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Legacies make up a sixth of Penn undergraduates. Experts disagree whether this needs to change.

(08/31/17 2:47am)

Less than a week after the Trump administration announced that it plans to investigate claims of affirmative action discriminating against Asian-American applicants, a former Princeton University admissions officer called attention to another form of "affirmative action" — legacy admissions. 

https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/08/legacies-make-up-a-sixth-of-penn-undergraduates-experts-disagree-whether-this-needs-to-change

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Penn maintains its 'strong commitment to diversity' despite Trump's attack against affirmative action

(08/22/17 8:19pm)

Despite the recent announcement from the Trump administration suggesting that affirmative action in college admissions may be discriminatory against white and Asian applicants, Penn's administration remains steadfast in its "strong commitment to diversity," University spokesperson Stephen MacCarthy said.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/08/penn-maintains-its-strong-commitment-to-diversity-despite-trumps-attack-against-affirmative-action

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Class of 2021's yield rate falls short of 2020's record-high numbers

(08/22/17 11:36pm)

The admissions process for the Class of 2021 was the most selective in Penn's history. But after a record-breaking 68 to 69 percent for last year's freshman class, the Class of 2021's yield rate fell short. 

https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/08/class-of-2021s-yield-rate-falls-short-of-2020s-record-high-numbers

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Engineering student who died treated life as an adventure

(08/04/17 7:47am)

Johnathan Christian Smith, a member of the Class of 2019, died at home in Trinidad following a cancer diagnosis, the University announced on Wednesday.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/08/johnathan-smith-student-death

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Gutmann and Adam Grant talk the 'post-truth era' and Penn's competitiveness at annual conference

(06/02/17 6:44pm)

The New York Times' annual conference on higher education this week featured some of Penn's biggest names: Penn President Amy Gutmann and professor Adam Grant. 

https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/06/gutmann-times-conference

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The seven performing arts groups at Penn you need to know about before NSO

(06/13/17 3:47am)

With more than 45 different student-run performing arts organizations and more than 60 performances each year, Penn's arts and culture scene is both visible and vibrant. 

https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/06/student-run-performing-arts-organizations

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Two seniors want their peers to give 1 percent of their salaries to charity

(04/05/17 1:47am)

As Penn seniors leave Locust Walk behind and prepare for, hopefully, a lucrative career, two Wharton seniors are encouraging their classmates to set aside a portion of their starting salaries for those in need.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/04/wharton-seniors-one-for-the-world

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Penn students are helping plan the March for Science in Philadelphia

(03/14/17 11:56pm)

On Earth Day, April 22, Penn scientists plan to ditch their laboratories and take to the streets for the March for Science in Philadelphia.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/03/march-for-science-diversity

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