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The March 18 message reaffirmed Penn’s commitment to supporting international members of the University community and issued recommendations to impacted individuals.
The new website intends to centralize updates on ongoing federal actions impacting higher education, research funding, immigration, and other essential areas of Penn's operations.
Senior Penn administrators announced six University-wide financial measures to protect Penn's "core principles and support existing people and programs" in an email on Monday.
The email strongly advised students who are citizens of one of the listed countries to avoid “non-essential travel outside of the United States” until more details are available.
The Perelman School of Medicine has paused institutionally funded pilot grants in response to federal funding cuts, according to a Feb. 28 email obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian.
In a March 4 post on Truth Social, Trump said that non-citizen student protesters who participate in “illegal protests” would be imprisoned or deported and promised to expel or arrest American student protesters.
As the Trump administration implements changes to federal immigration policy, student groups on campus are planning discussions, debates, and events to address the impacts of these changes.
Ben-Ghiat is “a historian of authoritarianism" and testified before the House Jan. 6 Committee on alleged attempts made by the administration of 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump to stifle freedom in the country.
The letter expressed concerns about the negative effects of reducing graduate program class sizes, and argued that the cuts may inflict "reputational harms" on Penn.
In a Feb. 24 email, Jameson wrote that Penn is closely monitoring changes to federal actions and reaffirmed the University's commitment to academic freedom, inclusion, and legal compliance.
Attendees of the vigil included Penn students, faculty, and Temple University students — some who had a personal connection to the war, and others who showed up in support.
“In this moment, it is imperative that university leadership offer unequivocal reassurance and a concrete commitment to protecting those most vulnerable,” the letter read.
Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students.
Gauthier introduced the resolution at the Feb. 20 city council meeting in a response to a Feb. 19 Truth Social post in which Trump wrote, “Long live the king!”
The committee's database cited 15 grants awarded to Penn faculty by the National Science Foundation, identifying them as “woke” and “questionable” for advancing DEI and “neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.”