Articles by Vivi Sankar
11/14/24 2:47am
Penn's cultural resource centers say missions unaffected by election, emphasize student support
Following the reelection of 1968 Wharton graduate, former President, and President-elect Donald Trump, the cultural resource centers explained the importance of continuing to support students regardless of election results. 10/31/24 9:28pm
Penn political groups report difficulties hosting events as new policies limit organizing
Penn College Republicans and Penn Democrats, the University’s largest partisan political organizations, told The Daily Pennsylvanian that they have faced difficulties registering events on campus. 10/21/24 10:59pm
Penn declines divestment proposal from Muslim Students Association
A University spokesperson told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the Steering Committee declined the proposal, reiterating Penn’s opposition to boycotts, divestment, or sanctions against Israel. 10/08/24 11:06pm
Penn Muslim Students' Association and Arab Student Society hold memorial for victims of conflicts in Lebanon, Palestine
The event consisted of a janazah prayer — a traditional Muslim funeral prayer — followed by an open remembrance space and took place in the ARCH building. 09/26/24 1:15am
Penn cites new religious inclusion office in antisemitism lawsuit — just days after announcing it
Interim Penn President Larry Jameson announced the new office four days before citing it in the lawsuit. 09/12/24 2:38am
Jameson seeks to define presidency in DP interview — and revisits controversies that sunk Magill
The interim Penn president declined to go into detail on several of the controversies that have placed Penn under political and legal scrutiny. 09/08/24 10:17pm
Penn sees decline in first years from underrepresented minorities, according to admissions data
The University declined to provide a breakdown of the data based on race. 09/06/24 1:00am
Penn placed holds on professors’ emails amid U.S. House probe, Middle East studies nonprofit says
The letter calls on University administrators to halt Penn's cooperation with the committee’s requests for records, protect academic freedom, and apologize to the faculty members whose information may be shared with the committee. 08/26/24 10:10pm
Liz Magill’s life after Penn shapes up with Harvard, London School of Economics appointments
A source close to the former Penn president told The Daily Pennsylvanian that Magill will not be teaching, and both opportunities are temporary, unpaid and research-focused. 04/22/24 11:31pm
Alumni demand Penn take action against eight professors, citing alleged antisemitic conduct
In the letter, the signatories recommended a list of major sanctions allowed by the Faculty Handbook, as well as additional consequences due to the "seriousness" of the professors' actions. 04/14/24 10:03pm
Penn looks for dismissal of ‘McCarthyism’ suit seeking to halt submission of documents to Congress
Waxman states the case should be dismissed because the plaintiffs failed to identify "concrete and certainly impending injuries" and therefore lack legal standing. 04/05/24 12:07am
Penn moves to dismiss amended student lawsuit alleging insufficient response to antisemitism
Penn wrote that the plaintiffs’ claims should be dismissed on the grounds that their challenge is "premature," given that the University's response to antisemitism is ongoing. 03/21/24 2:04am
University investigating pro-Palestinian student group Penn Against the Occupation
PAO, a pro-Palestinian student organization, is no longer listed on the Penn Clubs website and is not allowed to organize events in Penn-affiliated spaces until the investigation has concluded, a source told the DP. 03/12/24 11:54pm
Two new plaintiffs join amended lawsuit against Penn over antisemitism on campus
The amended complaint includes two new plaintiffs — Wharton and Engineering junior Noah Rubin and Students Against Antisemitism, Inc. 03/01/24 1:23am
Student Committee on Undergraduate Education commits to institutionalizing open expression protections
SCUE is the first branch of student government to issue a public statement on academic freedom since the University’s leadership crisis began last fall. 02/13/24 1:04am
Penn files to dismiss lawsuit by Jewish students alleging discrimination, antisemitism on campus
"The Complaint sweeps through decades of unconnected alleged incidents in search of a narrative," University and WilmerHale attorneys wrote in Penn's first response to the lawsuit since it was filed last December. 02/08/24 9:10pm
Penn Med experiment offers potential new treatment for patients with liver failure
The experiment shows promise for a new approach to treating liver failure and alleviating demand for transplants. 02/05/24 11:16pm
Penn attributes power outage to electrical disruption; main energy supplier never informed
“We never received a notification of the meter having issues, and no one ever reported the outage,” the PECO spokesperson said. 01/30/24 11:17pm
Penn Vet implements ‘significant changes’ following student work hour complaints
An August 2023 letter signed by students and recent graduates alleged that the School of Veterinary Medicine consistently made them work too many hours per week. 01/17/24 8:37pm