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(12/12/23 4:40am)
Penn administration saw unprecedented change in 2023, including new leadership positions and initiatives throughout the year. However, the most significant event was the dual resignation of Penn President Liz Magill and University Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok — marking the culmination of a leadership crisis at the University and continuing uncertainty.
(10/18/23 8:02pm)
President Liz Magill addressed the Penn community for a third time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, warning that hate speech and violence are not tolerated amid recent rallies in solidarity with Israel and Palestine.
(10/19/23 6:31am)
Penn community members gathered in solidarity with victims of the ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza on Wednesday, with supporters of Palestinians and Israel clustering on opposite sides of the Split Button.
(10/10/23 6:44pm)
This story is developing and will continue to be updated.
(08/22/23 2:04am)
Penn has experienced a number of administration changes in the past year. As the new school year starts, here are five of Penn’s leaders whose names you will hear often:
(05/11/23 11:45pm)
The spring 2023 semester saw a high rate of turnover in University administration, including a variety of newly appointed deans and directors.
(04/28/23 3:39am)
A Philadelphia judge denied two emergency motions filed by Penn Medicine in response to TikTok videos about understaffing at a University hospital.
(04/13/23 1:42am)
The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine rose four spots in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings to No. 2 after it decided to no longer submit data.
(04/12/23 2:09am)
The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School rose to No. 4 in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings, the first since the school stopped submitting data.
(03/30/23 1:57am)
Penn is actively planning for the potential that the Supreme Court will overturn affirmative action in an upcoming ruling, but the exact response and impact remains uncertain.
(02/20/23 3:24am)
A $4.5 million settlement will officially be distributed to some Penn students for online learning fees charged during the spring 2020 semester.
(02/03/23 4:03am)
Gutmann College House held its official naming ceremony, with former Penn president Amy Gutmann returning for the second time since she became United States ambassador to Germany.
(01/26/23 3:26am)
The University’s disciplinary proceedings against Penn Carey Law School professor Amy Wax, which began in January 2022, have involved complex faculty procedures. The procedures, which have been invoked by both Wax and Penn Carey Law Dean Theodore Ruger, are uncommonly used. However, they serve as the main way for the University to punish — and potentially fire — tenured faculty, whose employment is strongly protected.
(01/25/23 5:14pm)
Penn President Liz Magill announced that Annenberg School for Communication Dean John L. Jackson Jr. will be the University's next provost starting June 1.
(01/24/23 4:22pm)
The Perelman School of Medicine announced that it will no longer participate in the annual U.S. News and World Report “Best Medical Schools” rankings.
(01/19/23 2:19am)
Penn received a record of more than 59,000 applications to the Class of 2027, around an 7% increase from last year.
(01/11/23 2:49am)
After eliminating the $400 enrollment deposit, admissions administrators at Penn described the decision as part of an effort to ease new students' transition into the University.
(01/11/23 1:53am)
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(08/23/22 3:27am)
Penn is home to seven Cultural Resource Centers — Greenfield Intercultural Center, La Casa Latina: the Center for Hispanic Excellence, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center (LGBT Center), Makuu: The Black Cultural Center, Pan-Asian American Community House, Penn Women’s Center, and the Spiritual and Religious Life Center — that aim to offer students from all backgrounds a support system and a community throughout the year.
(07/28/22 2:48am)
Penn announced today that New College House West would be renamed Gutmann College House, in honor of eighth President Emerita Amy Gutmann.