, including his proposal to tie his higher ed ratings to federal financial aid.Hackney began presidency on rocky ground
Most expected then-Provost Vartan Gregorian to be selected, and claimed that the search process was unfair when Hackney was chosen.Hackney's proteges saw success in presidencies
Current and former university presidents credit Sheldon Hackney for recognizing their leadership potential.
Court declines to hear Penn's lawsuit appeal
On Sept. 10, Pennsylvania’s highest state court declined to allow Penn to appeal a $9.65 million verdict awarded to former patient Eric Davenport, who sued in 2008 after he was misdiagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Sheldon Hackney and the 'spring from hell'
For all of Hackney’s achievements over his first 11 years in office, the former president’s handling of two free speech incidents in 1993, his final year, will remain forever etched into his Penn legacy.Endowment passes $7 billion mark
Penn’s endowment grew by nearly $1 billion in the 2013 fiscal year, generating an investment return of 14.4 percent, the University announced at a Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning.
Under Hackney, a university met a community
Sheldon Hackney, a popular and polarizing president who served from 1981-93, died on Thursday afternoon. Former colleagues say he left lasting impacts on the University.
Alcohol policy revisions currently unclear
A University commission will give its recommendations to the president and provost by the end of December.Four Penn schools searching for deans
The Daily Pennsylvanian takes a look at each of the departing deans and the process that is underway to find their replacements.
Amy Gutmann refocuses Penn Compact 2020
This version marks a renewal of some of Gutmann’s priorities in 2004.