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(01/11/21 3:36pm)
Students are calling on Penn to fire a professor after a video of him using a Nazi phrase and salute at an archaeological conference gained attention on social media on Saturday.
(12/10/20 6:52am)
A clothing vendor with which Penn licenses is alleged to have a connection to a company using forced labor in a Chinese factory, according to a November report from a faculty group that cites the research of a prominent labor rights organization.
(12/10/20 4:25am)
Following this spring’s stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses in West Philadelphia and University City suffered. Several restaurants and bars in the area, including Smokey Joe’s, rely on student business and were devastated by the decrease in customers after many Penn students did not return to campus after spring break.
(12/04/20 5:23am)
After a top Penn public safety administrator accidentally interrupted Wednesday's virtual University Council Open Forum meeting with an expletive-laced comment, the University has declined to pursue disciplinary action.
(12/04/20 5:21am)
Two special Undergraduate Assembly elections have filled the student governing body's vacant seats, but both experienced low voter turnout.
(12/03/20 5:29am)
During Wednesday evening's virtual University Council Open Forum, a Penn student's public speech was interrupted by an expletive-laced comment from a top Penn public safety administrator.
(11/30/20 4:45am)
Three Penn Student Government leaders have created an informal Class of 2024 committee to plan class-wide social events and continue first-year traditions online in lieu of the vacant 2024 Class Board.
(11/20/20 4:55am)
Many students praise this week's new city guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19 and call on their peers to take these regulations seriously as cases continue to climb at Penn and in Philadelphia.
(11/13/20 5:42am)
Following the cancellation of fall break and shortening of spring break, the Undergraduate Assembly passed a resolution urging administrators to give students multiple single-day breaks throughout the spring semester.
(11/10/20 4:21am)
Many students who wish to return to campus for the spring are rushing to find short-term leases off campus despite Penn's plan to reopen on-campus housing.
(11/04/20 5:06am)
Some Penn students are boycotting their classes on Nov. 3 and 4 to demand that Penn prioritize student wellness and meet activist demands to abolish Penn Police.
(11/02/20 4:55am)
While peer institutions will provide employees paid time to vote or suspend operations altogether on Election Day, Penn will do neither to make voting more accessible for its employees. A petition demanding that the University provide paid time off for its employees on Election Day has garnered more than 7,300 signatures.
(10/27/20 2:33am)
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(10/27/20 3:52am)
With the expansion of early voting in Pennsylvania this year, many Philadelphia residents and Penn students have already cast their ballots and are encouraging others to do so weeks before Nov. 3.
(10/21/20 3:15am)
After Penn Student Government elections in September, the Undergraduate Assembly internally elected its speaker, secretary, and treasurer to the 2020-2021 UA executive board.
(10/15/20 5:47am)
Outraged by Penn President Amy Gutmann's decision not to take a pay cut while the University's departments are forced to make financial sacrifices, students are calling on Penn to prioritize its academics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(10/08/20 4:08am)
Despite incurring financial losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn’s endowment has increased from $14.7 billion to $14.9 billion for fiscal year 2020.
(10/02/20 3:43am)
The Student Activities Council is granting student clubs greater flexibility to change funding allocations in their budgets due to limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
(09/29/20 3:57am)
First years say they support the Penn Student Government's decision to postpone elections for a 2024 Class Board until spring 2021 despite some disappointment about the lack of class-wide events.
(09/25/20 3:09am)
Penn's first fully virtual student government elections saw a sharp decline in voter turnout — a 46.6% decrease from the spring 2019 elections.