Administration
Penn endowment receives 'D' grade in passing human rights standards, report finds
Penn, Stanford, Princeton, Duke, MIT, the University of Chicago, and the University of Texas in receiving a grade of D or F.
Penn Med takes legal action after TikTok video about understaffing at University hospital
A judge denied a motion to protect Penn Medicine from TikToks published by malpractice attorney Thomas Bosworth.
FFP members object to proposed interpretation updates at Penn Committee on Open Expression hearing
Students from Fossil Free Penn objected to several clauses of the interpretation, urging The Committee on Open Expression to take a more active role in protecting students’ right to protest.
Penn has largest pay gap between graduate student stipends, presidential salary among Ivy League
Penn’s average Ph.D. student stipend is 1.23% of its president’s salary, while the Ivy League’s average graduate student stipend is 2.53% of the average president’s salary.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program searches for next faculty director
SNF Paideia aims to instill in Penn undergraduates the skills and ethical frameworks to be engaged citizens.
Civic House and Civic Scholars Program search for next faculty director
Civic House is an epicenter of civic engagement, promoting individual and collective actions to aid the public.
Senior Penn admin. asked to deliver testimony in Mackenzie Fierceton's lawsuit against University
Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein, Office of General Counsel's Senior Vice President Wendy White, and former Interim President Wendell Pritchett are likely to deliver testimony.
How Pam Grossman changed Penn's Graduate School of Education in her eight years as dean
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Grossman, her colleagues, and GSE students about how GSE has changed in the past eight years.
Over 1,900 Penn student workers begin unionization effort, citing inadequate support
Students cited low pay, insufficient health benefits, and a lack of support for international students.
Penn names 8 students to receive President's Engagements, Innovation prizes
The prizes are awarded annually to Penn seniors for the development and undertaking of a post-graduation project that aims to positively impact the world.
Penn extends next year's winter break to accommodate spring holidays
Penn's winter break for the 2023-2024 school year, starting Dec. 21 and ending Jan. 18, will be more than a week longer than this year's break.
Students oppose Penn Dining's increased enforcement of PennCard checks at dining locations
Barbara Lea-Kruger, the director of communications and external relations of Penn Business Services, said that there has been no policy change.
Student groups present on Chinatown redevelopment, grad student financial insecurity at U. Council
This meeting comes after months of back-and-forth with Penn administration as GAPSA and ASPC attempted to schedule their presentations before the University Council.
Dr. Carolyn Ureña appointed College director of Academic Advising
Ureña's primary role will be to oversee academic advising programs in the College.
Student groups add agenda items to U. Council meeting after back-and-forth with Penn adminstrators
The months-long process led to presentations that will cover graduate student financial insecurity and the development of the Philadelphia 76ers arena in Chinatown.
Penn president gains right to vote on Board of Trustees, in line with most of Ivy League
The president was previously not eligible to vote at board member meetings.
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."
After withdrawing from U.S. News rankings, Perelman School of Medicine ranks No. 2
The Medical School surpassed Harvard University and is now only behind Johns Hopkins University in this year's rankings.
Penn announces 19% increase to postdoc stipend after researchers push for greater benefits
“We appreciated the input from postdocs across campus who voiced concerns regarding their benefits and engaged with us as we developed improvements," Penn wrote in its benefits enrollment guide.