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In less than a month, over 2,400 graduating seniors donning caps and gowns will sit on Franklin Field for one of the most memorable days of their lives. Commencement marks the end of one's undergraduate career, and the best part — aside from actually receiving a degree — is the chance to hear from a prolific person involved in the greater world, the commencement speaker.
As of late, most of my columns have focused on things I take issue with: Whether it’s Liz Magill’s resignation and the threats to free speech on campus, or the lack of racial diversity in Panhellenic sororities. I haven't highlighted the things that I truly appreciate and, more specifically, the places in which I’ve found community at Penn.
I’ve always been wary of places that don’t make space for me. And as a Black woman at Penn — from a Title I public school in Arizona — I didn’t think Panhellenic sororities were for me. I came into college with the assumption that sororities were for a certain type of girl, but I decided I needed to experience the process before I could actually have an opinion on the matter. I can’t decide if it’s for better or for worse, but what I saw of sororities was exactly what I expected.
On Saturday, Liz Magill issued her resignation as president of Penn, and in doing so, may have set the University on a path that could lead to censorship of students and staff alike.
Penn, as are many prestigious universities, is a hotbed for discussions surrounding conflict in Israel and Palestine. Discourse between major donors and Penn administration has made national news, and within the DP opinion department, many columns have been published over the past few weeks. I personally encourage you to go read students' viewpoints from multiple perspectives.
Chances are you’ve heard about the looting taking place in Philadelphia over the past couple weeks, with over 20 stores such as Lululemon, Apple, and multiple Fine Wine locations being ransacked. But did you hear about the case that prompted that response?
Each year, Penn admits a record number of first-generation, low-income students. As a FGLI student, I acknowledge there are many resources on campus such as Penn First Plus and related groups. But when Penn recently suspended a commonly used textbook code initiative with only a couple weeks’ notice, the faults and limitations of our support became clear. The P1P Access Code Program provided textbook codes for some of the most popular classes on campus across various majors, so the decision came as an unpleasant surprise.
It’s time for Legacy admissions to end once and for all. In light of Penn’s recent wording changes to their legacy admissions policy, and yet another year of Penn withholding specific statistics on the newly admitted class of 2027, discussions surrounding legacy admissions have resurfaced throughout the nation and at Penn.
In elementary school, February was the only time I learned about Black historical figures. I recall cutting out paper dolls of Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks — all the same shade of brown due to the singular brown crayon. While the lack of diverse skin color crayons posed an inconvenience that has since been rectified, the real issue of approaching and teaching the entirety of Black history as a 28 day event has not.
5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Happy New Year!
Let's cut to the chase. Instead of asking what the world needs from Penn, let's ask what Penn can gain from the world. In an effort to plan Penn's next 100 years, Liz Magill has set out to create a committee with this goal in mind. But what about today? I must be realistic and say that I, as a first-year student, want Penn to have big goals for the future. But what about the present? What can the university do immediately to foster the culture that they want to create? How do we even define that culture?
When I heard that Penn was toting this year's class as the “most diverse,” I wasn’t surprised. I am often skeptical when it comes to broad statements such as this one, especially regarding admissions rates at a highly selective school. This skepticism isn’t due to the actual diversity of races, economic statuses, or home countries of the incoming class — but because words such as “diverse” are being used increasingly in recent years as universities strive to portray themselves as more inclusive places.