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(03/20/20 2:00am)
College Houses and Academic Services is now requiring graduate associates to apply to remain in their college houses, after previously guaranteeing on-campus housing until June 1 following Penn's move to online classes.
(03/14/20 12:59am)
While recent developments including moving classes online for the rest of the semester prompted strong student reaction, the announcement hit Nursing students especially hard due to the hands-on nature of their courses and clinical work.
(03/12/20 4:59pm)
On-campus residents who left Penn for spring break are being urged not to return to school to retrieve their belongings, and students who remained on campus must move out of their dorms by March 17 at 8 p.m.
(03/02/20 3:17am)
A packed Iron Gate Theatre clapped and laughed for two hours at the spring Bloomers show this weekend. But behind the jokes and skits, Bloomers members are constantly pushing against the stereotypes that hinder women in comedy.
(02/24/20 2:49am)
PaperMill Fresh Asian Kitchen will open at Franklin’s Table Food Hall at 3401 Walnut St. in March, replacing The Juice Merchant.
(02/20/20 3:02am)
Penn President Amy Gutmann was paid $3.6 million in 2017, an 8% decrease from 2016.
(02/17/20 4:29am)
Makuu: The Black Cultural Center is celebrating 20 years supporting the legacy of Black students at Penn.
(02/13/20 3:41am)
Following student feedback, Penn Violence Prevention is returning to Locust Walk, administrators said.
(02/12/20 4:46am)
From her notable TED talks to her feature on Beyoncé's hit song "***Flawless," meet award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who will give the 2020 commencement speech at Penn’s graduation on May 18.
(02/06/20 3:12am)
Penn Monologues will replace the Vagina Monologues for Penn V-Day’s annual production in late February.
(02/03/20 2:25am)
In Sherisse Laud-Hammond’s first year as the director of the Penn Women’s Center, she has led the center in an effort to rebrand itself to become more inclusive.
(01/30/20 4:04am)
Since the University declared the creation of additional lactation spaces “an official priority” in 2011, the number of areas where women can pump breast milk on campus has increased from four rooms in 2010 to approximately 60 rooms in 35 buildings in 2020.
(01/27/20 3:45am)
The number of gender inclusive bathrooms has increased since 2017 when Penn administration found that installing gender inclusive bathrooms across campus would be feasible. Students and staff, however, say there is still work to do.
(01/22/20 3:34am)
Over 100 people attended Penn professor Ian Lustick's discussion about his new book "Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality" at Perry World House on Tuesday evening. Lustick emphasized that Israel and Palestine currently exist under the Israeli government and said that he favors applying norms of democracy and equality to its constituents to ease tensions.
(01/21/20 5:26am)
Penn’s minority coalition student groups, known as the 6B, have elected new leadership for 2020. The 6B consists of the Asian Pacific Student Coalition, Lambda Alliance, Latinx Coalition, Penn Association for Gender Equity, the United Minorities Council, and UMOJA. The Daily Pennsylvanian interviewed the new chairs about their goals and plans for the coming year.
(01/15/20 4:38am)
The Undergraduate Assembly plans to launch a new initiative pushing Penn's health insurance provider to cover the cost of chest binders for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students by fall 2020.
(12/06/19 2:38am)
Following student feedback, College Houses and Academic Services will be offering room tours and more informational programs than in previous years before housing applications open in January.
(11/26/19 12:55am)
Students living in the Quad say they are frustrated by the disturbances caused by construction taking place across the street, complaining about early-morning noise and restricted walkways.
(11/25/19 3:59am)
A pair of Wharton graduate students have developed a new ice cream brand that is now carried in 500 stores across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
(11/21/19 1:31am)
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced in a press conference on Nov. 6 that he will appropriate $5 million for gun violence prevention and to help local communities impacted by gun violence.