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Photo Essay | From India to Kentucky, the Penn community shares its quarantine views
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, members of the Penn community find themselves quarantined across the globe. Here are their views.
Fraternities and sororities scramble to decide whether to repay unused dues
Interfraternity Council President and College junior Louis Galarowicz said most fraternities plan to either refund or credit approximately half of the dues paid this semester.
While prof. speculates fall classes will be remote, U. maintains no decision has been made
Penn has updated the Student FAQ section on the University Coronavirus website, stating that the University cannot predict what will happen in the fall but is planning for every possibility amid the pandemic.
Students celebrating Easter and Passover virtually still find joy amid the pandemic
Students resorted to online video chat platforms such as Zoom to connect with distant loved ones and attend virtual services over the holidays, and many got creative with substitutes for various components of their religious traditions.
Sanders wants Biden in the White House. Penn for Bernie does not.
Penn for Bernie's board members wrote in an emailed statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that although they "revere" Sanders, they do not agree with his decision and "are not a cult who will follow him in each and every direction."
Penn cancels on-campus summer courses and cuts its fiscal year 2021 budget
No changes will be made to tuition, fee charges, and grading policies for credit-bearing undergraduate courses in the summer sessions, the email read.
Instead of endorsing Biden, Penn for Bernie will form a new on-campus progressive coalition
Penn for Bernie's directors sent out a survey form on Friday to over 200 members seeking input about the future of Penn for Bernie.
PWH launches ‘Penn Pandemic Diary’ to tell stories of students affected by the pandemic
Perry World House seeks to publish three to four diary entries per week, which can be submitted anonymously or under a byline.
Students must fill out petition to opt in to pass/fail grading after April 13
For students who have not made a decision about pass/fail by April 13, the Office of the University Registrar has created a Petition for Change of Grading Option that students can fill out anytime from April 14 to April 29.
Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring summer program moves online due to coronavirus
PURM will notify students over the next several weeks beginning April 13 on whether they have been matched with a professor to conduct research over the summer.
Study abroad students didn't have the semester they imagined. Now, they're happy to be home.
While students are disappointed that they did not get the study abroad experience they had imagined, they said they are grateful to be at home, safe with their families.
Former Obama healthcare advisor criticizes government’s coronavirus response at PWH event
The talk was led by Ezekiel Emanuel, who is Penn's Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and served as a healthcare advisor in the Obama administration.
'Tiger King' editor and Penn grad co-hosts virtual Q&A with cinema studies dept.
2014 College graduate Dylan Hansen-Fliedner connected with hundreds of Penn students and faculty online to discuss his experience editing the hit Netflix documentary series.
Penn to reimburse on-campus housing and dining costs for remainder of spring semester
Penn students on dining plans will now receive refunds for their remaining spring semester meal plan balance, and departed College House residents will receive pro-rated reimbursements in May on their student billing accounts.
Penn extends pass/fail opt-in deadline to April 29, the last day of spring classes
Provost Wendell Pritchett announced the change and the suspension of the 2019-2020 Dean's List in a Thursday afternoon email to Penn undergraduates.
Professors can see who watches Canvas lectures. Some are using it to check in on students.
Some professors say they do not use the tracking feature to take graded attendance but rather to check in on students who are not regularly viewing the lectures.
Penn will consider pushing back April 13 pass/fail opt-in deadline after students petition
Currently, Penn allows students to change their courses to pass/fail grading until April 13, the earliest opt-in pass/fail deadline in the Ivy League by more than two weeks.
Former Penn prof. Biden is set to face Wharton grad Trump after Sanders drops out
Biden, a former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice, now has a clear path to the nomination and will face Trump, a 1968 Wharton graduate, in November's general election.
Penn Abroad will decide fate of fall study abroad programs by May 15
Penn Abroad said it is currently too early to make a final decision on the status of fall study abroad programs, but that students should find out if they are cancelled by May 15.