Protesters allege harassment, stalled negotiations with Penn on day 11 of Gaza Solidarity Encampment
(05/05/24 11:51pm)
Read all of our coverage of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and protesters’ demands here.
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Natalie Minkovsky | Student protests at Penn
(05/06/24 1:15pm)
As a Penn parent, I received an email on Apr. 26 signed by Interim Penn President Larry Jameson, Provost John L. Jackson Jr., and Senior Executive Vice President Craig R. Carnaroli. The email claimed “legal and policy violations'' by the Penn encampment protesters based on vague allegations of "harassing and intimidating conduct" and threatened the students who will continue to protest with "sanctions." No specific examples of harassment, threats, or intimidation were offered in the letter, which appears to be an attempt to demonize the students who exercise their right to free speech enshrined in the United States Constitution and express views inconvenient to Penn's administration.
U.S. House expands investigations into antisemitism at Penn, other college campuses
(05/02/24 5:59am)
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that he is opening a housewide investigation into antisemitism on college campuses at a Tuesday press conference.
Pro-Palestinian encampment on College Green brings nationwide student protests to Penn's campus
(04/26/24 5:50am)
As night fell on the pro-Palestinian encampment which began on College Green on Thursday, participants prepared for the possibility of arrest and community members rallied in support of Penn's divestment from Israel's war in Gaza.
Seema Parmar | Want to motivate climate action? Share your climate story
(04/28/24 10:41pm)
The number 1.5 seems to be permanently etched in my brain.
Meet three of Penn women's track and field's recruits
(04/25/24 1:32am)
As waits to see if Penn's athletes will win their heats in this year's Penn Relays, others are sitting at home waiting for their turn to don the Red and Blue. In the case of women’s track and field, these commits hope to uphold Penn’s longstanding history of success in the near future.
04-13-24 Carl June Breakthrough Prize (Photo courtesy of Breakthrough Prize)
(04/22/24 4:04pm)
Perelman School of Medicine professor Carl June (center) was awarded the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences on April 13 (Photo courtesy of Breakthrough Prize).
Penn Engineering receives $13.5 million federal grant to improve computer security technology
(04/05/24 3:06am)
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences received a $13.5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technology that will advance national cybersecurity.
Penn, in Washington: the numbers behind 200 years of alumni, affiliates in Congress
(03/27/24 4:47am)
Penn has been under increasing scrutiny from Congress in recent months amid concerns about antisemitism and free expression on campus. Even after former Penn President Liz Magill's resignation in December 2023, Penn has been under investigation by two different congressional committees, posing threats to the University's tax-exempt status and federal funding.
In Photos: Major moments in Penn women’s sports
(02/08/24 6:19am)
Title IX — the federal law that ensured the fair treatment of male and female students — was enacted on June 23, 1972. Under Title IX, colleges are required to offer women an equal amount of sports opportunities as their male counterparts. In other words, the law marked the official beginning of many of Penn’s current varsity women's sports teams. This may seem like a long time ago, but it has in fact only been 52 years — many of Penn’s current coaches and professors likely remember a time when college athletics was solely a pastime for men.
From Ghana to Maryland, meet five members of the Early Decision class of 2028
(01/19/24 4:00am)
Penn released admissions results for its Early Decision program on Dec. 14, admitting roughly half of the Class of 2028.
Ariel Koren | I am a Jewish alumna and former class president. I charge Liz Magill with complicity in genocide.
(11/17/23 4:16am)
I am a Jewish alumna of Penn’s Class of 2015. While an undergraduate, I served as class president for four years and was the first woman in Penn’s history to do so.
Penn to serve as educational partner in clean hydrogen hub program
(11/17/23 2:25am)
Penn was recently named an education partner for the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, an initiative that will receive up to $750 million in funding from the United States Department of Energy.
Penn Biden Center funded by University reignites Republican push for DETERRENT Act
(11/10/23 4:16am)
Several Republican Congress members proposed an act advocating for transparency and protection of American education from foreign influences, citing Penn Biden Center funding.
Spencer Gibbs | Do you love democracy? Then vote Republican.
(11/02/23 9:06pm)
You should be voting Republican in 2024. Of course, not necessarily in the general election — I would never be so crass as to tell you who to vote for — but if you care about politics and the future of the United States enough to vote, care about policy more than political entertainment, or think the country is more divided than in the last half-century, I strongly encourage you to consider voting in the GOP 2024 primaries.
David J. Shapiro | Amy Wax, Liz Magill, and Hypocrisy
(11/03/23 3:08am)
I represent Professor Amy L. Wax, a tenured professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. She is the target of charges brought by the former dean of the law school; he asked the school to strip her of tenure and fire her for remarks she made in the media and on campus.
Penn’s Asian American Studies Program expands with new faculty, postdoc fellows
(11/06/23 12:44am)
The Asian American Studies Program has doubled in size through new faculty hires and the launch of the Panda Express Postdoctoral Fellowship.
'Really eye-opening': Walter, Polonowski of Penn men's basketball reflect on FIBA European Championship experience
(10/31/23 12:00am)
How do you spend your summers? Working as a lifeguard at your local beach? Moving across the country for your unpaid internship? Or staying in Philadelphia to do research?
Eyal Yakoby | How the BDS movement impedes discussion and espouses antisemitism
(09/19/23 2:07am)
You may have seen headlines in 2018: Two University of Michigan professors refused to write letters advocating for a student to study abroad in Israel. This was in tandem with an effort for an academic boycott of Israel. Barring students from academic freedom is the exact opposite of what a university should promote. The two professors were part of a larger effort of the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement to suspend study abroad programs in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Claire Baptiste | Penn must address the e-scooter epidemic on campus
(08/24/23 4:44pm)
Head to class on Locust Walk or any other sidewalk on Penn’s campus, and you can feel the wind from an electric scooter zooming past you. You may have noticed students carrying this two-wheeled vehicle up the stairs, placing them in lecture halls, or charging its electric motor in dorm spaces.
