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(05/07/22 5:03pm)
Burning out because of something you love is a strange feeling. I have a hard time processing exactly what The Daily Pennsylvanian has meant to me — I’ve never cared so intensely about anything, but I’ve had to grapple with the reality that my greatest source of pride at Penn also took a toll on my mental and physical health.
(04/21/22 4:53am)
Top University officials allegedly manipulated a Perelman School of Medicine investigation into years of workplace abuse allegations within the Gene Therapy Program in order to protect its financial interests and director Jim Wilson, according to internal reports obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian.
(11/11/21 6:51am)
Penn’s Gene Therapy Program is at the forefront of pioneering biotechnology developments — but employees allege a toxic workplace environment lies behind the allure and that Penn is ignoring their complaints to protect the moneymaking program.
(09/14/21 9:29pm)
As some schools switch to online learning and tighten COVID-19 safety restrictions, Penn maintains that in-person classes have not led to virus transmission.
(09/03/21 1:50am)
Campus buildings and off-campus residences sustained only minimal damage after severe floods hit Philadelphia.
(08/25/21 9:01pm)
A Penn-commissioned investigation into the handling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing concluded that two Penn professors demonstrated "extremely poor judgment and gross insensitivity" for retaining the remains for decades and using them for an online Princeton University course.
(04/19/21 5:27pm)
Penn will not offer dean's list awards for the second consecutive academic year, administrators announced in an email to students in the College of Arts and Sciences on Monday.
(04/12/21 11:08pm)
Penn Museum announced plans for the repatriation of the widely criticized Morton Cranial Collection, a collection of about 1,000 crania that includes crania from individuals who were enslaved.
(03/09/21 8:19pm)
Penn will hold the Class of 2021 commencement ceremony in person at Franklin Field for graduating seniors only on May 17. Guests, including family and friends, must watch the ceremony online.
(02/06/21 12:12am)
Penn is seeing "worrisome trends" in the COVID-19 positivity rate on campus, according to top University administrators, who warned that campus-wide self-quarantine measures may be imposed as early as next week.
(12/17/20 1:23am)
Penn accepted a record-low 15% of early decision applicants to the Class of 2025, a significant decrease from last year's 19.7%.
(12/09/20 9:11pm)
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently isolating at home.
(11/17/20 6:47pm)
Penn will contribute $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia over the next 10 years, the largest private contribution in the school district's history.
(04/23/20 5:46pm)
Penn will not accept funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, following widespread criticism that peer institutions with large endowments would receive federal aid.
(04/08/20 5:28pm)
After a lengthy primary season that yielded a record number of Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) ended his campaign on Wednesday, leaving the 2020 race a presumptive contest between a Penn graduate and a former Penn professor.
(04/07/20 5:55pm)
After a lengthy debate and widespread student activism, Yale University announced plans to adopt a universal pass/fail grading policy.
(03/20/20 3:03pm)
Penn will allow undergraduates from all four schools to take any course pass/fail this semester, including those taken to satisfy major or general education requirements.
(03/16/20 6:14pm)
Three Penn undergraduate students have tested positive for coronavirus.
(03/12/20 10:38pm)
Penn is extending the expected move-out date for all on-campus residents by two days.
(03/11/20 7:14pm)
Penn will extend spring break for one week and move all classes online beginning March 23 to the end of the spring semester, in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus.