Front Breaking
Crain | This summer, I’m grateful for the Ivy League
As realignment shakes the NCAA, things remain unchanged in the conference Penn calls home.
Time away: How Penn track and field's Kampton Kam made the most of his offseason
Kam had the chance to compete internationally at the FISU World University Games in July.
Penn football ranked third in the Ivy League ahead of 2023 season
Reigning champion Yale topped the poll, followed by Princeton.
Penn men's soccer nationally ranked ahead of 2023 campaign
As the Red and Blue aim to repeat as Ivy League champions, Cornell ranks ahead of them at No. 20 in the poll.
Penn Admissions adds school-specific essay prompts to application
The new prompt, which was introduced on July 31, moves away from the single short-answer response previously used for all four undergraduate schools.
Penn administrators, professors testify in Fierceton lawsuit
Fierceton, a 2021 School of Social Policy & Practice graduate and 2020 College graduate, filed a lawsuit in 2022 alleging the University's discrediting details of her upbringing and the unjust withholding of her master's degree.
UC Townhomes residents receive assistance ahead of Aug. 15 eviction
The city-provided program, which provides mediators for conflicts between landlords and residents, is being used to relocate the remaining townhomes residents ahead of the Aug. 15 eviction deadline.
Perry World House Director Michael Horowitz to serve in new Department of Defense role
Horowitz has been on leave from his positions at Penn since April 2022.
New pre-orientation program Penn Global Mosaic to focus on global citizenship
The new pre-orientation program will bring students from 21 countries and 12 states together to engage with different cultures.
Educational nonprofit sponsors Penn students on a 10-day heritage trip to Israel
Penn students spent ten days this summer exploring their Jewish heritage in Israel, on a trip funded by the nonprofit organization Birthright Israel.
Rand Quinn named Civic House, Civic Scholars Program faculty director
Provost John Jackson Jr. announced Quinn's appointment, which took effect Aug. 1.
1968 Wharton graduate, former President Trump indicted in 2020 election investigation
The proceedings will be overseen by 1987 Penn Carey Law graduate Tanya Chutkan.
Hettie Simmons Love, one of the first Black Wharton MBA graduates, dies at age 100
Hettie Simmons Love, who was among the first Black Ivy League MBA graduates, died on July 14. She graduated from Wharton in 1947 as the sole Black student and one of two women in her class.
Adeoluwa Fatukasi | Penn’s affirmative action statement is inconsistent with its educational mission
Columnist Adeoluwa Fatukasi discusses the values of Penn’s general education curriculum and the necessary emphasis on critical theory in the classroom.
Vinay Khosla | Asian Americans, the model minority myth, and affirmative action
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues Asian Americans’ participation in ending affirmative action is indicative of an internalization of the model minority myth.
Fallon, Kalandadze represent Penn swimming on world stage
Kalandadze owns a pair of Penn program records in the 1,650-meter freestyle and the 400 IM.
Five must-watch matchups coming up in Penn sports for the 2023 season
Will Penn soccer repeat as Ivy League champs? How will men's basketball fare without Jordan Dingle? These games will tell at least part of the answer.
New apartment complex at 40th and Market streets expands development in University City
A 12-story apartment complex, which will include 350 residential units and 2,835 feet of commercial space, is set to be the first large-scale development at the 40th and Market streets intersection.
Wharton youth program offers students insight into Penn’s history with slavery
Participants in this year's Wharton's Global Youth Leadership in the Business World summer program learned about the university's ties to slavery in an augmented-reality campus tour.