Politics
Author Michelle Malkin denies anti-Semitism accusations, decries illegal immigration
"I am not an immigrant hater. I am an America lover," Malkin said during her speech at Penn.
After accusations of anti-Semitism, conservative author Michelle Malkin to speak at Penn
College Republicans spokesperson and Wharton sophomore Corey Paredes said Malkin's comments on Fox were not anti-Semitic, and said the allegations were "ridiculous personal smears."
At Penn Dems debate watch party, members split between pragmatism and progressiveness
Penn Dems members greeted the more exclusive lineup, which featured all of the top contenders on the same debate stage for the first time
Obama’s right-hand woman discusses her upbringing and the former president at Penn event
Valerie Jarrett served in the Obama administration for all eight years of his presidency, and was seen as a trusted advisor who pushed for liberal policies in the administration.
Perry World House fall colloquium to feature former Secretary of State John Kerry
The colloquium, titled "How Emerging Technologies are Rewiring the Global Order," will feature speeches and panel discussions with other prominent government and technology leaders.
Penn’s political groups plan speaker events and tabling efforts for voter engagement
College Republicans, Government and Politics Association, and Penn Democrats are preparing for the buildup to the 2020 elections.
Meet Penn for Biden: the group backing the former vice president’s bid for the White House
Here's why the presidents of Penn for Biden think the former vice president should be the one to take on Trump.
Penn admissions officer who interviewed Trump says the president was no "super genius"
“I certainly was not struck by any sense that [I was] sitting before a genius," the admissions officer said.
Joe Biden earned $15.6 million in two years. Here's what he made at Penn.
The former vice president earned nearly $800,000 from working at Penn as a Presidential Professor or Practice.
Former Clinton aide Jennifer Palmieri urges young women to be unapologetic at Penn event
At the event, Palmieri explained how women in leadership are subject to “deeply enlarged gender biases” and urged them to be unapologetic about their identities despite this.
Joe's leaving Penn for now. But the Biden Center isn't going anywhere.
Penn President Amy Gutmann wrote in an email to the Penn community Thursday that Penn Presidential Professor of Practice Joe Biden “will be taking an unpaid leave of absence from his work at the Penn Biden Center" throughout his campaign.
Penn professor Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential campaign
Penn hired Biden to become a Presidential Professor of Practice in February 2017 and he opened the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C. a year later.
Penn Dems won't endorse a 2020 candidate yet — but some students aren't waiting
Over the last few weeks, several groups supporting individual candidates in the Democratic primary — Penn for Bernie, Penn for Beto, Penn for Pete, and Penn for Kamala — have sprung up on Instagram.
Phila. City Commissioner candidates propose making polls more accessible at Penn Dems forum
There was unanimous agreement among the candidates on ensuring open primaries and same-day voter registration, but the Democrats diverged on what policies were best suited to increase voter turnout.
Philadelphia's mayoral primaries are coming up. Here's what you need to know.
The battle for mayor of Philadelphia will feature four major candidates. Here’s what you need to know about each of them.
1 of 6 Philadelphians voted in the last primary. Penn Dems wants to raise that.
“Local elections sometimes get less coverage but they are nonetheless still very important,” Penn Dems Communications Director and College freshman Tamara Wurman said.
A conversation with Jeb Bush on climate change and millennial leadership
In an interview with the DP, Bush spoke about bipartisanship solutions to climate change and the need for college students to rise up and take the lead.
Jeb Bush and other policymakers discuss climate change reform at Perry World House summit
At the summit, speakers presented a range of perspectives on combating climate change at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Candace Owens, conservative activist, met with protests ahead of fiery speech at Penn
At College Hall, Owens said the concepts behind the #MeToo movement once played a role in the lynching of blacks, called the notion that Republicans opposed civil rights a myth, and proclaimed blacks were being misled by the Democratic Party.