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(12/09/19 2:50am)
In February 2019, Engineering junior Majesty Uwagerikpe became the Interfraternity Council’s first vice president of diversity and inclusion. Nearly a year later, Uwagerikpe has created an annual diversity summit and a panel for potential new members to be exposed to diverse groups within the IFC. However, he said there is still more work to be done to increase turnout at these events.
(10/31/19 1:59am)
As students begin registering for spring classes, a new product from Penn Labs is set to make course planning even easier.
(10/07/19 1:57am)
“Muy bonita” were the two most common words used by students to describe our campus recently in my Spanish class. I, too, used those words to describe our campus. Our professor praised us in agreement. There is no shortage of enchantment within the Penn community. On any normal day, Penn is a place to explore, learn, appreciate art, and share tickles with your friends through both words and affection. It’s amazing, some days there are goats to embrace, food to indulge in, but most importantly, it is a place where all of us are investing in our dreams. Goal chasing. Getting it. You could pick a student at random on Locust Walk and chances are, they would share something fascinating with you. The optimist in me would love to keep going with the positives but that’s not the direction of these words.
(10/01/19 9:27pm)
It happens every fall at Penn. Corporate representatives flock like vultures to our campus, eager to take their pick of the brightest students here. From engineers to financial analysts to consultants, they search relentlessly for the students who will create the most value for their companies.
(11/04/19 4:24am)
In his early thirties, Giang Nguyen was back in a classroom, taking notes from professors' lectures. Nguyen was studying for his fourth degree — a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at Penn. He had just graduated from a three-year medical residency program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, during which he worked up to 120 hours a week and drove from his home to the hospital at 4:30 a.m. when few cars crept through the streets.
(09/23/19 1:17am)
The Media, Inequality & Change (MIC) Center recently released a report on how data privacy concerns affect people who rely on smartphones for internet access.
(08/30/19 4:24am)
After declaring that bag checks at Van Pelt Library will be phased out by the end of the spring semester, Penn has walked back on its decision.
(07/03/19 2:10pm)
When I first toured Penn as a high school junior, the selling point that most stuck with me from the admissions office was Penn’s seemingly-flexible curriculum and institutional structure. Although I knew going into my college search that I wanted to major in English, the fact that I could take coursework from any of the other three schools seemed like a tantalizing opportunity. I saw myself taking coursework from each of the schools so that, from at least a fundamental level, I could understand the basics of engineering, business, and nursing. While the pitch of Penn Admissions is not necessarily untrue, it is somewhat disingenuous. From both an institutional and cultural point of view, Penn acts less like one university and more like four schools pretending to be one.
(05/11/19 9:13pm)
Each year, Penn celebrates the accomplishments of a select few by giving them honorary degrees during commencement.
(04/26/19 4:11am)
Penn Relays — the world's first and largest track and field competition — requires tight security measures every year, including bomb squad dogs, security cameras, and a mounted police patrol unit.
(08/23/19 5:59pm)
To combat competitive club culture, Penn Labs is working with student government to launch a new website that will list club selectivity and consolidate club information.
(04/25/19 2:08am)
This academic year, Penn Global implemented a new policy that lets students take Penn Global Seminars for a flat fee, which students say has helped increase transparency and financial accessibility.
(04/01/19 5:29am)
Two years after the Interfraternity Council announced its search for a diversity chair, the IFC is finalizing a new Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion position to its executive board. The move comes after the IFC previously said they would no longer follow through with creating the position.
(02/25/19 3:35am)
More than a year since Student Registration and Financial Services said they would build a new database to consolidate all work-study jobs and increase work-study positions, SRFS has changed course after an internal investigation revealed that a large number of the positions were unfilled.
(02/21/19 5:25am)
Wharton students no longer have to use their computers to book group study rooms in Huntsman — this student-developed app now lets them reserve rooms with the tap of a finger.
(02/05/19 3:38am)
My sister FaceTimed me this past weekend and asked, “Jiě, remember how you used to hate this?”
(11/15/18 1:37am)
Expect big things from the wrestlers in the Class of 2022.
(11/08/18 4:37am)
On Wednesday night, students across the Penn community watched a self-driving car fly through a racetrack in the New College House Dining Pavilion.
(11/12/18 4:04am)
While many robots can carry out user orders directly, few robots have the technology to transform autonomously to complete tasks. Engineering researchers at Penn's ModLab, located in the Pennovation Center, are working on breakthrough technologies for robots to respond to environmental changes.
(11/06/18 6:31am)
As the fall term draws to a close, many Penn students are thinking about how to secure summer internships that will aid in their job search after graduation. Recent research from a student-led publication suggests, however, that the majority of undergraduate students pursue summer commitments outside of expected categories.
