Penn spent $250,000 lobbying federal government in first quarter of 2025, most in 25 years

According to a recently filed disclosure, Penn lobbied the federal government on multiple issues including National Institutes of Health funding, research, graduate medical education, and general matters pertaining to higher education and international students.

Penn faculty criticize lack of University transparency after student visa revocations

In statements and interviews to The Daily Pennsylvanian, faculty members criticized the Penn administration’s lack of transparency and clarification on the issue since announcing three visas had been revoked.

Congressional Republicans launch investigation into Penn, Ivy League, alleging price-fixing scheme

An April 8 letter from the United States House of Representatives and Senate Committees on the Judiciary accused Penn and the Ivy League of collusion and engaging in unfair financial aid practices. 

Rep. Elise Stefanik rejoins House committee that grilled Liz Magill

Stefanik was named “Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership” by House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on April 9, and will return to her posts on various House committees. 

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.

‘Horrified’: State, local politicians criticize termination of Penn student visas

“I’m horrified by the Trump Administration’s actions that are hurting many of our communities, including our college campuses,” Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (D-Phila.) wrote in a statement to the Daily Pennsylvanian. 

Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants

Penn currently has eight active NEH grants, covering a variety of research areas including renovations to the Penn Museum, literature analysis for low resource languages, and AI applications in archaeology.

Penn trustee’s family foundation donated $100,000 to Canary Mission, 2023 tax form shows

A 2023 tax document shows that Canary Mission — a website that “may be providing road maps for ICE” — received $100,000 from the spouse of a Penn trustee’s family foundation.

Penn professors write, co-sign op-ed criticizing ‘myriad of attacks’ on higher education

The article described the actions taken by the Trump administration as “a war on all higher education” and argued that Trump's “myriad” of attacks would “undercut their funding and trample their independence.”

Lower Merion Township Police say Jameson did not press charges following protest at private residence

In a statement to the DP from the day of the protest, a University spokesperson wrote that Penn intends to “take whatever legal and disciplinary action that is available to address this conduct.”

Jewish Penn faculty join thousands in signing ‘Not in Our Name' letter to college administrators

The March 11 letter, titled ‘Not in Our Name,’ has been signed by nearly 3000 signatories — including 34 from Penn — at the time of publication.

Penn’s FY24 economic impact report highlights $37 billion in regional contributions

The reports are generated approximately every five years and derive Penn's calculated impact from the University's audited financial statements.

‘Heartbreaking’: Penn community expresses uncertainty, concern after graduate admissions cuts

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several Penn students and faculty members about the future of higher education following cuts to graduate admissions rates.

Graduate chairs express concerns over admissions cuts in letter to SAS admin.

The letter expressed concerns about the negative effects of reducing graduate program class sizes, and argued that the cuts may inflict "reputational harms" on Penn.

Penn Medicine graduate programs instructed to cut Ph.D. admissions by 35% due to funding uncertainty

The email noted that the school has admitted an average of 307 students in recent years, but this year plans to admit 201 — a 35% reduction.

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.

Interim SAS dean calls graduate admissions cuts a ‘cost-saving measure,’ cites NIH funding cap

In a Feb. 23 email, Kallberg said that the “difficult” decision to reduce graduate program admissions rates by one-third was a “necessary cost-saving measure.”

Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts

Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students.

Jamie Gauthier condemns Trump for ‘Long live the king!’ post in Phila. City Council resolution

Gauthier introduced the resolution at the Feb. 20 city council meeting in a response to a Feb. 19 Truth Social post in which Trump wrote, “Long live the king!”

Penn lawsuit filing says NIH policy change threatens hundreds of jobs, millions in research funds

Senior Associate Vice President for Research Elizabeth Peloso wrote in an affidavit that Penn has 1,803 active NIH awards — amounting to a total of $2.6 billion — across its research system.