Amy Gutmann
Amy Gutmann was appointed the eighth president of Penn in 2004. Read recent articles about Amy Gutmann below.
Pennsylvania's COVID-19 death toll may double by January, new model suggests
Officials have pointed factors such as increased mobility and decreased compliance with mask mandates as driving the rise in projected cases and deaths in many states.
Penn professor organizes nationwide strike for academics against police violence
From Sept. 8 to Sept. 9, participants will refrain from teaching and administrative duties in efforts to focus on public teach-ins about police brutality and violence particularly against communities of color.
Isabella Glassman | Online learning has ended syllabus week. Get used to It
Thinking towards the future, one should wonder why would professors ever want to return to the previous organization of syllabus week when instead they could begin class almost right away, perhaps only devoting a 20-minute block of class time for syllabus-related or logistical questions.
Penn basketball players react to Black Lives Matter and Penn Athletics' plan of action
According to Penn Athletics’ statement from Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun, approximately 30 Black athletes from Penn met with the athletics administration to construct a concrete plan to move forward.
A coronavirus check-in with Penn women's basketball
In July, the Ivy League canceled all athletics until at least Jan. 1, putting the status of the basketball season up in the air and leaving athletes scrambling for answers.
Police Free Penn advocates for campus police abolition in new lecture series
Police Free Penn, a social justice group formed in June, plans to continue to host informal lectures, or teach-ins, throughout the semester.
Students and faculty honor life of biochemistry program ‘mom’ and poet Leslie Shinn
Eighty-eight current and former Vagelos MLS students and faculty convened over Zoom on Sept. 6 for a virtual memorial service.
Hundreds petition Penn to extend widespread COVID-19 testing for the entire fall semester
The University will invite specific asymptomatic members of the Penn community, including students, faculty, and staff who are deemed have a higher exposure risk, to enroll in surveillance testing protocols once Penn has finalized the details of the program.
Penn will not create an ethnic studies, anti-racism requirement despite community support
Emory University, the University of Pittsburgh, and California State University — the largest public university system in the United States — have all recently required students to take a class on ethnic studies and anti-racism.
Hundreds march in Center City against police brutality in response to Jacob Blake shooting
The rally, which was endorsed by campus groups Penn Community for Justice and Police Free Penn, included an hour of speeches in front of City Hall before the crowd marched to the Philadelphia Police headquarters.
Trump and Biden will visit Pennsylvania for 9/11 Flight 93 Memorial
The Flight 93 National Memorial marks the field where an airplane crashed as passengers and crew fought hijackers over control of the plane, thwarting an attempted attack on the U.S. Capitol building on September 11, 2001.
Pole vaulter Sean Clarke thriving after post-graduation transfer to Texas A&M
With an extra year of eligibility, former Penn pole vaulter Sean Clarke is looking to take flight with a new team.
Despite the challenges, new athletes adjusting to virtual first semester at Penn
For the first time in Penn history, the process of getting to know their new coaches and teammates would have to be done completely off the field, if it could be done at all.
Blame it on the juice: Penn football senior Brian O'Neill inspires with veteran leadership
O’Neill was a multi-sport athlete in high school, but by his sophomore season, he knew he had found a passion in football.
Senior Jake Kohlbrenner easing into team leader role for Penn men's soccer
Originally from East Syracuse, N.Y., senior forward Jake Kohlbrenner burst onto the scene for Penn men's soccer in 2017 and 2018, his first two seasons with the team.
Penn Medicine hospitals named 2020 LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders
Penn’s six hospitals were among 495 given the highest designation of Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
15 questions with... Gracyn Banks, a Penn field hockey junior
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with field hockey junior Gracyn Banks to ask her 15 questions. Here's what she had to say.
Dave Johnson to step down as longtime director of the Penn Relays
Johnson has spent over 30 years on the Penn Relays staff and will continue to monitor the event next year, but in a reduced capacity from his current job.
A virtual brotherhood: Greek life changes for fall 2020
While some fraternity members are living off-campus together, IFC fraternities plan to hold fall recruitment online with hopes for in-person rush this spring.
