Articles by Ally Johnson
05/09/19 9:54pm
Senior Column by Ally Johnson | Stories worth retelling
The DP taught me how deeply fulfilling it can be to devote yourself to something important, even without the dangling carrot of external validation from grades and other “objective” measures of success we obsess over on this campus. 01/20/17 4:26pm
'I’d take George W. back in a minute,' Kenney says of Trump administration
Three days before the Donald Trump's inauguration, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said he would rather see former President George W. Bush back in office. 01/18/17 7:53pm
Penn Medicine dean is appointed for a second term
Jameson received a total compensation package of $2,665,721 in fiscal year 2014-15, making him the second highest compensated administrator at Penn after Gutmann. 12/17/16 11:00am
FactCheck.org will join Facebook to identify fake news
The Annenberg Public Policy Center's political fact checking website, FactCheck.org, will be among the fact-checking organizations to identify and label fake news stories flagged by Facebook users. 11/29/16 2:01pm
Dennis DeTurck, College of Arts and Sciences Dean, to go on sabbatical next semester
Andrew Binns, Professor of Biology and former Vice Provost for Education, will serve as Interim Dean of the College effective January 1, 2017. 11/16/16 1:24am
Why Penn Course Review ratings no longer include written comments from students
Penn Course Review was recently updated with ratings for last semester's classes — but once again, there are no new written reviews. 11/10/16 2:54am
Professors cancel classes, exams following Trump victory
23 students replied to a Canvas post, imploring their marketing professor to postpone an exam. 11/07/16 1:57am
Complaints of abusive behavior at Penn substantially increased last year, according to a new report
The Office of the Ombudsman, a campus office that handles various conflicts among students, faculty, staff and even parents of students, recently released its 2015-16 report. 10/29/16 9:23pm
Penn's trustees laugh at Donald Trump joke
University Trustees have long wished to see a Quaker in the Oval Office, according to 1987 College graduate and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. 10/24/16 1:01am
Here's how Clinton and Trump's student debt plans stack up
An updated look at the candidates’ main proposals for undergraduate borrowers. 10/21/16 4:18am
You don't really have to complete Thrive at Penn to register for classes
Earlier this semester, all upperclassmen were notified that registration holds would be placed on undergraduates who did not complete the program. 10/17/16 1:22am
Online digital access codes are 'the new, dangerous face of the textbook monopoly,' study says
Once a code is used, it cannot be reused by another student. 10/11/16 11:40pm
Adam Grant: Penn's hypercompetitive culture is 'by far the worst I have ever seen it'
Forced grading curves create a “toxic” atmosphere in classrooms, according to Wharton's youngest-tenured and highest-rated professor. 10/06/16 12:00pm
Tim Kaine talks 'feisty' debate performance during rally at South Phila. union hall
On Wednesday night, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) spoke about the economy, immigration, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform at the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 19 Hall in South Philadelphia. 10/03/16 1:42am
Penn was ranked the top Ivy League school for veterans
Penn was the third-best school for veterans overall. 09/21/16 2:00am
One year after the results of the AAU sexual assault survey, a look at what's changed
When the results came out, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price called them “deeply troubling." 09/20/16 12:33am
At Columbia, students on financial aid don't have to pay course fees. At Penn, it's more complicated.
Laboratory and fine arts classes can require fees ranging from $75-$300. 09/19/16 2:01am
Why one Penn class meets in New Jersey
A look at Anthropology 219, taught by Robert Schuyler. 09/13/16 2:29am
An Annenberg study found that social media activism is way more powerful than you think
Feel free to tint your profile picture, share that controversial Facebook post or retweet a political message — “slacktivism” matters, according to a recent study published by professor Sandra González-Bailón. 09/11/16 6:00am