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How the ups and downs of COVID-19 defined 2021
Whether in-person or online, masked or unmasked, socializing or isolating, COVID-19 continued to determine what life at Penn looked like in 2021.
Penn community demands justice for 1985 MOVE bombing victims
The University was the subject of national controversy when it was discovered that the Penn Musuem was in possession of the remains of a victim from the 1985 MOVE bombing.
Penn community critiques University climate action for stopping short of divestment
Penn's climate-related initiatives ranged from its commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to its second annual Climate Week, and most recently, its decision to halt new investments in fossil fuels.
Penn students protest injustice and inequity
The return to in-person campus life allowed students and community members to resume gathering to demonstrate their grievances and frustrations with the University.
Penn students return to Phila., angering residents while increasing local business revenue
The return of students to campus boded well for many local businesses after a year of financial hardship brought on by the pandemic.
Students return to in-person, on-campus life
Classes remained largely virtual until fall 2021, when in-person instruction — as well as the on-campus party scene — resumed.
Penn community responds to impacts of Donald Trump's presidency, first Biden admin. actions
As campus reopened and students returned to Locust Walk, in-person life allowed Penn's political clubs to restart in-person programming and voter mobilization efforts for both local and national elections.
Former Provost Wendell Pritchett will return to Penn as senior advisor to Amy Gutmann
Pritchett will be reinstated as a faculty member at the Penn Law School after the spring 2022 semester.
UNC prof. discusses how inequalities drive paid participation in clinical trials at event
The virtual presentation was part of the Penn Program on Regulation’s year-long Race and Regulation Series, which seeks to investigate how government regulations have fostered racial inequities.
Penn Student Government launches fund to distribute $150,000 to marginalized student groups
The Social Life Inclusion Fund will distribute $50,000 each year over the next three years starting this semester in a three-year pilot program.
Penn cancels student group social events through 2021 following uptick in COVID-19 cases
Social events include parties, formals, and other spaces where alcohol, food, and dancing are present.
6B minority coalition groups expand to include Natives at Penn, forming the 7B
Natives at Penn is the second organization to join the coalition in the last three years, which meets regularly with top University administration to advocate for the interests of their constituents.
Penn Medicine study finds telehealth improves access to treatment for opioid use disorder
Penn Medicine researchers interviewed 22 opioid use disorder treatment prescribers and staff at low-barrier, outpatient treatment programs in Philadelphia.
First global seminar to return to in-person travel will visit the Galápagos over winter break
The class will travel to the Galápagos Islands for 10 days after final exams to study the relationship between conservation, tourism, and local communities.
Every Ocean Hughes named School of Design visiting professor for 2021-2022 academic year
EOH will work with graduate students in the School of Design, and in spring 2022, she will give a public lecture and lead a seminar class.
Penn set to host COVID-19 booster vaccine clinic Dec. 15 to 17
The clinic will provide the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to all students, faculty, staff, and postdoctoral students.
Penn’s latest climate plan report includes drop in campus emissions, more academic initiatives
This year’s report, released on Nov. 8, tracks progress made during the 2021 fiscal year towards the goals set in the University's third Climate Action Plan, which was released in 2019.
Philadelphia School District to end contract with substitute provider amid staffing crisis
The School District will end its relationship with Kelly Educational Services, a network for substitutes and temporary workers in schools, at the end of the 2021-22 school year.
Penn faculty members named Hastings Center Fellows for their work in bioethical fields
Hasting Center Fellows are selected based on the impact their work has on scholarship and public perception of ethical issues affecting the fields of health, health care, science, and technology.