Academics
There’s always something new going on at Penn’s four undergraduate schools and 12 graduate schools. Look here for information on upcoming academic initiatives, new classes and research conducted by professors and students.
Hundreds of Penn faculty were invited to an event with Amy Wax. How many signed up?
On April 13 at 3 p.m., the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression will host a Zoom webinar titled "Amy Wax and the Limits of Academic Freedom."
Penn repurposes Houston Hall space as group study rooms available to all students
Students will be able to book these rooms through Penn Mobile and LibCal in the near future.
ARCH to offer mental health resources, counseling initiatives following renovations
While counseling through Student Health and Counseling is located off-campus at 3624 Market Street, the ARCH is located in the center of Penn’s campus on Locust Walk.
Penn Electric Racing unveils new fully electric race car ahead of June competition
Penn Electric Racing is a student-run Formula SAE Electric Team composed of 70 Penn undergraduates who design and build a fully electric race car each year.
Penn Global Seminars expands new course offerings for next academic year
Penn Abroad announced eighteen Penn Global Seminars for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Folklore and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations professor Dan Ben-Amos dies at 88
Ben-Amos began teaching at Penn in 1967, serving as a professor and eventually chairman of the Department of Folklore and Folklife.
Penn ranked No. 7 on Princeton Review's 'dream' college list
Out of the top ten universities named by applicants as their "dream" schools, Penn ranked higher than five other Ivy League institutions.
From classes on anime to the Beatles, here are five unique courses being taught at Penn
The following courses are currently being taught in the spring 2023 semester.
Penn named one of the 'Top Producing Institutions' of Fulbright Students
The Department of State included Penn on this year’s list of institutions with the highest number of accepted Fulbright applicants.
Seven Penn students and one graduate named 2023 Thouron Scholars
The award will cover complete tuition for two years of study at any university in the United Kingdom.
Here are the fall 2023 College courses that double count
Use the DP's guide, based on data provided by Path@Penn, to see which classes "double count" before Advanced Registration ends on April 3.
Robert Ghrist appointed Penn Engineering Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
Robert Ghrist, an acclaimed applied mathematics researcher, will begin his new position on July 1.
Wharton MBA students purchase professional basketball team in Italy
Second-year students in the Wharton MBA Program for Executives founded CSG in 2022 to invest in sports franchises.
New partnership between SP2 and Bonner Foundation to increase access to higher education
The Bonner Community Scholars Program aims to increase access to higher education for first-generation and low-income students.
Marissa King appointed Inaugural Alice Y. Hung President’s Distinguished Professor at Wharton
King will join Wharton as a professor in health care management from the Yale School of Management.
Economics department offers new math sequence for majors in place of MATH 1400, MATH 1410
Economics majors are no longer required to take MATH 1400: "Calculus I" and MATH 1410: "Calculus II."
Penn Dental signs memorandum of understanding with South African and Tanzanian universities
The agreements will allow the three universities to collaborate on research and initiatives aiming to improve oral health.
American Bar Association votes to keep standardized testing for law school admissions
The ABA House of Delegates rejected a proposed revision to its accreditation standards that would end the mandatory use of admission tests such as the LSAT.
Penn Libraries unveils new collection of children's books about diversity
The new collection of award-winning children's books features characters from diverse backgrounds.