Quakers are ‘fighting,’ but not for admission
(02/05/10 12:07pm)
Almost 270 years after Penn’s founding, it remains difficult to estimate the percentage of students and faculty on campus who are Quaker.
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What's in the 'Quaker' name?
(02/03/10 11:08am)
Ask a Penn student about the connection between the Quakers and the University, and the reply will likely allude to the contradiction inherent in the “Fighting Quakers.” Many students — and even faculty members — go through years at Penn without realizing that the University is, in fact, not a Quaker institution, nor did it ever have any religious ties to Quakerism.
Price announced as provost
(06/05/09 5:43am)
We all have our to-do lists, and incoming Provost Vincent Price is no different.
Price announced as provost
(06/04/09 9:00am)
We all have our to-do lists, and incoming Provost Vincent Price is no different.
University selects Vincent Price as next provost
(06/02/09 7:52am)
The search for Penn's next provost is over: Vincent Price will take the reins as the University's 29th provost beginning July 1, Penn President Amy Gutmann announced this afternoon.
University selects Vincent Price as next provost
(05/28/09 9:00am)
The search for Penn's next provost is over: Vincent Price will take the reins as the University's 29th provost, Penn President Amy Gutmann announced this afternoon.
Online syllabi count at 187, but hundreds more to go
(05/15/09 9:00am)
Though this year's crop of graduating seniors will never have the chance to experience the fruits of the Online Syllabi Initiative, students remaining at Penn now have more information at their fingertips to help them select classes.
For thesis-writers, end of year signals cramming and celebrations
(05/04/09 9:00am)
College senior Hannah Marcus knew she had something when she stumbled across 2,200 pages of a medieval manuscript in Bologna, Italy, that nobody had ever really written about or even read. So she decided to.
Penn faculty will receive small salary increase despite economy | Interactive graph
(04/22/09 9:00am)
As the fiscal year wraps up and next year's budget guidelines are finalized, Penn salaries will take a hit from the economy, though not one as severe as the blow some peer schools face.
Feb. capital campaign earnings highest among $1B-plus campaigns | Interactive graph
(04/17/09 9:00am)
Of the 32 U.S. universities in the middle of capital campaigns of at least $1 billion, Penn gained the most in February with $26.1 million in new gifts and pledges.
Emerald Initiative asks college presidents to call for reduced marijuana-use penalties
(04/16/09 9:00am)
A recent proposal is weighing the value of pot in more than just grams.
February capital campaign gains highest among colleges with $1B-plus campaigns
(04/16/09 9:00am)
April 16, 7:57 p.m.
Need-blind may become less 'blind'
(04/15/09 9:00am)
As the economy worsens, many schools committed to disregarding candidates' financial conditions when considering their applications are using creative methods to admit more students who can afford tuition while still adhering to their need-blind policies.
*Akon pulls out of Fling concert
(04/08/09 9:00am)
*This article appeared in the 2009 joke issue.
Move-out deadline extended by 5 hours
(04/07/09 9:00am)
Students can take a little longer to clean out their rooms after finals next month.
Big Brothers Big Sisters program donors visit campus
(04/02/09 9:00am)
While other groups on campus have seen recent pullbacks in spending and drops in funding, Penn's Big Brothers Big Sisters program is growing more robustly than ever.
Despite economy, work study safe
(03/26/09 9:00am)
Though work-study jobs at Penn are facing a potential budget decrease next year, funds from President Obama's stimulus package are expected to help keep the number of available jobs steady.
Guster to open for Akon at Fling
(03/23/09 9:00am)
Alternative rock band Guster will open for Akon at this year's Spring Fling concert on April 17 in Franklin Field, the Social Planning and Events Committee announced today.
Mid-year aid requests see no 'sharp rise' | Interactive graphic
(03/19/09 9:00am)
The families of Penn students seem to be financially stable relative to this year's unpredictable economy.
Penn's capital campaign pushes forward despite economy
(03/17/09 9:00am)
Despite shifts in the economy, Penn continues to push ahead with its capital campaign, to date raising $2.3 billion - or 66 percent - of its $3.5 billion, seven-year Making History campaign goal.