Shocking: Primary Qualification for Being an Odyssey Online Writer is Existence

When it comes to the Odyssey Online, anyone can write for them and no one can't.

Furda says Betsy DeVos could impact Penn

Immigration, health care and foreign policy have dominated the news cycle in the first weeks of President Donald Trump's term. Unusually, education has joined the mix as a prominent concern due to the controversy generated around the appointment of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

Despite activism against OZ email, it's not clear that the organization's social life has drastically changed

Four months after a leaked email from off-campus organization OZ was posted around campus with the caption, “THIS IS WHAT RAPE CULTURE LOOKS LIKE,” it is not clear that much has changed with regard to the organization’s social life.

What does Trump's nominee for education secretary mean for Penn?

President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump’s billionaire nominee for the typically uncontroversial secretary of education position, Betsy DeVos, has faced substantial scrutiny.

Beyond the safety pin: How should non-minority Penn students show they're allies?

Following several reports of hate crimes allegedly in response to President-Elect Trump’s victory, people who don’t belong to minority groups showed support by wearing safety pins. The pin is intended to identify that person as an ally to minorities.

Meet the Penn sophomore who patented her own technology to prevent gun violence

While Penn is full of exceptional students, it’s still pretty rare to meet someone who scores their first patent before ever earning their degree.

Guest column by Nathan Ausubel | Hillary Clinton, advocate for women and children

In November, I urge members of the Penn community to vote for Hillary Clinton as the next president. Such a vote should not be treated as a vote for the “lesser of two evils” but rather as a vote for a seasoned politician who has spent her career fighting for women’s and children’s causes.

Harvard dean announces Single Gender Policy Enforcement Committee

Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana announced via a College-wide email today that the Single Gender Policy Enforcement Committee — which aims to penalize and oversee Harvard’s “unrecognized” single-sex social groups, otherwise known as final clubs — has officially assembled.

A Penn professor was named to a board that will address Puerto Rico's debt crisis

A Penn professor was just appointed by the federal government to help tackle the recent economic crisis in Puerto Rico.

Wharton prof. donates $100,000 to DNC to stop 'potential disaster' Donald Trump

Though Donald Trump may repeatedly invoke his Wharton degree as a symbol of his academic prowess, one professor there wants nothing more than to see the 1968 Wharton graduate flop in the November general election. And, he isn’t afraid to pony up some cash to make that happen.

Wharton students tell Donald Trump, 'You do not represent us'

In the midst of 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump’s presidential run, during which he has repeatedly invoked his Wharton degree, over 3,800 Penn students, graduates, parents, partners and family members have signed a petition telling him, “You do not represent us.”

Chaplain Chaz Howard writes in Huffington Post, ‘Be not afraid.’

University Chaplain, professor and 2000 College graduate Chaz Howard published a Huffington Post opinion piece on Thursday with a simple message: end fear, encourage love.

African American students at Valdosta State University removed from Trump rally

Approximately 30 African American students at Valdosta State University were ejected from a Trump rally held on their campus this Monday.

New Penn Design dean leaves Texas because of campus-carry law

Frederick “Fritz” Steiner, who was recently hired as the new dean of the School of Design, is coming to Penn in part to avoid Texas’s new campus carry law.

Penn senior fellow sounds off on Cosby trial

From beloved television father to alleged serial rapist, Bill Cosby has changed entirely in the eyes of the American people. More than 50 women have accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them, and one Penn-affiliated law professor saw the importance of the case in "transforming rape culture." 

Theodore L. Caputi | The myth about smart people

Would you listen to Albert Einstein’s political counsel? Terence Tao’s opinion on drug policy? Ernest Hemingway’s management advice?

Aaron Guo is both a strategy consultant as part of the Wharton Small Business Development Center and a blogger for the Huffington Post, focused on environmental sustainability and broader corporate social responsibility respectively.

Theodore Caputi | Millions, billions and trillions

The words “billion” and “million” may rhyme, but they’re very different values. Consider the following: If you started out with $1 billion the day Christ was born and spent $1,000 every day since, you’d still have $264 million left today. But if you began with only $1 million and spent the same amount, you’d be broke in under three years.

Editorial | Pennsylvania's governor is right to accept Syrian refugees

Amid the recent, mainly Republican backlash against accepting Syrian refugees by many states, Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to allow refugees to settle in Pennsylvania is a refreshingly ethical decision in American politics today.

Halloween costumes inspire racial discourse on Yale campus

Racial sensitivities coupled with active demonstrations on college campuses have garnered national attention the past couple of weeks. A recent controversy at Yale, concerning insensitive costumes and the university’s role in policing students’ choice of costumes inspired a heated debate the weekend leading up to Halloween.