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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.”
Jack Lakis | Airing your grievances to university administration
Columnist Jack Lakis urges members of the Penn community to attend the upcoming, annual University Council Open Forum.
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.
The numbers making up Penn football's attendance over the past 20 years
With college football attendance down across the nation, see how the Quakers have been affected since 2003.
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.
Penn women's basketball improves to 4-2 following three-game California trip
The slate opened with a dominating 92-46 triumph over Chapman, and concluded with a tight victory against UCSD.
Penn Chavurah | Penn is censoring Jewish-led criticism of Israel
Leftist Jewish student group Penn Chavurah argues that Penn has censored the screening of the film Israelism this fall, demonstrating Penn’s disregard for free speech, Jewish safety, and Palestinian human rights.
Mritika Senthil | Shallow solidarity: How ignorance trivializes the Israel-Hamas conflict
Columnist Mritika Senthil shares how uninformed stances and apathy overshadow productive dialogue on the Israel-Hamas conflict, particularly amidst the considerable rise of intolerance at Penn.
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 men’s basketball goes 2-1 at Cathedral of College Basketball Classic
The Quakers defeated Lafayette and Monmouth, but fell in overtime to Belmont.
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.
Malachi Hosley’s Rookie of the Year award highlights Penn football’s 13 All-Ivy honorees
Hosley is the first Quaker to receive the honor since 1993.