Articles by Anvi Sehgal
04/24/25 12:16am
Jameson cites institutional neutrality as reason for Penn’s limited response to federal attacks
Across the Ivy League, many of Penn’s seven peer institutions also have policies of institutional neutrality, yet some have taken markedly different public stances in criticizing the Trump administration. 04/17/25 2:59am
Squash senior Nick Spizzirri is ‘all in’ on his Olympic goals
Coming of a recent CSA team championship, Spizzirri has high hopes for his future. 04/09/25 11:59pm
Conservative group sues Penn, alleges Black Doctors Directory discriminates against white physicians
The March 18 complaint described Penn Medicine's Black Doctors Directory, an online index designed to help patients locate Black doctors, as “racially discriminatory.” 04/08/25 11:17pm
Penn professors, Pa. politicians criticize student visa revocations
Several Penn faculty members and state and local politicians spoke with The Daily Pennsylvanian and criticized the visa revocations. 04/08/25 11:01pm
Penn faculty discuss ‘frightening’ impacts of student visa revocations
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Penn faculty members to discuss how these actions have impacted international community members and the University. 04/06/25 11:22pm
‘A fierce warrior’: Foilist Sabrina Cho credits her success to community
Cho competed in the NCAA Championships, as well as in South Korea and Egypt. 04/06/25 9:53pm
Penn softball swept away by Harvard on rainy weekend
The team now falls to a record of 2-26-1. 04/06/25 9:41pm
2013 Wharton graduate Charlie Javice convicted of fraud, conspiracy in JPMorgan case
Javice could face up to 30 years in prison for federal charges including conspiracy, bank fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud. 04/02/25 11:39pm
Penn faculty, scientists join thousands in signing letter condemning Trump's 'assault on science'
The professors are among nearly 2,000 signatories, all of whom are academic researchers and elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 03/26/25 11:39pm
Former Penn Medicine DEI office staff members discuss 'legacy' of programs after closure
Eve Higginbotham, who served as the inaugural vice dean of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at the Perelman School of Medicine, spoke with the DP about Penn’s removal of DEI policies and practices. 03/25/25 1:41pm
Jameson says Penn researchers received ‘stop work orders’ after $175 million federal funding freeze
Jameson wrote in the March 25 email that researchers across seven of Penn’s schools were notified that their federally contracted research was halted. 03/25/25 1:12am
Penn Office of Student Affairs overhauls undergraduate student group funding model
The proposed system addresses challenges created by Penn’s current funding model, which has more than 15 student-led funding sources that “lack central oversight" and has led to “unclaimed funding despite high demand” from student organizations. 03/24/25 1:32am
Nearly two dozen Penn staff titles scrubbed of DEI references amid University rollback
As Penn continues to roll back its DEI programs and initiatives, recent changes have included altering faculty positions associated with inclusion and diversity programs across the University. 03/20/25 8:13pm
Wharton DEI concentration, major renamed to ‘Leading Across Differences’
Affected students have been contacted about the changes to the programs, according to a Wharton spokesperson, who declined to comment on whether federal policy changes influenced the decision. 03/20/25 4:37pm
Trump signs executive order to dissolve Department of Education
The March 20 federal action will attempt to close the Department of Education, which manages federal student loans through its Office of Federal Student Aid and funds Penn through grants. 03/04/25 11:22pm
Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from universities that allow ‘illegal’ protests
In a March 4 post on Truth Social, Trump said that non-citizen student protesters who participate in “illegal protests” would be imprisoned or deported and promised to expel or arrest American student protesters. 02/27/25 9:58pm
‘Stay tuned': Two-time Ivy champion Shane Gardner isn’t done breaking records
Gardner set the program record of 7.80 seconds in the 60m hurdles. 02/24/25 2:28am
Penn schools scrubbed their DEI websites. Here’s what’s left.
As Penn quietly rolls back policies, programs, and initiatives it once championed, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled the changes the University's schools have made to their DEI websites so far. 02/14/25 5:45pm
Penn strips central DEI website as ‘review’ of programs begins
The scrubbed website contains only a brief three-sentence statement about Penn’s “commitment to equal opportunity.” 02/13/25 12:33am