And a very special good morning to the Penn regular decision class of 2028! From the team behind DP Daybreak, congratulations on your acceptance. We're so excited to welcome you to campus next year.
The Coalition of Workers at Penn — a recently formed coalition of several unions across Penn’s campus — held a press conference in front of College Hall on Thursday, and New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng spoke to the Penn community about her journey as an author, her struggles with mental health, and Asian American representation in literature.
But first, members of two of Penn's largest “build clubs” alleged that they receive inadequate support and unfair treatment from Engineering administrators.
Members of the student-led Penn Aerospace Club and Penn Aerial Robotics came forward to describe a lack of club space, as well as prohibitions on testing and machining laboratory use, obstacles they argued are not shared by other Engineering clubs.
Five students who spoke with the DP denounced what they said was inadequate support and unfair treatment from Engineering administrators. They also emphasized the importance of build clubs — both to their Penn experience and professional futures.
Penn announced regular decision admission results for the Class of 2028 after receiving a record number of applications.
The co-director of the Perelman School of Medicine's Master of Science in Health Policy Research program will leave his role at the end of this semester amid student discrimination concerns.
The Coalition of Workers at Penn called on the University to respect workers’ rights to organize and to stop their pattern of union-busting at a press conference in front of College Hall.
Penn Medicine has named Roy Hamilton its new Vice Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity.
New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng visited Penn to deliver the Asian American Studies Program's 2024 Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture.
In 2014, Penn men's tennis kicked off the outdoor Ivy season on the road with a 4-1 win over Princeton — their first victory against the Tigers since 2007. This year, the Red and Blue will once again begin their Ivy outdoor season against the Tigers, tomorrow at home.
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
From the centuries long run of Mask and Wig to the ABCD (Any But Cis Dudes, of course!) Bloomers troupe, Penn has a rich scene of making us laugh. But what does it really mean to be a comedian at Penn? And how does one even begin to rectify the silliness of the comedy world with the seriousness of the Penn world? Street dives deep into the paradoxical life of college class clowns.
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The co-director of the Perelman School of Medicine's Master of Science in Health Policy Research program 
Penn Medicine 
New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng visited Penn 
