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In Photos: Spring Fling returns to Penn
(04/13/22 11:50pm)
Spring Fling returned in a weekend festival titled “Revival of the Fling” on April 8 and 9. The festival consisted of two parts: the night time concert on Friday and the carnival the next day. The concert, located at Penn Park and organized by the Social Planning and Events Committee, included performances by Flo Milli, Lil Yachty, and Cheat Codes while the carnival featured local food vendors, games, a photo booth, and more. Several student groups performed at the carnival, including the Pan-Asian Dance Troupe and the Penny Loafers. Here’s a look into how students experienced in-person Spring Fling for the first time in two years.
Penn study finds that women and minorities report more professional issues in the workplace
(12/01/20 2:39am)
Marginalized groups of people value professionalism in the health care workforce more than their white, male counterparts, according to a recent Penn Medicine study.
Biden campaign donors eclipse Trump campaign contributors in Philadelphia
(11/03/20 5:20am)
Former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice and Vice President Joe Biden has outpaced 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump in donors and financial contributions by ZIP code campaign funding across the Philadelphia region.
NIH awards Penn profs. $4.5 million to map molecules of the female reproductive system
(10/20/20 3:01am)
Two Penn professors have been awarded a $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund the creation of the Penn Center for Multi-scale Molecular Mapping of the Female Reproductive System.
Penn Medicine finds hydroxychloroquine ineffective in preventing COVID-19
(10/06/20 3:38am)
Hydroxychloroquine is no more effective than a placebo in preventing COVID-19, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine found.
Williams Cafe, Benny’s Diner will be closed this fall as other student agencies move online
(08/07/20 4:16am)
Benny's Diner, Penn Student Agencies’ newest business, was ready for opening day in mid-March before the University shut down all operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 30 students had been hired and trained over the months leading up to the long-awaited reveal of Houston Hall's new campus diner — a business that had been in the making since fall 2019.
Here’s how Penn is transforming dining halls to meet COVID-19 regulations
(08/05/20 4:32am)
Penn dining facilities, which are preparing to open in less than three weeks, will be operating quite differently for students this year due to the University's coronavirus guidelines.
'I have a family to feed': Bon Appétit staff feel forced to return despite health concerns
(08/03/20 5:56am)
Falk Dining Commons chef Troy Harris and his wife had their lives upended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Harris, a beloved chef at Penn’s kosher dining hall, was laid off by his employer Bon Appétit Management Company in mid-March when Penn’s campus depopulated in efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. His wife, Debra Harris, was also terminated from her job as a dietary aide at a nursing home shortly afterwards.
‘A roller coaster month’: Intl. first-year students shaken once again by newest ICE policy
(07/29/20 6:48am)
Incoming College first-year Terhi Nurminen does not know where she will be living this fall, not even which country she will be in.
International first-year students taking an entirely online course load cannot enter U.S.
(07/25/20 1:21am)
Incoming international first years taking an online-only course load will not be allowed in the United States this fall.
Penn debuts electronic diplomas, ships thousands of hard copies worldwide to Class of 2020
(07/24/20 4:12am)
On Wednesday, nearly 5,000 Penn diplomas were sent to recent graduates around the globe.
Penn donates $100,000 to rebuild 52nd Street businesses after COVID-19, civil unrest
(07/21/20 9:30pm)
Penn donated $100,000 to The Enterprise Center to help rebuild the commercial corridor of 52nd Street, after it endured losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and effects of recent nationwide demonstrations calling for racial justice.
International students move forward with fall plans after ICE policy reversal
(07/19/20 1:13am)
Shock. Confusion. Anger. Relief. The past week has spun a whirlwind of emotions after thousands of international students worried that recent federal regulations would strip them of their visas. Although the restrictions have since been lifted, some still harbor resentments toward the Trump administration and fear that their immigration status remains unsafe for the fall semester.
Trump administration reverses ICE order barring international students from studying in U.S.
(07/14/20 8:09pm)
The United States government rescinded recent restrictions barring international students from entering or staying in the country if they are taking an online-only course load this fall, federal judge Allison D. Burroughs announced on Tuesday.
Profs. denounce ICE guidelines, commit to in-person instruction for international students
(07/10/20 4:33am)
Penn professors are suddenly finding the fate of their students’ futures in their hands as international students desperately search for in-person courses to protect them from the risk of deportation under new United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidelines.
Penn to file amicus brief supporting MIT, Harvard lawsuit against ICE restrictions
(07/08/20 9:56pm)
Penn is preparing an amicus curiae brief in support of the lawsuit filed on Wednesday by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against new federal restrictions that place over one million international students at risk of deportation.
International students scramble to find in-person fall courses due to ICE visa restrictions
(07/08/20 7:54am)
International students feel wrongfully targeted by the United States government and are uncertain about the future of their education, following the release of new Immigrations and Customs Enforcement guidelines declared Monday.
Bon Appétit dining staff left uninformed as Penn plans to open dining halls this fall
(07/08/20 7:13am)
Although Penn announced last month that its campus will open to students and faculty in fall 2020, Bon Appétit workers, who staff Penn’s retail dining locations and Falk Dining Commons, have not yet been informed of the decision after months of silence from their employer.
Penn condemns ICE order requiring intl. students to take in-person classes or leave U.S.
(07/07/20 5:28am)
International students will be prohibited from staying in the United States if taking an entirely online course load at their university this fall, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday. Penn, however, criticizes the order and commits to helping its students continue their studies in the United States.