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Penn rises three spots to No. 14 in U.S. News and World Report global university ranking
Penn climbed the rankings from the No. 17 spot in 2020.
Penn students, faculty launch telehealth program to aid Bangladeshi refugee camp
College and Wharton sophomores Henry Le and Ananya Dewan started the Connected Care Initiative, which aims to bring medical care to vulnerable refugee populations through telehealth.
Mental health initiative AfroWellness aims to support African international students
This semester, the AfroWellness initiative is holding events for managing stress and anxiety and discussing issues that have arisen due to the pandemic, like feeling isolated.
Performing arts groups produce prerecorded, virtual content in light of COVID-19 restrictions
In August, the Performing Arts Council and the Platt Performing Arts House announced that students cannot congregate in-person to produce content this semester because campus was still closed.
In Philadelphia, Obama urges Penn community to ‘get to work’ and vote for Biden
The former president ended the day with a ticketed “drive-in rally” outside Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia, during which he particularly urged Black men, progressives, and other voters to participate in the election in efforts to oust Trump.
Penn says it can’t give Election Day off, but it’s unclear what state regulations prevent it
Penn cites state regulations for why it cannot change the Academic Calendar without explaining other unforeseen days — such as snow days, and a day off for the 2018 Eagles parade — the University has given off in the past.
Fenjan, Penn’s new Middle East politics journal, launches first issue this semester
Fenjan's editors wrote that their mission is “to give the Penn community a platform to engage with the MENA region—to read about, write about, and reimagine the Middle East for what it is: human."
Amy Gutmann and her husband donate $2 million to Penn Nursing for new scholarship program
The program, which will launch in January 2021, will select and fund 10 Nursing students annually across the undergraduate and graduate degree-levels, Director of Media Relations Ron Ozio wrote in a press release.
New UA Executive Board looks to increase student accessibility and uplift marginalized groups
The UA elected College and Wharton junior Janice Owusu as speaker, Wharton sophomore Carson Sheumaker as secretary, and College and Wharton junior Nikhil Gupta as treasurer.
Van Pelt reopens with limited hours to students living in on-campus housing
Van Pelt’s ground floor will be open for individual study from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday as part of the pilot program.
Supreme Court rules Pa. can count mail-in ballots received three days after Election Day
The Supreme Count rules that Pennsylvania mail-in ballots received three days after Nov. 3 can be counted — a win for Pennsylvanian Democrats.
Princeton University will pay nearly $1.2 million to female profs. to narrow wage gap
The Times reported that Princeton has agreed to pay back $925,000 to 106 female professors, who in the report were underpaid compared to male colleagues. The University will also spend $250,000 on adjusting future salaries to narrow the gender wage gap.
Penn denies congressional request to disclose stats on diverse-owned firms managing endowment
Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.) and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) sent a letter to 25 colleges and universities on July 10, requesting information regarding the participation of women and minority-owned asset management firms in the administration of endowment assets.
‘Latinos can make a community anywhere’: Students celebrate Latinx Heritage Month virtually
While some students said the virtual setting could not match the same exciting atmosphere of the in-person traditions, most students and faculty still deemed this year's online celebrations an overall success.
Penn Medicine’s L. Scott Levin elected chair of world's largest organization of surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is the largest organization of surgeons in the world with more than 82,000 members.
Photo Essay | Packed crowds, masks optional: Inside a Trump Pa. rally amid COVID-19
Thousands of supporters gathered in western Pennsylvania last week for Trump's second MAGA rally since his COVID-19 diagnosis. Here's a look inside "the Trump experience."
Experts worry that Penn's test-optional application process will benefit wealthier students
While most colleges assure students that they will not be at a disadvantage if they do not submit test scores, some college counseling specialists question the assertion.
Penn Medicine study finds more personalized workplace wellness programs increase results
In the study — which was published on Oct. 14 in PLOS One — around 600 employees from the consulting firm Deloittee took part in a physical activity program over a six month period.
Penn grad’s education startup places third in international business competition
2018 College and 2019 School of Social Policy & Practice graduate Tiffany Yau's startup, Fulphil, placed third in the the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition.