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Penn Medicine reports $117.4 million in operating profits for first half of fiscal 2024
For the six months ending Dec. 31, Penn Med had an operating margin of 2.2% over a total revenue of $5.3 billion, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Penn extends test-optional policy for Class of 2029 while some Ivies reinstate testing requirement
The Penn Admissions announcement did not include any rationale for the extension.
Pro-Palestinian protestors interrupt Jameson at Board of Trustees meeting, forcing adjournment
"The resolutions are grouped as we are unable to continue," Board of Trustees Chair Ramanan Raghavendran said.
DP Daybreak | Student speaks at House antisemitism roundtable
Also, administrators announced a tuition hike at a trustee meeting.
Student Committee on Undergraduate Education commits to institutionalizing open expression protections
SCUE is the first branch of student government to issue a public statement on academic freedom since the University’s leadership crisis began last fall.
Penn reaffirms commitment to repatriate museum’s Native American cultural objects
Academic Policy Committee Chair David Ertel led the voting process for the resolutions, which each passed unanimously and without discussion.
Penn junior criticizes University response to antisemitism during congressional roundtable
Wharton and Engineering junior Noah Rubin spoke at the Feb. 28 roundtable alongside students from eight other universities.
Penn Atidna International hosts event with Palestinian Israeli initiative for open dialogue
At the event at Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, Schlesinger shared how Roots is seeking to create mutual trust and solidarity amid escalating tensions over conflict in the West Bank.
Penn's United Minorities Council, 2027 Class Board host intercultural fair at Houston Hall
Penn's United Minorities Council co-hosted their annual cultural fair event with the Class of 2027 board on Feb. 28 in Houston Hall.
Three-day symposium celebrates 50th anniversary of gender scholarship and advocacy at Penn
The symposium, which lasts from Feb. 29 to March 2, features a variety of faculty, scholars, and alumni across GSWG, FGT, and PWS.
6ABC News Anchor Nydia Han speaks about anti-Asian hate and broadcast journalism at Penn
The discussion, hosted by center director and sociology professor Hyunjoon Park, centered on Han's experience embracing her identity as a Korean-American and her fight against Asian hate through the lens of broadcast journalism.
Inside Du Bois: Residential community celebrates community, reflects on house’s challenges
Residents have celebrated the dorm’s strong sense of community while describing ongoing challenges with amenities and the dorm selection process.
Penn to raise tuition by 3.9%, approves record financial aid budget
The Penn Board of Trustees approved a 3.9% tuition hike for the 2024-25 academic year.
DP Daybreak | Wharton club 'missing' $90K for charity
Also, the Penn & Slavery Project's fight for recognition.
Pro-Palestinian activists who participated in Van Pelt Library study-in to face disciplinary action
According to a Feb. 27 press release, five students received a memo that their involvement in the study-in was grounds for "disciplinary proceedings."
Leaked documents shed new light on recommended Amy Wax sanctions, her appeal to Penn
The documents reveal that the hearing board decided to conduct Wax’s case as one of “flagrant unprofessional conduct by a faculty member.”
'Demonstrated record of nontransparency’: The Penn & Slavery Project’s fight for recognition
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with multiple people affiliated with the Penn & Slavery Project about their efforts for wider visibility of the project and its findings — both on campus and outside of it — and how the University has responded.
'The kids really need this': Wharton student group allegedly withholds $90,000 promised to charity
The donation was intended to support the Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia's Literacy Initiative, which allegedly included the sum in its operating budget.
Fellowship honoring Weitzman School of Design's first Black graduate, architect Julian Abele, receives $20,600
The fellowship, now in its fourth year, is awarded annually to a graduate architecture student in honor of Abele's legacy.