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(05/29/20 12:19am)
Voters and elections officials worry that unusually high demand for mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania could leave some people unable to vote in the June 2 primary.
(05/28/20 2:46am)
Professors are adapting their courses to prepare for a variety of scenarios after an announcement that the University will consider four possible plans for the fall semester.
(05/19/20 6:37pm)
An attempted robbery in the 400 block of South University Avenue prompted a UPennAlert Tuesday afternoon.
(05/18/20 1:54am)
Graduating students are pleased and excited after Penn announced on Wednesday it would hold an in-person commencement ceremony next year for the Class of 2020 on May 22 and 23, 2021.
(06/01/20 8:31pm)
From Donald Trump's win at the 2016 presidential elections, hundreds of flyers titled “THIS IS WHAT RAPE CULTURE LOOKS LIKE” posted across campus, to racially explicit texts targeting Penn students of color, the Class of 2020's first year at Penn saw great shock, tension, and resilience within the Penn community.
(05/01/20 3:28am)
For the first time since World War II, juniors celebrated Hey Day off campus. On Thursday, instead of biting hats and gathering outside College Hall, the Class of 2021 made do by listening to a video from Class Board 2021 and Penn President Amy Gutmann.
(04/30/20 4:46am)
The Nominations and Elections Committee elected its first ever all-women executive board for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(04/29/20 4:27am)
Emeritus Board of Trustees member and Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center namesake Madlyn Abramson died on April 15 from stroke complications, the Almanac reported. Abramson was 84 years old.
(04/27/20 5:35am)
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a faltering economy, and academic hiring freezes, Penn students entering the workforce are facing an uncertain future.
(04/20/20 4:22am)
The University-wide hiring freeze for the 2021 fiscal year will not affect the hiring and replacement of student teaching assistants, lecturers without tenure, and University of Pennsylvania Health System employees for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(04/15/20 4:36am)
After losing half a semester of Greek life at Penn, some fraternities and sororities are offering members a partial refund or credit for their semesterly dues. Others have yet to decide how they will reimburse dues, if at all.
(04/09/20 3:45am)
Vice Provost for Education Beth Winkelstein said at a Council of Undergraduate Deans meeting Wednesday afternoon that the University will consider pushing back the deadline to opt in to pass/fail grading, but did not disclose a timeframe for announcing a decision.
(04/09/20 3:50am)
Penn professors who post recorded lectures on Canvas through the video platform Panopto can track whether students have watched their lectures and see if students are able to keep up with the class amid the coronavirus pandemic.
(04/03/20 3:31am)
Following petitions and social media campaigns launched by students, Penn decided to pay laid-off workers for the rest of the semester — but student activists say their work is not done yet.
(03/30/20 7:57pm)
Penn will pay laid-off dining workers employed by Bon Appétit Management Company through May 15. The decision followed a grassroots campaign urging the University to compensate the workers.
(03/30/20 2:04am)
As more elite institutions announce a mandatory pass/fail grading policy for students, Penn's administration says it has no plans to change the current opt-in pass/fail policy, as the policy grants students the opportunity to earn letter grades for their GPA and graduate schools.
(03/29/20 3:01am)
Penn admitted 3,404 students to the Class of 2024 on Thursday. For the first time in five years, the acceptance rate increased, clocking in at 8.07%.
(03/26/20 3:11am)
For the first time in Penn Student Government history, the Nominations and Elections Committee will postpone the spring Undergraduate Assembly and Class Board elections to fall 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
(03/23/20 4:24am)
After Provost Wendell Pritchett announced on Friday that students can opt in to pass/fail grading by April 13 for all courses this semester, students are divided on whether the policy does enough to support students during the coronavirus outbreak and transition to online learning.
(03/20/20 3:12am)
After news broke that Penn’s dining provider, Bon Appétit Management Company, would lay off its retail dining staff after March 31 without pay, a petition calling on the University to take action has gained over 5,000 signatures.