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

By Isha Chitirala and Finn Ryan · 16 hours ago

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.

Penn’s undergraduate cost has outpaced inflation since 2016

By Moukthikadevi Kanakala · 16 hours ago

Using figures from the University’s Common Data Set, The Daily Pennsylvanian compared changes in the cost of undergraduate attendance with the local consumer price index.

Penn community discusses lingering impacts of federal antisemitism lawsuit

By Lavanya Mani · 16 hours ago

According to Katz Center Director Steven Weitzman, the event examined the constitutional, legal, and ethical questions associated with the case.

Water main break floods GSE building, moves classes

By Lavanya Mani · 1 hour ago

The incident disrupted multiple classes and flooded nearby sections of Locust Walk.

Penn endowment sees nearly $7 billion jump in largest single-year return on record

By Ryan Rucker · 5 hours ago

After years of steady growth, the endowment saw a staggering 27.4% return last year.

Studying business still matters in an AI-era, Wharton dean says

By Ananya Karthik · 16 hours ago

The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Wharton Dean Erika James to discuss how artificial intelligence will shape the school’s future.

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Sports

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

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Sports Department · 4 hours ago

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Opinion

Penn’s friendship industrial complex

By Lindsay Muneton · 17 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

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.

Penn resumes Curricular Practical Training review for federally-compliant international students

By Lavanya Mani · Sept. 13, 2026

Penn ISSS said the renewal “applies only to requests that meet the current federal requirements.”

Sports

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

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Sports Department · 4 hours ago

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 · 20 hours ago

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

Penn freshman quarterback Miles Teodecki earns national, league honors following first game

By Emilie Chi and Javier St. Remy · 1 day ago

The freshman quarterback’s electric debut earns him both conference and national recognition

Lee | Two takeaways from Penn’s season-opener win against Bucknell

By Justin Lee · Sept. 21, 2026

Penn football opens its 150th season with a sense of jubilation while offering glimpses of what’s to come.

Penn women’s cross country shows out at Haverford Mainline Invitational

By Javier St. Remy · Sept. 21, 2026

All of Penn’s top seven women finished within the top 30.

Penn football begins Rick Santos era with 20-7 win over Bucknell

By Soo Young Yoon · Sept. 21, 2026

Two touchdowns from a freshman starting quarterback and a dominant defense led the game from start to finish.

Opinion

Why do pre-meds choose to suffer?

By Dew Udagedara · 1 day ago

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 · 2 days ago

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 · 2 days ago

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

General education requirements have to go

By Eden Liu · Sept. 20, 2026

Columnist Eden Liu argues that general requirements undermine the curiosity they were designed to foster.

Situational awareness isn’t good public safety advice

By Mritika Senthil · Sept. 17, 2026

Senior columnist Mritika Senthil examines how online discourse can place unrealistic expectations on victims to anticipate street violence.

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Penn civil rights center names inaugural leadership

By Amy Liao · 17 hours ago

The University established the Center for Civil Rights in June to consolidate civil rights resources, simplify the reporting and resolution of complaints, and maintain compliance with legal requirements.

Penn students discuss experiences as College Foundations pilot enters second year

By Mbresa Simnica and Emma Desmet · 1 day ago

The four-course College Foundations program now offers roughly 300 first years an early look at the College’s upcoming curriculum overhaul.

Penn establishes new scholarships, professorships with $22.5M donation

By Oscar Amos and Finn Ryan · 1 day ago

2008 College graduate Gabriel Gilinski and his wife, Stephanie, made the donation with the goal of enhancing academic excellence at Penn.

Penn Engineering announces joint master’s degree in AI, data science

By Danielle Jason · 1 day ago

The Master of Science program — which will take its first students in fall 2027 — will be jointly administered by the Computer and Information Science and Electrical and Systems Engineering departments.

Penn recognizes former secretary of state with climate diplomacy award

By Araceli Takaoka · 1 day ago

During the event, Kleinman Center faculty fellow Cary Coglianese delivered a lecture in Kerry’s honor.

Extreme heat impacts a majority of Americans, Penn survey finds

By Alex Wang · 1 day ago

The survey found that while high temperatures have affected respondents’ household expenses and routines, general awareness of resources such as cooling centers remains limited.

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