Some professors assign homework over summer. Not everyone is against it.

Some students don't mind homework over the summer if it lightens the workload during the semester. 

Pre-orientation programs: a worthwhile experience or just an excuse to move in early? Students weigh in.

College freshman Elizabeth Luhnow described the “amazing relationships” she formed on PennQuest. “A lot of the people I met I probably would not have met otherwise,” she said. “I would 100% recommend PennQuest. I would not let a sibling come to Penn without doing it."

Penn State suspends Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity for two years

Penn State University fraternity Sigma Alpha Mu has been suspended for two years after violating restrictions on alcohol use. 

Penn students and professors will join thousands around the world to march for science

Postdoctoral fellow Jason Diaz said he believes the Trump administration's budget proposal, which was released last month, convinced many people to take part in the march.

Here's how Penn, like many other Universities, is using Big Data to recruit new students

Director of college preparation group One-Stop College Counseling Laurie Kopp Weingarten described Big Data as “the wave of the future” for college admissions. “Many times now instead of just meeting a Director of Admissions, I meet the Vice President of Enrollment Management,” she said.

Applying for Penn financial aid may be harder this year after an IRS tool was shut down

The Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool, which allows Americans to upload tax-return information without having to manually enter it, has been disabled until October.

Philadelphia schools went on lockdown after alleged spotting of murderer

More than 30 Philadelphia schools were placed on lockdown for nearly two hours on Monday afternoon.

Princeton sues Department of Education to keep admissions data private in midst of racial discrimination claims

“I personally have not noticed discrimination against Asian-Americans in my practice,” Laurie Kopp Weingarten, director of One-Stop College Counseling, said.

Penn State bans fraternity from campus following student's death, places restrictions on Greek organizations

Pennsylvania State University has permanently banned the Beta Theta Pi fraternity from returning to campus following the death of a student.

'I started hysterically crying' — read stories of high school seniors who found out Thursday that they got into Penn

“I kind of cloistered myself because I was scared of what would happen,” Victoria Mak said. “Those ten minutes before I found out were the longest ten minutes of my life.”

Financial aid's budget increased again, but some middle class students could still feel the pinch

“What are we offering to the middle-range student, the student that can afford to pay some money towards education, but not enough to cover the full bill?” University Director of Financial Aid Elaine Papas-Varas asked. “Does that mean loans for a middle-income student?”

No Wharton professor appears on Best 40 under 40 Business School Professors list for the first time ever

Created by business education network Poets&Quants, the list has included at least two Wharton professors in every previous edition. 

Joe Biden receives humanitarian award, gives shout-out to granddaughter Naomi

The award was presented by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to recognize Biden’s advocacy for survivors of sexual assault, survivors of domestic violence and veterans, according to an NBC report.

Penn will suspend operations on Tuesday due to impending snowstorm

Penn has suspended operations on Tuesday due to the snowstorm expected to hit the region this evening, according to an alert sent to students just before 10:30 p.m. on Monday. 

Graduate students had their approved federal loans canceled just before tuition bills were due

Student Financial Services blames the abrupt shift in policy on the Department of Education, but some students suspect Penn’s financial aid officers made the mistake.

These three students are transferring out of Penn — here are their stories

Engineering freshman Brian McGrath, who was studying computer science, withdrew from Penn in December and is preparing to start at Drexel University in the fall.

These students traveled the world before coming to Penn

For College freshman Rachel Prokupek, taking a gap year was a somewhat spontaneous decision.

This U.S. Congress bill would force schools to allocate donation money to middle-class students

The wealthiest colleges in America may soon need to give a quarter of the donations they receive to middle-class financial aid or risk their charitable status. 

Philosophy department condemns immigration ban in email

The federal policy, signed on Friday by President Trump, a 1968 Wharton graduate, imposes a 90-day ban on immigrant and nonimmigrant entry to the United States from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

What it's like to be the only person from your state in the freshman class

Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Wyoming all have only one student each in the class of 2020.