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Four coaches depart during Penn summer coaching carousel
This summer was a busy one for Penn Athletics, as three coaches resigned and one retired from coaching altogether.
Annual 'Disorientation Guide' critiques Penn’s inaction on UC Townhomes, PILOTs
The publication is divided into essays that focus on Penn’s impact on it students and staff, as well as Philadelphia and the world.
The Doctor Is in: Dr. Krissy Turner brings championship experience to Penn women's soccer
Penn women's soccer is in the first steps of building a formidable team under the new direction of Dr. Krissy Turner, as she leads the Quakers in her first year as the head coach of the Penn program.
Penn dedicates ARCH building to cultural centers after decades of student advocacy
The grand reopening of the redesigned ARCH building is set for Sept. 7 and will include remarks from Penn President Liz Magill.
President Joe Biden to give a prime-time address in Philadelphia today
The prime-time event at Independence Hall is the second of Biden's three planned campaigning events in Pennsylvania this week.
Penn’s endowment has grown 364.8% since 2000 — the fastest rate in the Ivy League
After Penn, Yale University had the second fastest endowment growth at 209.4%, followed by Brown, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Cornell University.
Mark F. Dingfield appointed Vice President for Finance and Treasurer at Penn
In his new role, Dingfield will oversee Penn’s financial functions, including cash and short-term investments and capital financing strategies.
Campus Pride names Penn one of the "Best of the Best" schools for LGBTQ inclusion
The “Best of the Best” list features 40 four-year colleges — up from 30 last year — that achieved a five out of five on the Campus Pride Index by receiving an overall score of 93% or higher.
Research led by retired Perelman pharmacology professor under federal investigation
The investigation began after the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma issued a full retraction of three of Armstead’s research papers in June, as per Armstead’s request.
Prince Emili released by Buffalo Bills
Penn graduate Prince Emili was released by the Buffalo Bills on the final day of NFL roster cuts, but another Penn name still survives on the team's roster.
Penn announces search committee to select new vice provost of University Life
The committee consists of 14 Penn faculty and student government representatives.
Penn to rebury cranial remains of enslaved Black Philadelphians from Morton Cranial Collection
Penn is petitioning Philadelphia’s Orphans’ Court to bury the skulls in Eden Cemetery, a historically Black cemetery.
Penn researcher joins $5.7 million multi-institutional cyber-physical systems program
Phan joins a research study that aims “to rethink the modeling, analyzing, and designing of a new generation of intelligent transportation systems."
Liz Magill | Welcome Back!
Penn President Liz Magill welcomes students and community members to the 2022-2023 school year.
Penn welcomes nearly 6,000 students back to on-campus housing
Residential Services expected 2,545 first-year and transfer students, 2,379 second-year students, and 866 third- and fourth-year students to move into campus housing between Aug. 21 and 28.
FGLI students recount “jumpstart to the school year” through Pre-First Year Program
Pre-First Year is a four-week academic intensive program prior to New Student Orientation that offers first-generation and low-income students one free elective credit at the conclusion of the program.
From College Green to Capitol Hill: Penn students reflect on congressional summer internships
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to three Penn students who worked on Capitol Hill this summer about each of their job experiences.
Sam Zou | Walled-off campus, integrated institution
Columnist Sam Zou argues that colleges create sealed-off campuses in an effort to preserve safety, student academic performance, and inequality in educational resources.
Protestors crash Convocation, cutting Liz Magill’s first major speech short
The protest was organized by the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes — a group of residents protesting the sale of 70 units of affordable housing.