Aidan Shaughnessy

The Sept. 25 meeting included reports from the board's Executive and Budget and Finance Committees.

The DP spoke with lecturers across the University, many of whom said their roles were marked by restricted benefits, uncertain career prospects, and limited representation in administrative decision making.

The rankings put the University at fourth place among the Ivy League institutions.

During the meeting, several students spoke about the direct impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on Penn's Latinx and international student community. 

The Trump administration outlined a more than 50% reduction of the State Department budget, a restriction of Fulbright grants to students pursuing master's-level studies related to national security.

Multiple faculty members told The Daily Pennsylvanian that AI has forced them to change how they grade and teach their courses. 

The Feb. 26 panel – titled “The Price of Knowledge: Is a College Degree Worth the Cost?” – was the second iteration of the Faculty Senate’s three-part colloquium series “The Future of American Universities.”

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Penn faculty members about student course evaluations, with many noting significant room for improvement to the process.

The Jan. 30 event — titled “Higher Education and the State: How Politics are Reshaping America’s Great Universities" — was the first of the Faculty Senate’s three-part colloquium series.

The colloquium will invite speakers from universities and other academic institutions to discuss a variety of topics in American higher education.