Amy Gutmann
Amy Gutmann was appointed the eighth president of Penn in 2004. Read recent articles about Amy Gutmann below.
DP Daybreak | Harris leads Trump among Penn students
Also, group unaffiliated with Penn claims responsibility for multiple acts of vandalism on campus.
Harris overwhelmingly leads Trump among Penn students, DP election poll finds
Trump’s support is highest among students in the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost visits Penn Dems tabling event, talks youth vote
Frost spoke with The Daily Pennsylvanian about how Generation Z and college students can influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.
McCormick discusses climate, education at Penn College Republicans fireside chat
Approximately 50 students, Penn affiliates, ACCA members, and Philadelphia community members attended the event, which was held at Two Locals Brewing on Oct. 23.
Penn Prevention Research Center awarded $6.5 million CDC grant to study cancer communication
With the five-year CDC grant, the center will work with Philadelphia communities to improve communications between doctors and older patients with early-stage breast, rectal, or lung cancer, according to the Penn Med announcement.
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice faculty receive grants to combat climate inequality
The Kleinman Center, which is housed in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, seeks to address issues related to energy and climate policy.
Penn professor Drew Weissman among 82 Nobel Prize laureates endorsing Kamala Harris in open letter
Alongside Weissman, 81 other Nobel laureates across the disciplines of chemistry, physics, medicine, and economics signed the open letter supporting Harris in her bid for president.
Group claims credit for Yahya Sinwar vandalism while criticizing DP, denying Penn affiliation
The group wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that “the decision to place these tags was a spontaneous one” and denied any affiliation to the University.
Holmesburg Prison experiment victims criticize Penn's role, demand restorative justice
The panel examined the legacy of Penn dermatology professor Albert Kligman, who conducted medical experiments on incarcerated individuals without their informed consent.
Tiyya Geiger | Stop assuming everyone is rich
Columnist Tiyya Geiger illustrates how Penn’s campus culture works to indoctrinate students into thinking everyone is rich.
Piper Slinka-Petka | Ivy doesn’t grow in Appalachia
Columnist Piper Slinka-Petka illustrates the difficulties for students from rural areas and encourages them to take pride in their roots while exploring Penn.
Friday Night Frights: Penn football falls to Yale in third-straight Ivy loss
The game was headlined by senior quarterback Aidan Sayin leaving the game due to injury after Penn’s second drive.
Elizabeth Collins | Building an American Winston Churchill: Analyzing the rhetoric of Donald Trump
Guest Columnist Elizabeth Collins compares speeches of Winston Churchill and Donald Trump, offering suggestions for unifying political rhetoric in her column.
Max Annunziata | A right to mourn
Columnist Max Annunziata argues that, despite differences of opinion on pro-Palestine protests and the University’s response to them, our community should recognize the suppression of a vigil as amoral.
DP Daybreak | Vandalism investigation led to off-campus raid
Also, Penn Muslim Students Association demanded divestment from Israel at a University Council meeting.
Penn Violence Prevention hosts programming to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Penn Violence Prevention is hosting Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October in an attempt to raise awareness about domestic violence on campus.
Philadelphia Writing Project launches initiative to highlight histories of Black youth
The initiative, supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation, aims to incorporate digital, written, art, performance, and other forms of media to create a dynamic archive focusing on stories of Philadelphia’s Black youth.
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman to teach at Wharton in new AI program
The six-week, live online program, which was announced in an Oct. 22 press release, will run from Jan. 27 to Feb. 25, 2025
Friday Night Lights: Penn football prepares for must-win matchup with Yale
Both teams are entering the game looking for their first wins in Ivy League play.