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(08/31/17 2:47am)
Less than a week after the Trump administration announced that it plans to investigate claims of affirmative action discriminating against Asian-American applicants, a former Princeton University admissions officer called attention to another form of "affirmative action" — legacy admissions.
(08/22/17 8:19pm)
Despite the recent announcement from the Trump administration suggesting that affirmative action in college admissions may be discriminatory against white and Asian applicants, Penn's administration remains steadfast in its "strong commitment to diversity," University spokesperson Stephen MacCarthy said.
(08/22/17 11:36pm)
The admissions process for the Class of 2021 was the most selective in Penn's history. But after a record-breaking 68 to 69 percent for last year's freshman class, the Class of 2021's yield rate fell short.
(08/04/17 7:47am)
Johnathan Christian Smith, a member of the Class of 2019, died at home in Trinidad following a cancer diagnosis, the University announced on Wednesday.
(06/02/17 6:44pm)
The New York Times' annual conference on higher education this week featured some of Penn's biggest names: Penn President Amy Gutmann and professor Adam Grant.
(06/13/17 3:47am)
With more than 45 different student-run performing arts organizations and more than 60 performances each year, Penn's arts and culture scene is both visible and vibrant.
(04/05/17 1:47am)
As Penn seniors leave Locust Walk behind and prepare for, hopefully, a lucrative career, two Wharton seniors are encouraging their classmates to set aside a portion of their starting salaries for those in need.
(03/14/17 11:56pm)
On Earth Day, April 22, Penn scientists plan to ditch their
laboratories and take to the streets for the March for Science in
Philadelphia.