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(01/31/17 3:46am)
President Donald Trump’s newly announced immigration ban has sparked panic among some international students and faculty at Penn, forcing them to reconsider their very future in the United States.
(01/26/17 7:19pm)
The new Trump administration plans to introduce “extreme vetting” of immigrants from majority-Muslim countries, according to a draft executive order leaked Wednesday to civil rights advocates.
(01/25/17 1:50am)
It all started with a single class, in the spring of 2013.
(01/21/17 6:05pm)
WASHINGTON — The day after 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, half a million protesters, including representatives from many student groups from Penn, descended on Washington, D.C. to attend the Women’s March on Washington.
(01/20/17 5:42pm)
WASHINGTON — 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump was officially sworn in as President of the United States today, marking the first time a Penn graduate has held the highest political office in the country.
(01/12/17 6:13am)
A new endowed scholarship has been created to support students who distinguish themselves as leaders in mental wellness.
(12/14/16 9:54pm)
Penn’s chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity has been rattled in recent days by allegations of racist actions toward a fraternity member.
(11/29/16 3:43pm)
Penn President Amy Gutmann’s contract has been extended to 2022, which will make her the longest-serving president in Penn history.
(11/13/16 9:44pm)
No Penn students were involved in sending racist GroupMe messages to freshman students of color last Friday, according to a University notification sent on Sunday afternoon.
(11/11/16 7:37pm)
Racist group messages that sent black students at Penn reeling appear to have been connected to a student at the University of Oklahoma, Penn notified students early Saturday morning.
(11/09/16 9:41pm)
Students tearfully told Penn President Amy Gutmann how they felt "fearful" and "terrified" following the outcome of Tuesday's presidential election.
(10/25/16 5:56am)
Middle of the semester got you in a rut?
(04/13/16 6:26am)
Penn’s campus reacted with shock and sadness to news of Wharton junior Ao “Olivia” Kong’s death on Monday. Students mourned their classmate at a candlelight vigil on Monday night and took to social media to express their memories of Kong as well as their discontent with Penn’s culture.
(03/29/16 6:23am)
In an effort to promote more diversity among its students, Penn has imposed a quota on the number of students from Westchester, New York it can admit — just 45 percent of every incoming class.
(03/08/16 1:43am)
Cornell University president Elizabeth Garrett died Sunday night in her New York City home after receiving treatment for colon cancer, the Cornell Sun reported. She was 52 years old.
(03/02/16 7:21am)
1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump is barreling toward the Republican nomination, securing Super Tuesday victories in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. He’s brash, offensive and highly divisive — yet he strikes a chord with a significant number of Americans.
(02/17/16 7:38am)
One year ago today, Penn released the final report of the Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare
— a bundle of administrative recommendations, developed after a year of consultation and designed to remedy Penn's mental health crisis.
(12/09/15 6:31am)
This fall, Penn has seen an explosion of conversation and controversy over the issue of sexual violence — a problem highlighted by the release of the sexual assault survey conducted by the Association of American Universities, whose disappointing findings were published in September.
(12/08/15 7:21am)
Penn has announced that it will stop using the title “Faculty Master” for its college house leaders, a term some see as evocative of slavery. The position will now be called “Faculty Director.”
(12/03/15 6:02am)
As I realize what I am about to say, I can practically feel the earth shake as bra burners of days gone by turn in their graves. I can nearly see the silvery tear sliding down Sheryl Sandberg’s cheek. I imagine that men like Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum are throwing out a hearty cheer.