News
Academics
Administration
Admissions
Identities
Science & Health
Politics
Philadelphia
Student Life
Business Data
Business Data
Penn Law receives $50 million donation to expand public interest law program
The gift will expand the Toll Public Interest Scholars and Fellows Program, doubling the number of public interest graduates within the next decade through full and partial tuition scholarships.
President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus
Trump confirmed on Thursday night that Hope Hicks, one of his closest advisers, tested positive for coronavirus.
Penn Dems and College Republicans face off in Penn's edition of the presidential debate
Student debaters explained why they feel that their respective candidates are best fit to lead the nation for the next four years, with particularly tense moments occurring when the speakers faced off about white supremacy.
SAC eases restrictions for student clubs to reallocate funds due to COVID-19 pandemic
SAC Chair and College junior Grayson Peters said SAC has received an influx of requests from clubs this semester to transfer funds that would have gone toward in-person activities to cover other expenses for the virtual semester.
Students slam Penn’s decision to slash spring break, brace for future schedule changes
Penn administrators wrote that the decision to modify spring break was made in an effort to "discourage travel during the pandemic," similar to the reason they canceled fall break this semester. But students want more time off during the spring semester to recover from a heavy courseload.
Dissatisfied with Penn’s tutoring services, three seniors launch their own
Through StudyRev, which fully launched this semester, tutees can request help when they need it and tutors can work as their schedule permits.
Annenberg community rocked by death of two faculty members in the past week
Lecturer Susan Haas died of a heart attack on Sept. 25, and lecturer Emile Bruneau, who served as director of Annenberg’s Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab, died of brain cancer on Sept. 29.
Penn will push back start of spring semester and shorten spring break to two days
Penn President Amy Gutmann, Provost Wendell Pritchett, and Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli sent an email to the Penn community announcing a delayed semester start and a shortened spring break, but did not provide any concrete information about whether students will be allowed back on campus.
‘Avalanche of lies’: Election experts, students critique Trump’s presidential debate antics
Several students and professors stressed their frustration with candidates’ inability to achieve productive discussion, and cited Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacy as one of the night's most shocking sentiments.
Philadelphia will increase indoor dining capacity to 50% on Friday
Restaurants will still not be able to offer seating at bars and alcohol must continue to only be served with meals.
Student-curated Penn Museum exhibit showcases Oceanic cultures
The exhibit, titled “Living with the Sea: Charting the Pacific,” was curated by College senior Kia DaSilva and 2020 College graduates Ashleigh David and Erin Spicola.
Designer Rebecca Minkoff talks business in the age of COVID-19 at Wharton virtual event
Minkoff described how her business went from mostly in-person sales to completely e-commerce very quickly when the pandemic began shutting down businesses.
Some students pile on course credits this semester due to flexibility of online learning
Students who have previously only taken four or five courses are now enrolled in up to seven courses due to the increased flexibility of online learning and Penn’s decision to extend the spring’s pass/fail grading option.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy stops by Smokes for pizza review
Portnoy, who reviews pizza as part of a popular segment for Barstool's One Bite app, was seen filming a pizza review outside Smokey Joe's at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
Penn modifies COVID-19 test system in an effort to get students' results faster
The previous messaging system for COVID-19 tests sent students emails with results, but the new system asks students to log into a portal and independently retrieve their results.
In this week's crime log: Burglary on Baltimore and stolen packages
In this week's crime log — five thefts, two assaults, and a burglary from a private residence.
Some STEM profs. report triple the workload to run fully online courses this fall
Math professor Robert Ghrist said the Math department has replaced infrequent, high-stake midterms with weekly quizzes, tripling the workload for professors to generate assessments every week.
New co-director of Annenberg media center will lead studies on Black voices in politics
Jackson plans on studying how marginalized voices create political change, citing the Black Lives Matter movement as a source of motivation.
Philadelphia Fire Department promotes first Black woman to fire battalion chief
Lisa Forrest, who in 2013 became the first Black woman to be a captain at the PFD, was appointed to her new position as fire battalion chief on Tuesday.