Wharton alum David Blitzer's role with the 76ers is just one his successes in the sports world
(03/29/21 1:16am)
David Blitzer may as well define post-Penn success.
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‘A violent tragedy’: Students express anger, sadness after Atlanta shootings
(03/19/21 5:50am)
Following a mass shooting targeting Asian women in Atlanta-area massage parlors on Tuesday, students are calling for greater recognition and dismantling of anti-Asian racism in society.
Experts reflect on how COVID-19 may shape the future of education at Penn and beyond
(03/19/21 4:38am)
One year after COVID-19 forced universities to adopt a virtual format, Penn education experts reflect on how remote learning will impact education at Penn and elsewhere post-pandemic.
Daniel Gurevitch | Foreign donations to Penn threaten our integrity
(03/31/21 11:30pm)
Last year, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that Penn received nearly $258 million from foreign organizations between 2013 to mid-2019. Later that year, members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Amy Gutmann, alleging that “since 2015, the University of Pennsylvania has declared 92 gifts or contracts totaling $62,204,380 from China, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia — all of which, 28 totaling $27,104,975 [about 44%] were anonymous.”
Al Filreis | In memory of Paul Kelly
(03/15/21 10:18pm)
Paul Kelly — the famed Kelly of the Kelly Writers House — recently became a victim of COVID-19. This virus has claimed so many generous, talented, effective people that it is hard to memorialize each in any way commensurate with what they did to help us. For many of us in the Writers House community, it is nearly inconceivable that a person of such vitality, such dynamic intellectual energy and enthusiasm as Paul — whose many (and more or less constant) venturesome ideas sought to make the Writers House better and more responsive as a space and an organization — could possibly now be still.
Penn Dental opens center to provide accessible oral care for people with disabilities
(03/04/21 5:03am)
The School of Dental Medicine has opened a new care center to meet the needs of people with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Steve Kornacki Speaker Event
(02/26/21 4:13am)
The Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies and the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program hosted "Data and Democracy: A Conversation with Steve Kornacki" on Feb. 19. (CC BY 4.0)
Steve Kornacki PORES Zoom Event Data and Democracy 2-25-20
(02/26/21 1:01am)
The Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies and the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program hosted "Data and Democracy: A Conversation with Steve Kornacki" on Feb. 19.
From the LOVE statue to Chinatown: New club helps students complete their Penn bucket lists
(02/25/21 5:10am)
Penn students walk past a LOVE statue on Locust Walk every day — but some may have never seen the identical statue in Center City. A new Penn club aims to help students have experiences beyond campus and check items off their 'Penn bucket lists.'"
Penn faculty organize to seek stronger voice in University decision-making
(03/01/21 5:14am)
After feeling left out of the University's COVID-19 decision making process, Penn professors formed a new chapter of the American Association of University Professors in hopes of giving faculty members a greater voice.
Photo Essay | Always seen, but what do they mean? The stories of 11 iconic campus sculptures
(02/18/21 2:02am)
Penn's campus is enriched at every corner by illustrious works of art. While these installations serve the practical purpose of convenient meeting locations for students, many of them also have intriguing backgrounds and unbeknownst meanings. From looming statues to intricate gates, here are 11 statues that bring campus to life.
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(02/15/21 5:16am)
Top row: Michael Delli Carpini, Hannah Walker. Bottom row: Dorothy Roberts, Regina Austin. “The Criminal Justice System: Incarceration and the Law” discussed structural racism and incarceration in the context of the police killing of George Floyd and COVID-19.
‘Designed to subordinate’: Experts talk racism in United States penal system at Penn event
(02/15/21 6:19am)
Leading law and government experts examined structural racism and incarceration in the context of the police killing of George Floyd and COVID-19 at a virtual panel held Thursday evening.
Wharton MBA welcomes back inaugural cohort of deferred admits for new program
(02/03/21 4:59am)
After spending two years working for companies like Teach for America and McKinsey and Company, students from the inaugural cohort of the Wharton MBA deferred admission program have returned to Penn.
Penn to standardize course times, eliminate back-to-back classes in fall 2021 schedule revamp
(02/02/21 4:46am)
Penn will implement a new block schedule format beginning in fall 2021 to standardize class start times and eliminate the possibility of back-to-back classes.
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(01/27/21 4:29am)
Professor Robert Schuyler announced his resignation following immense backlash after using a Nazi gesture and slogan in a Zoom call with Penn's anthropology department. (Photo from Liz Quinlan)
Penn professor Robert Schuyler retires after backlash from using Nazi phrase and salute
(01/27/21 6:26am)
Penn professor Robert Schuyler has retired after facing backlash for his use of a Nazi salute and phrase during a virtual archaeology conference earlier this month.
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(01/21/21 6:56am)
Professor Robert Schuyler (bottom right) received an open letter calling for his termination following his use of a Nazi gesture and phrase in a Zoom conference. (Photo from Liz Quinlan)
Joe Biden, former Penn professor, is sworn in as 46th president of the United States
(01/20/21 6:04pm)
Former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States this afternoon in a ceremony markedly different from any other inauguration in the nation's history.
Prof. who used Nazi salute faces call for firing from colleagues in open letter to Penn
(01/21/21 6:47am)
Penn professor Robert Schuyler used a Nazi salute and phrase at an archaeological conference earlier this month in an attempt to reference free speech suppression in Nazi Germany, sparking widespread backlash. Now, his colleagues — including the speaker he interrupted at the conference — plan to send an open letter to the University demanding his termination.
