Articles by Summer Wylie
09/29/21 9:59pm
Path@Penn will replace Penn InTouch in time for summer and fall 2022 course registration
Path@Penn is set to contain a number of improvements to the outdated Penn InTouch system, including a cleaner interface, mobile device compatibility, and the ability to swap courses instead of adding and dropping courses. 09/16/21 1:21am
AAUP-Penn recommends classroom safety guidelines, accuses Penn of ‘downplaying’ COVID-19 risk
AAUP-Penn is doubling down on their push for Penn to allow instructors to choose whether to teach in person or virtually. 08/30/21 11:38pm
With air conditioning installed, Gregory College House just got cooler
With the addition of a new cooling system in Gregory College House, every college house at Penn will finally have air conditioning starting this semester. 05/12/21 11:08pm
Penn GSE alum founds nonprofit to teach literacy, social justice to South Bronx students
2019 Graduate School of Education graduate Rina Madhani co-founded Start Lighthouse last year to provide students with customized literacy kits containing reading materials at a time when many may lack access to their schools or local libraries due to COVID-19. 04/22/21 1:49am
Faculty advocacy group outlines recommendations to govern course end times with new block schedule
Penn's chapter of the American Association of University Professors urged the administration to refrain from encouraging professors to teach through the 10-minute passing time at the end of class meetings. 04/14/21 1:09am
Penn clarifies instructors won’t have to teach for 10 extra minutes under new block schedule
Several faculty members reported unclear communication from administrators about whether they would be required to teach for extra time, and if so, whether they would be compensated. 03/17/21 12:47am
Penn grads and seniors recount navigating a job market decimated by COVID-19
Many recent and soon-to-be graduates have found fewer available opportunities, had employment offers rescinded, and felt uncertain and anxious throughout the application process. 03/16/21 12:18am
Hundreds of doctoral students petition Penn for universal one-year funding extension
The petition states that such funding is necessary for students to effectively perform their duties as both teachers and researchers in light of the pandemic. 03/12/21 12:44am
Thinking of living in New College House West this fall? Here’s what you need to know.
With many similarities to Lauder College House — formerly known as the original New College House — NCHW is set to feature suite-style apartments, spacious common areas, and a dining hall. 03/03/21 1:22am
Some Ph.D. students forced to delay graduation as COVID-19 disrupts research abroad
The disruption has prompted financial concerns for students who may now require additional semesters of funding. 02/03/21 1:48am
‘A little slice of normalcy’: Students, professors reflect on in-person learning
Students and faculty participating in the limited number of in-person classes offered this spring are positively focusing on resuming safe instruction amid the ongoing pandemic. 02/01/21 11:46pm
Penn to standardize course times, eliminate back-to-back classes in fall 2021 schedule revamp
Under the new format, classes will start at one of eight designated start times beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m. Students will have at minimum 15 minutes between classes. 12/02/20 12:03am
Penn Med partners with Regeneron to research method of delivering antibody cocktail
Regeneron Pharmaceutical's antibody cocktail was granted an Emergency Use Authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 21 for use in high-risk patients with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. 11/19/20 11:10pm
Sociologist and philosopher Renata Salecl talks choice in time of COVID-19 at Penn event
Salecl said the pandemic is impacting the social choices people make in terms of interactions with and treatment of themselves and others. 11/05/20 10:09pm
Reports claim Penn's Ezekiel Emanuel could be named to a Biden COVID-19 transition task force
Currently a Biden campaign healthcare advisor, Emanuel was also a special advisor for health policy to the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget from 2009 to 2011. 10/30/20 2:53am
Wharton AI course features talks from JP Morgan Chase and Walmart tech executives
The class, MGMT 198: Managing Disruptive Change: Artificial Intelligence for Business, Finance, and Sustainability, gives students the opportunity to learn from and interact with top academics and practitioners in the field of AI. 10/14/20 9:43pm
Philadelphia School District will start hybrid learning in November
The district will follow a phased approach, with the youngest students returning to school first. 10/09/20 12:48am
Renowned architect Peter Eisenman wins medal for excellence from Weitzman School of Design
The medal is awarded to “an architect who has changed the course of design history, with a particular focus on the areas of energy conservation, environmental quality, and/or diversity,” according to the Weitzman School of Design. 09/28/20 9:07pm