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(05/11/24 4:33am)
We are members of Penn Faculty Against Antisemitism (PFAA) who write to express our concern about the recent events on our campus; namely, the increase in discord within our community. First, we would like to thank Interim Penn President Larry Jameson and the administration, Penn Police, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and the Philadelphia Police Department for the effective, efficient, and professional clearing of the encampment to return our campus to a safe place for all students and faculty.
(05/11/24 1:06am)
Around 50 people, many of whom were Penn faculty and student organizers of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, were present for an emotional hourlong gathering organized by Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine at the LOVE Statue beginning at 3 p.m.
(05/11/24 9:55am)
When it rains, it pours. And when Penn women’s lacrosse plays, it’s always a downpour of goals.
(05/10/24 8:38pm)
Professors Ann Farnsworth-Alvear and Zita Cristina Nunes urge us to read Penn’s Guidelines on Open Expression, arguing that it would be a perversion of those guidelines for the University to discipline students organizing the encampment on College Green, or to take any measures to end the encampment other than negotiation with the protesters. I have taken their advice and read those Guidelines and find nothing that mandates negotiation as the only appropriate response by the University.
(05/10/24 9:52pm)
As members of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment were arrested and being loaded into vans on Friday morning, protesters gathered at 34th and Walnut streets to demonstrate against Penn’s dismantling of the encampment.
(05/10/24 7:08pm)
Two of Pennsylvania’s most high-profile politicians — Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro — praised Penn’s decision to disband the Gaza Solidarity Encampment this morning, while two local politicians who represent Penn expressed deep concern about the University's conduct.
(05/10/24 8:27pm)
The Penn chapter of the American Association of University Professors held a press conference on Zoom at 1 p.m. today condemning the arrests of 33 members of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment this morning and the suppression of "nonviolent anti-war protest."
(05/10/24 6:43pm)
Political science professor Tulia Falleti resigned from her position as Chair of the Faculty Senate early this afternoon in response to Penn's disbandment of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
(05/15/24 11:00pm)
When I say that I’m a double major and double minor, it sounds like a carefully planned achievement. But what truly brings me joy is not the accomplishment that’ll go on my transcript. It’s what I explain after listing my areas of study: that they came about because I went where curiosity led me.
(05/17/24 3:30am)
Penn saw many noteworthy events during the 2021-22 academic year, including the first in-person semesters following the COVID-19 pandemic, the nomination of Amy Gutmann as the United States ambassador to Germany, and the announcement of Liz Magill as the University's next president. Controversy also arose surrounding the Gene Therapy Program, Mackenzie Fierceton, and Amy Wax.
(05/10/24 4:58pm)
Members of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment have been released from police custody after being transported to the Philadelphia Police Department’s 19th District Station earlier today.
(05/10/24 8:25pm)
Officers from the Philadelphia and Penn Police departments arrested dozens of protesters at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at around 6 a.m. on Friday. The encampment was dismantled shortly after.
(05/10/24 3:28pm)
This story is developing and will continue to be updated.
(05/10/24 1:45pm)
Read all of our coverage of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and protesters’ demands here.
(05/10/24 9:48am)
Penn and Philadelphia Police officers in riot gear arrested individuals at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at around 6 a.m. on Friday.
(05/17/24 3:31am)
Penn’s graduate student workers voted to unionize by an overwhelming majority amid a wave of union activism among the student worker community.
(05/17/24 3:31am)
The 2023-24 academic year was characterized by the increased national spotlight on Penn due to a range of controversies on campus, increased student activism, and strong connections to national politics.
(05/17/24 3:31am)
Throughout the 2022-23 school year, Penn witnessed heightened student activism across campus in the form of major demonstrations and a multi-week encampment. Many student-led protests sought to halt University expansion into the wider Philadelphia area.
(05/17/24 3:28am)
The 268th Commencement ceremony on May 20 will feature six honorary degree recipients, recognizing their contributions in fields ranging from medicine to music.
(05/15/24 3:00pm)
I remember when I first watched your white net snap taut from a goal scored. Seeing the plus one on the scoreboard felt just like that rush I feel when the music is perfect and I row into top gear. I knew I’d return for the next few matches at home. Even when the evening trains would rumble across the bridge behind Rhodes Field, and their terrific chug would drown out announcements of player substitutions that I really needed to hear, I was delighted I was the one to be there — soles suctioned to metal bleachers, fingers chilled stiff, and eardrums blitzed by bursts of crowd noise — to witness and write about it all.
