Good morning, Penn.
Happy Tuesday! I encourage you to take a moment to appreciate the many trees that line Locust Walk today!
The Department of Education announced yesterday that it found that Penn has violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s intercollegiate athletics, and the Wharton School is considering moving its San Francisco campus to a larger, standalone facility.
But first, former chair of the Penn Board of Trustees Scott Bok sat down for a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss the state of higher education, his resignation, and the upcoming release of his new book.
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Photo by Ethan Young
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Scott Bok, former Penn Board of Trustees Chair, reflects on resignation ahead of book release
Sixteen months after his highly publicized resignation as chair of the Penn Board of Trustees, Scott Bok sat down for a wide-ranging interview with the DP ahead of the release of his new book.
Bok’s book — titled “Surviving Wall Street: A Tale of Triumph, Tragedy, and Timing” and set to be published on May 6 — spans the course of his life, including his undergraduate experience at Penn, his career on Wall Street, and his tumultuous tenure as board chair. In a 90-minute interview with the DP, Bok reflected on the events that led to his departure, discussed the forthcoming release of his book, and offered a candid assessment of the federal government’s campaign against higher education — which he said “started at Penn.”
The final two chapters of Bok’s book provide a detailed account of what unfolded behind the scenes in the weeks and months leading up to his and former Penn President Liz Magill's resignations on Dec. 9, 2023. Bok likened the donor retaliation, calls for Magill’s resignation, and heightened political scrutiny at Penn to another “boardroom situation,” similar to the “tough decisions and real crises” he faced throughout his career on Wall Street.
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FOUR MORE BIG STORIES
 The Department of Education announced that Penn violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s intercollegiate athletics and issued three demands to the University on Monday.
 Penn faculty and researchers discussed the impacts of federal funding cuts on their jobs and research teams in multiple interviews with the DP.
 The Wharton School is considering moving its San Francisco campus to a larger, standalone campus in the city’s Financial District.
 Penn Social Policy and Practice professor Chenyi Ma co-authored a paper that examined how unemployment and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic affected anxiety levels among different demographic groups.
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SPORTS
 Former Sports Editor Walker Carnathan ranks all eight Ivy League basketball arenas, from the Ancient Eight's smaller venues to the Cathedral.
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Photo by Takeru Matsunaga
From April 24-26, Franklin Field became a hub of athletes, spectators, and die-hard fans. See how the DP’s photographers captured the colorful 2025 Penn Relay Carnival.
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Photos by Isabel Liang , Sukhmani Kaur, Max Mester, Ana Glassman
In 2021, more than 300 West Philadelphia and Penn community members gathered outside the Penn Museum to demand the immediate return of the remains of victims killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing. This week, Penn reached a settlement with Lionell Dotson, the brother of MOVE bombing victim Katricia Dotson, over the University’s decades-long possession of human remains from the tragedy.
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Click here to play today's DP mini crossword, which was constructed by Doer He.
And click here to play today’s DP Password puzzle, which was constructed by Camron Baldwin.
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
The alt–right red–pill pipeline ropes impressionable young boys into internet extremist groups. Film & TV writer Xihluke Marhule dissects the hit Netflix show Adolescence, and the dangers of the manosphere.
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Today's newsletter was copy edited by Ava Savino.
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