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(11/21/18 12:19am)
On June 22, the National Coalition for Men filed a Title IX complaint against 22 Penn programs for allegedly discriminating against males. The complaint is one of several the male advocacy group has filed against various universities across the country.
(11/14/18 11:39pm)
Michael Avenatti was arrested and held in custody following allegations of domestic violence on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.
(11/15/18 2:24am)
Penn students made their voices heard at the ballot boxes last Tuesday in the midterm elections. According to numbers collected by Penn's Office of Government and Community Affairs, over 3,300 people voted at Penn’s eight on-campus polling stations, more than tripling those who voted in the 2014 midterms and almost doubling those who voted in the 2010 midterms.
(11/10/18 2:05am)
Donald Trump? “A moron on many things.” The Democratic party? “They don’t control me.” The American electorate? “[They] want a fighter.”
(11/07/18 7:45am)
After around 20 seconds behind the curtain, Penn President Amy Gutmann stepped out of the Vance Hall booth on Tuesday evening to claps and cheers from a small following of students and staff members.
(11/07/18 2:20am)
After a day of historically high turnout at the polls, Penn students gathered at bars, fraternity houses, and dorm lounges to monitor the results of Tuesday's midterm elections. The atmosphere across campus changed as various races were called throughout the night, but as the early morning approached, it grew clear that the Democrats had taken control of the U.S. House of Representatives while the Republican party had secured a majority in the U.S. Senate.
(11/08/18 4:17am)
The voter turnout on the University of Pennsylvania's campus for the Nov. 6 elections was higher than that of any midterm election in the past 12 years, with numbers comparable to those from the 2016 presidential election.
(11/05/18 2:15am)
Chris DePizzo didn’t always imagine a life in politics. The first in his family to graduate from college, the 2012 Penn Law graduate initially worked at a New York City law firm after leaving campus.
(11/02/18 4:30pm)
Marc Lo, an administrator at Brown University, will be the inaugural executive director of the Penn First Plus Office. He officially will take on the post Jan. 1, 2019.
(11/05/18 3:13am)
The country is gearing up for what is being touted as the most important election in a generation. While young people have taken the lead across the country to get out the vote, there are deep concerns on campus that voter turnout among Penn students will be low.
(10/30/18 1:54am)
On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 people were killed in a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the single worst anti-Semitic attack in United States history.
(10/25/18 1:53am)
In light of the recent suicides at Penn, a new Pennsylvania bill aiming to improve suicide prevention services and mental health resources at Pennsylvania universities is close to being signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf (D-Pa.).
(10/29/18 9:01pm)
Pennsylvania’s new congressional map will make its grand debut on midterm election day this Nov. 6, and Penn's campus is officially part of a new district. Here’s what you need to know about the new districts and how it will affect the election.
(10/22/18 3:49am)
President Donald Trump labeled the midterm elections “one of the most important of our lifetime.” New Jersey Senator Cory Booker (D) called them “the most important election of our lifetime.” Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen said these midterms “might be the most important in our lifetime.”
(10/21/18 10:02pm)
As midterm elections quickly approach, polls have focused on key Senate races, including those in Nevada, Tennessee, and Texas. Yet one race that has not garnered much attention is Pennsylvania's Senate election — where Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) is up for reelection this year for his third term in Congress.
(10/17/18 1:11am)
For those who have missed out on the Perry World House live events this fall but still want to hear from the center's prominent speakers, there’s no need to fret.
(10/10/18 9:57pm)
Bipartisanship is becoming increasingly elusive in the United States, pundits say. But Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), a 1997 College graduate, has nonetheless made it his priority.
(10/04/18 1:59am)
Kathleen Hall Jamieson has become a pretty big deal in national politics lately.
(09/28/18 3:00am)
The University's endowment delivered a "phenomenal return" this year of 12.9 percent, Penn Vice President for Finance and Treasurer MaryFrances McCourt told Penn President Amy Gutmann and the rest of Board of Trustees at its meeting Thursday. This high return, McCourt said, is unique among peer institutions that have not experienced such growth.
(09/26/18 2:06am)
Some of the sharpest minds in politics and national security convened at Irvine Auditorium on Tuesday afternoon to discuss issues of national security, the refugee crisis, and the state of American democracy.