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(07/04/24 4:38am)
After the Penn & Slavery Project’s annual research presentations this past May, members of the project are looking forward to the 2024-25 academic year and opportunities to expand the project’s reach, which was recently supported anew by funding granted by Provost John Jackson Jr.’s office.
(05/17/24 3:28am)
On April 25, pro-Palestinian demonstrators rushed onto College Green, marking the beginning of Penn’s 16-day-long Gaza Solidarity Encampment to protest the University’s ties to the war in Gaza.
(05/10/24 9:52pm)
As members of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment were arrested and being loaded into vans on Friday morning, protesters gathered at 34th and Walnut streets to demonstrate against Penn’s dismantling of the encampment.
(05/10/24 7:08pm)
Two of Pennsylvania’s most high-profile politicians — Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro — praised Penn’s decision to disband the Gaza Solidarity Encampment this morning, while two local politicians who represent Penn expressed deep concern about the University's conduct.
(05/09/24 9:17pm)
Follow our live updates on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment here and all of our coverage here.
(05/08/24 12:52am)
Penn referred nine students for disciplinary action due to their involvement in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, an encampment spokesperson said Tuesday after a group of eight organizers met with administrators.
(05/07/24 4:13pm)
Gaza Solidarity Encampment participants and their supporters continued their demonstration on Monday after further push back from Interim Penn President Larry Jameson, holding a rally with controversial professor and activist Marc Lamont Hill.
(05/04/24 4:06pm)
Read all of our coverage of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment here.
(05/02/24 7:16pm)
This story is developing and will continue to be updated. Read more live updates from the Gaza Solidarity Encampment here.
(04/28/24 11:27pm)
A Penn Fire Department officer searched the pro-Palestinian encampment on College Green for fire hazards, drugs, and alcohol, suggesting that it did not sufficiently meet fire safety requirements.
(04/28/24 3:39am)
In a statement published to state Rep. Rick Krajewski’s (D-Philadelphia) social media accounts Saturday evening, seven Philadelphia-area politicians and AAUP-Penn called on the University to refrain from taking disciplinary action against peaceful demonstrations on campus.
(05/10/24 10:23am)
Follow live updates here, and read all of our coverage of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and protesters’ demands here.
(04/25/24 10:09pm)
Penn said it was "closely monitoring" the pro-Palestinian encampment on College Green and pledged that protestors would face "consequences" for actions that violate University policies or the law.
(04/02/24 3:03am)
Penn lecturer and graduate Lauren Footman, Delaware County’s first diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, was fired after filing a racial discrimination complaint against her employer.
(03/22/24 2:12am)
Members of the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced legislation aiming to make federal funding for higher education institutions contingent upon campus free speech.
(03/20/24 12:20am)
Demolition of the University City Townhomes began on Monday, marking a new stage in the community’s fight against displacement.
(03/18/24 2:33am)
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced her budget proposal on Thursday, highlighting her commitment to public safety and community improvement.
(03/13/24 4:49am)
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee grilled former United States Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur on Tuesday about his report regarding classified documents “willfully retained” by President Joe Biden — many of which were found at the Penn Biden Center.
(03/01/24 5:48pm)
Interim President Larry Jameson's first University Board of Trustees meeting as president adjourned within minutes on Friday after protestors disrupted the meeting.
(03/01/24 6:03am)
WASHINGTON — A Penn student criticized the University's response to antisemitism during a bipartisan roundtable hosted by the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce.