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Local activists, Penn panelists discuss urgency of preserving Chinatown against redevelopment
The conversation was moderated by Kecia Fong, a lecturer and Ph.D. candidate at Penn, and drew an audience of around 100 people.
Penn students found mixed martial arts club to teach combat techniques, create community
Penn MMA, which was founded in the 2023 fall semester by College senior Maximilian Chan, trains and practices mixed martial arts — a full-contact combat sport featuring techniques from various martial arts from around the world.
Emily Falk to head new Annenberg Public Policy Center divison on climate communication
The center aims to link interdisciplinary scholarship to understand the connections between communication and climate action, focusing on both local environmental issues within Philadelphia and global phenomena.
FGLI Dean’s Advisory Board commemorates life of College sophomore Nathaniel Gordon
The March 30 statement points to the barriers that FGLI students face at Penn — including club fees, textbook costs, and "outright discrimination."
DP Daybreak | Students voice frustration with off-campus landlords
Also, four Penn juniors were awarded Goldwater Scholarships for undergraduate studies.
Wharton student co-founds nonprofit to build inclusivity, empathy among Philadelphia youth
Wharton first-year Tsion Bezabih established the organization alongside Larry Kaplan, her former high school teacher who graduated from Penn in 1997 with a master's degree in science of education.
Four Penn juniors win Goldwater Scholarship for up to two years of undergraduate study
College juniors Hayle Kim, Eric Myzelev, Eric Tao, and Engineering junior Kaitlin Mrksich are among 438 students nationwide selected to receive the scholarship this year.
Students launch Veil@Penn dating app offering anonymous matching process
Veil uses a machine learning algorithm to pair students based on the compatibility of both personality and physical preferences.
‘They do the bare minimum’: Penn students voice frustrations with off-campus landlords
Multiple companies have faced criticism from students due to poor housing conditions, some of whom voiced complaints to The Daily Pennsylvanian.
DP Daybreak | Amy Wax slams University's speech code
Also, Mayor and Penn alum Cherelle Parker three Penn alums to serve on the inaugural Philadelphia Board of Education.
Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker names three Penn alumni to serve on school board
2012 Wharton and School of Social Policy graduate Chau Wing Lam, 1973 College graduate Joyce Wilkerson, and 1972 College graduate Joan Stern were on the list of nine school board members announced on Monday.
Penn Medicine appoints first-ever vice dean for artificial intelligence and computing
Ritchie's appointment was announced on March 28 by Perelman School of Medicine Dean Jonathan Epstein.
Penn lecturer fired from Delaware County DEI position after filing racial discrimination complaint
Footman alleged in 2023 that then-Interim Chief Administrative Officer of Delaware County Marc Woolley discriminated against her and other Black women employees.
‘Brazen and absurd’: Penn professor Amy Wax criticizes recommended sanctions in new interview
Wax referred to the University speech code as both “partisan” and “bullshit.”
Sarah Light named inaugural presidential professor at Wharton for work on business, climate change
The Wharton appointment is one of three such professorships at Penn, with the other two housed in the School of Arts and Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine.
DP Daybreak | Roof collapse at Iron Gate Theater
Also, Penn Electric Racing unveiled a new racing vehicle on College Green.
GAPSA approves decreased funding for Penn Fight Night, requests public response to donation dispute
The $25,000 provided represents a decrease from both the $35,000 requested by Fight Night leadership and the amount delivered in previous years.
Iron Gate Theatre roof collapse prompts rescheduling, relocation of Penn student group performances
Platt Student Performing Arts House told performing arts groups that they would not be able to use the theater until an engineer assessed the space on Monday.
Former Levi’s president, CEO talks strategic vision at Penn Fashion Week event
The event, which was moderated by professor of marketing Cait Lamberton and took place in Steinberg Dietrich Hall, was open to undergraduate and graduate students and had approximately 100 attendees.