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Penn Trustees reappoint Wharton dean, discuss University financial resilience

By Ryan Rucker · 18 hours ago

Administrators reported strong financial results for fiscal year 2026 and introduced resolutions related to Penn Medicine and construction projects.

Penn GSE establishes master’s in education entrepreneurship scholarship with $3 million gift

By Wesley Kang · 19 hours ago

The donation was made by 1995 College graduate Gregory Milken and his wife, EJ Milken, to draw in leaders interested in pursuing educational innovation.

Penn Bookstore hosts College alum, author to discuss new novel

By Imani Gaskin · 19 hours ago

The Sept. 24 event featured 2005 College graduate and author Lindsey Palmer for a discussion about her newest novel.

Urban planners see improvements in plan for new 76ers, Flyers arena

By Phoebe Anagnos · 18 hours ago

Urban planning experts told the DP that the South Philadelphia site is a welcome change from the previously proposed location.

Penn Libraries union alleges administrators bargained in bad faith

By James Wan · 18 hours ago

The union has been negotiating for its first contract since February 2025.

Career Services celebrates 100 years at Penn

By Ayaan Seshadri · 19 hours ago

At a celebratory event, speakers discussed the organization’s development over the past century and its current operating practices.

Sports

Penn volleyball falls to the Princeton Tigers in a reverse sweep

By Alison Frazer and Elana Maser · 20 hours ago

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Opinion

First years: here’s what we should say ‘yes’ to

By Carina Thomas · 22 hours ago

FOOTBALL PREVIEW

A ‘Penn kind of football’ turns 150

By Ellie Clark · Sept. 18, 2026

From 1982 to the present, a look at the team that has been the championship standard of the Ivy League.

Josh Narcisse believed in the process. It worked

By Javier St. Remy · Sept. 18, 2026

The senior defensive back has turned each obstacle into opportunity.

There are levels to Karson Siqueiros-Lasky

By Hannah Chang · Sept. 17, 2026

The junior quarterback’s passion for the sport translates to success on the gridiron.

Breaking down Penn football’s 2026 season matchups

By Justin Lee · Sept. 16, 2026

The Quakers open their campaign on the road against Bucknell.

ADMINISTRATION

Behind closed doors, Penn’s lawyers shape its biggest decisions

By Isha Chitirala and Finn Ryan · Sept. 24, 2026

Many credit the Office of General Counsel with steering the University through a legal minefield. Others worry its growing influence has undermined longstanding democratic processes.

A history of the Penn presidency

By Aidan Shaughnessy · Sept. 17, 2026

As the search for Penn’s 11th president continues, The Daily Pennsylvanian dug through University archives to examine the history of the office.

Faculty weigh how Penn should respond to Trump’s higher education reform letter

By Alex Dash · Sept. 18, 2026

The Aug. 3 letter called on universities to publicly disclose how they intend to reform admissions, academics, free speech, intellectual diversity, and align with national interests.

Penn begins search for next Weitzman School of Design dean

By Ryan Rucker · Sept. 16, 2026

Frederick Steiner’s deanship, initially set to last until 2023, was extended in 2021 and again in 2024.

Sports

Penn volleyball falls to the Princeton Tigers in a reverse sweep

By Alison Frazer and Elana Maser · 20 hours ago

Sophomore middle blocker Haley Kerstetter led the offense, hitting .526.

Penn women’s soccer sees four game winning streak snapped with a loss to Dartmouth

By Javier St. Remy · 20 hours ago

The Red and Blue struggled to contain the Big Green’s uber efficient attack in Ivy opener.

Penn falls to Lehigh in blowout 20-7 home opener loss

By Grant Han , Justin Lee and Jaden Gardiola · 1 day ago

150 years of football at Franklin Field begins with just 169 yards on Red and Blue offense.

There are 15 sprint football teams in the country. One is at Penn

By Soo Young Yoon · Sept. 24, 2026

Penn’s sprint football team welcomes athletes from a variety of backgrounds.

The picks are in for Penn football’s home opener against Lehigh

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Sports Department · Sept. 24, 2026

The Daily Pennsylvanian Sports department predicts the game outcomes for Penn football’s home opener against Lehigh.

Penn women’s soccer looks to keep building as Ivy League play begins

By Alison Frazer and Kaia Feichtinger-Erhart · Sept. 23, 2026

The Quakers are currently on a four-game win streak, the program’s longest since 2021.

Opinion

Editorial | Why we’re losing trust in higher education

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Sept. 24, 2026

The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board examines the declining confidence in higher education in the context of the Department of Education’s call to action.

Penn’s friendship industrial complex

By Lindsay Muneton · Sept. 24, 2026

Senior columnist Lindsay Muneton argues that Penn’s culture of friendship is driven more by quantity than quality.

Why do pre-meds choose to suffer?

By Dew Udagedara · Sept. 22, 2026

Columnist Dew Udagedara investigates the lack of intellectual interest in STEM and pre-med circles.

Letter to the Editor | Existential risk shouldn’t be hand-waved away

By Mark Hellwig · Sept. 22, 2026

2026 College graduate and Ph.D. student Mark Hellwig responds to DP coverage on the future of AI.

Learn the history of your discipline

By Zoe Mackey · Sept. 21, 2026

Contributor Zoe Mackey argues that all college students should study the historical circumstances, intellectual debates, and assumptions that shaped their chosen disciplines.

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