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Wharton Alliance hosts annual holiday-themed drag show on Dec. 1
The holiday-themed event will take place at Penn’s LGBT Center starting at 5:30 p.m.
Longtime blood donor concludes over 50 years of donations at Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Satalof gave blood for the first time at the age of 22 at the Hospital of Pennsylvania so that his mother, who was going into surgery, would have sufficient blood.
Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies announces new lecture series for Spring 2024
The free online lectures will discuss topics such as the history of anti-Jewish quotas, how universities address legacies of antisemitism, and the history of Jewish life on campuses in America.
Penn Chavurah screens film critical of Israel despite alleged threats of disciplinary action
The screening was followed by a Q&A session with the film's producer who shared their own process with the documentary and answered questions from Penn community members.
Philadelphia, Penn Police apprehend escaped prisoner on Penn's campus
DPS wrote in the UpennAlert on their website that the suspect had fled from Philadelphia police officers while they were in the process of “effecting an arrest warrant."
Penn opens applications for advisory group on Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian student experiences
As a part of the group, members will participate in quarterly meetings with the President and the Provost to discuss solutions for fostering a more inclusive environment on campus.
Penn engages in self-study as part of 2024 accreditation process
The theme of Penn’s ongoing self-study is “Inclusively and Effectively Educating the Whole Person for the 21st Century.”
Middle East Center director resigns as faculty allege Penn admin. violated academic freedom
The AAUP statement comes a day after Penn Chavurah and IfNotNow Philly hosted a rally in Penn Commons where dozens of students protested the University’s refusal to allow for the screening of “Israelism.”
President Magill to testify before Congress in hearing about antisemitism on college campuses
The Committee hearing — titled “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism” — will take place on Dec. 5 at 10:15 a.m.
Penn student groups condemn Vermont shooting of three Palestinian college students
The statement published by PASS, PAO, and Penn MSA encouraged community members to report incidents where they feel unsafe on campus.
University denies Penn Chavurah’s request to screen film critical of Israel, sparking protest
"We are actively working to find a date in February when the film can be viewed and discussed safely and constructively," a Penn spokesperson wrote.
Twenty Penn students recognized as UN Millenium Fellows
The UN Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long leadership development program, selects students based on their merit and commitment to impactful social initiatives aligned with the UN's 17 Seventeen Development Goals.
Annual Diwali event promotes cross-cultural learning among Penn community
The event began with a 15-minute presentation on the background of Diwali for different South Asian religions, followed by a puja honoring the goddess Lakshmi.
Wharton ranks No. 4 on LinkedIn's list of top MBA programs in the U.S.
Harvard Business School took the top spot, followed by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College at second and third, respectively.
Penn Med researchers awarded $5 million grant to study Alzheimer's disease, related dementias
Six million people in the United States currently live with Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and Lewy Body dementia.
Inside Penn's $600 million new phase of campus development, including renovations to DRL
The DP spoke with University Architect Mark Kocent about the latest phase of campus development, its current timeline, and how it will affect the University and Philadelphia communities.
Penn graduate students, University disagree on inclusion of student researchers in union hearing
Penn argued that first- and second-year biomedical graduate students and educational fellowship recipients working on lab rotations should not be included in the body.
Penn Labs releases new features for fitness monitoring, schedule sharing, student polling
Penn Labs is a group of student engineers, developers, and designers that create products to improve student life.
Hundreds of faculty across country petition for Penn to defend pro-Palestinian staff, students
The letter included signatures from 44 Penn affiliates at the time of publication and was made public on Nov. 20.