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(04/19/21 5:05am)
Faced with the COVID-19 health threat and a spike in anti-Asian violence, some Penn students felt unsafe using public transportation to visit Chinatown. Now, Penn is offering a bus service to the cultural hub in Philadelphia.
(04/01/21 4:51am)
More than 100 educators, students, and activists marched through University City on March 30 to urge Penn and other property tax-exempt universities to pay Payments in Lieu of Taxes to Philadelphia.
(03/29/21 3:38am)
First-year first-generation, low-income students reported a difficult adjustment to campus and social life at a forum with FGLI student organizations and campus leaders.
(03/23/21 4:35am)
President Joe Biden said that he does not support canceling loan debt for "people who have gone to Harvard and Yale and Penn" at a February town hall, sparking backlash from first-generation, low-income students.
(03/08/21 5:58am)
In the wake of Penn's announcement that sophomores, beginning with the Class of 2024, will be required to purchase a dining plan, some first-generation, low-income students feel that the policy will be a financial burden and restrict flexibility with just three meal plan options.
(03/02/21 5:45am)
With a brand-new college house opening its doors and campus housing set to return to full occupancy this fall, room selection for the 2021-2022 academic year is underway.
(02/22/21 7:12am)
An alumni mentorship program for first-generation, low-income Penn students has helped connect hundreds of students with alumni to share career advice and resources.
(02/05/21 5:59am)
Penn First Plus opened its new office on the ground floor of College Hall this week, securing a hub for first-generation, low-income students on campus.
(01/29/21 5:37am)
The First-Generation, Low-Income Textbook Library collection has moved to Van Pelt Library, ending a three-year occupancy in the Greenfield Intercultural Center's attic.
(01/25/21 5:53am)
Some first-generation, low-income students are optimistic that Penn inviting students back to campus this semester will help alleviate academic inequities seen last fall.
(01/08/21 5:42am)
Penn students and professors expressed disappointment with the Jan. 6 breaching of the United States Capitol and the University's failure to condemn President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump's incitement of the mob.
(11/17/20 4:48am)
A team of Penn students, backed by a United Nations fellowship, is seeking to address issues of systemic racism through education, starting with the high school classroom.
(11/06/20 3:42am)
Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel appeared on CNBC on Wednesday morning and said that a Biden presidency and split Congress will be beneficial for the U.S. economy.
(10/30/20 6:55am)
Experts at a Perry World House event on Tuesday afternoon discussed China’s newly announced initiative to reach carbon neutrality by 2060 and what it means for the future of environmental policy.
(10/15/20 3:09am)
Researchers at Penn Medicine have found a potential solution to antibiotic resistance with bacteria-killing wasp venom.
(10/08/20 4:11am)
Penn professor and researcher Ishmail Abdus-Saboor won the Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain for his pioneering work in the neurological science of pain.