Articles by Alex Rabin
12/10/17 4:26pm
The Penn TA who said she calls on black women first won’t be teaching next semester
Stephanie McKellop said she will not be teaching so she could focus on exams, but administrators have kept silent on their conclusions on McKellop's controversial teaching technique. 12/06/17 11:48am
Penn reduced financial aid for students living off campus, but many were never notified
Before, students could receive up to $72,584 in financial aid, whether they lived off campus or on campus. Now, those who live off campus can only receive up to $70,275 in financial aid — almost $2,500 less. 11/08/17 7:57pm
Dozens of Penn students are studying in Catalonia. Here's what Penn did when protests hit the region.
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Penn students studying abroad in Barcelona were evacuated out from the city to Peñíscola, a town south of Catalonia. 10/28/17 10:46pm
A Penn TA is under national scrutiny for using progressive stacking. But what is it?
Higher education experts, Penn student groups and former students of teaching assistant Stephanie Mckellop weigh in on the controversy surrounding some of her tweets. 10/20/17 11:23pm
A Penn TA said she calls on black women first in the classroom. Now, some want her suspended.
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Steven J. Fluharty said Penn is looking into McKellop's actions in the classroom, but added that she had not been removed from her program. 09/21/17 2:00pm
This is how Student Health Services screens for depression
Any student who visits SHS is met with this question: “In the past two weeks, have you been bothered by any of the following problems: feeling down, depressed, irritable or hopeless?” 07/19/17 1:31am
Jon Huntsman, Jr. to be formally nominated as ambassador to Russia
Huntsman previously served as ambassador to Singapore and China, as well as a Republican candidate for president in 2012 and governor of Utah before then. 04/25/17 8:56pm
Penn Law Revue moves on to finals in humorous video contest
A witty music video produced by Penn Law Revue, a new Penn Law School student group, has reached the finals in an online competition hosted by Above the Law. 03/28/17 6:32pm
Joann Mitchell named Penn's first Chief Diversity Officer
Gutmann said that this role will expand “Joann’s campus-wide leadership role in making Penn a preeminent leader in diversity and inclusion,” according to the University of Pennsylvania Almanac. 02/20/17 12:00am
Many of Trump's Wharton classmates don't remember him
In the past year-and-a-half, President Donald Trump has quickly become one of Penn’s most well-known alumni. 02/02/17 8:42pm
Boston and Atlanta natives make plans for Sunday's Super Bowl
“For me, it would just be about Tom Brady being able to cement his legacy,” Boston native and College freshman Paul Litwin said. “I think most reasonable people agree he’s easily one of the top quarterbacks of all time.” 01/31/17 3:04pm
This year's commencement speaker has a history of bashing Trump
The junior senator of New Jersey and former mayor of Newark has recently emerged as one of the most vocal adversaries of the Trump administration. 01/29/17 8:40pm
Political science and environmental science professors are puzzled by Trump's climate policy
From his appointment of human-caused climate change skeptics to his Cabinet nominees, to his 2012 tweet defining climate change as a Chinese hoax, climate science has proven a contentious issue for Trump. 01/25/17 8:36pm
With a Penn graduate in the Oval Office for the first time, here's a look at former President William Henry Harrison's time at the University
As the first Penn graduate elected as the President sets up shop in the Oval Office, the brief career at the University of the only other Penn-affiliated President, William Henry Harrison, resurfaces. 01/24/17 8:29pm
High school students admitted as amici curiae in Harvard admissions lawsuit
Students for Fair Admissions, which opposes affirmative action in college admissions, is contending in court that Harvard's admissions policies are disadvantageous for Asian American applicants. 01/23/17 6:20pm
In the wake of former professor Rafael Robb's release from prison, here's a look back on how his case stunned campus
The Daily Pennsylvanian reached out to the former Economics Department head and eight professors who taught economics at the time. Only one agreed to an interview. 01/22/17 6:55pm
What does Trump's nominee for education secretary mean for Penn?
President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump’s billionaire nominee for the typically uncontroversial secretary of education position, Betsy DeVos, has faced substantial scrutiny. 12/09/16 2:23am
Sanctuary campuses, including Penn, targeted by U.S. congressman
Penn President Amy Gutmann declared Penn a sanctuary for undocumented students in a Nov. 30 email. Federal immigration agents, she said, will not be permitted on campus unless they have warrants. 12/07/16 1:54am
What does Hillary Clinton's future look like? Two political scientists weigh in
As news and rumors of Trump’s Cabinet appointments saturate news and social media, Americans are left wondering what Hillary Clinton’s political future will look like. 11/03/16 4:03pm