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(03/23/22 4:16am)
Penn Law School professor Lisa Fairfax was one of two of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s colleagues who introduced the United States Supreme Court Justice nominee at her Senate confirmation earlier this week.
(03/17/22 5:51am)
On an overcast October morning in 2004, hundreds of students, faculty, and staff packed into Irvine Auditorium as the University of Pennsylvania formally inaugurated its eighth president, Amy Gutmann. The weather had canceled Gutmann’s planned procession down Locust Walk, but it did not dampen the community's enthusiasm.
(02/08/22 8:30pm)
The United States Senate has officially confirmed Penn President Amy Gutmann as the next U.S. ambassador to Germany.
(01/18/22 10:33pm)
Political groups on campus shared their plans for the spring semester with The Daily Pennsylvanian.
(12/15/21 6:21pm)
Penn President Amy Gutmann was largely met with praise during her Senate committee hearing for her nomination for the German ambassadorship.
(12/09/21 11:56pm)
2020 was a year impacted by the start of the pandemic and a contentious presidential election. In 2021, members of the Penn community reckoned with the aftermath of 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump's presidency while also adjusting to the initial actions taken by the new administration.
(11/10/21 10:05am)
Penn achieved record-high voter turnout and registration rates in the 2020 presidential election, a new report found.
(11/03/21 7:47am)
Pennsylvania’s General Election Day ran smoothly at Penn, with nearly 400 ballots cast at campus polling locations after political groups' voter mobilization efforts.
(09/27/21 5:05am)
Political groups at Penn are excited to mobilize a repopulated campus to promote civic education and engagement ahead of National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 28.
(09/10/21 4:32am)
It was 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001 when the first airplane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center. Penn students found out about the tragedy over the course of the next few hours on a day that rapidly transformed from a normal day of classes to an unforgettable tragedy.
(09/01/21 4:13am)
Political clubs at Penn say they are ready to regroup and plan in-person events, bouncing back with an intense focus on building a sense of community that was harder to create online. Here's how on-campus political groups, from Penn Democrats to Penn Government and Politics Association, are gearing up for the semester.
(08/25/21 1:04am)
Penn professors largely regard Penn President Amy Gutmann's recent ambassadorial appointment as a positive step in reviving the United States' foreign relations with Germany, and an opportunity to create lasting change at home and abroad.
(04/23/21 4:54am)
Penn Justice Democrats recently partnered with Un-PAC, an organization focused on advocating for democracy reform and passing the "For the People Act," a sweeping voting rights bill.
(04/14/21 6:32am)
The City of Philadelphia has yet to respond to inquiries by the United Nations — which were based upon testimonies from Penn community members — regarding allegations of excessive use of force by the Philadelphia Police Department during the Black Lives Matter protests last year.
(04/02/21 5:00am)
Two major campus political groups, Penn Democrats and Penn Justice Democrats, endorsed Larry Krasner for reelection as Philadelphia’s district attorney in the upcoming primary election.
(04/06/21 5:11am)
Ongoing research led by Penn professor Drew Weissman, whose breakthrough mRNA technology and therapy was a key part of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine development for COVID-19, is continuing to pave way for innovative treatments for other global diseases.
(03/12/21 7:47am)
Calls for Penn to pay Payments in Lieu of Taxes to Philadelphia were raised yet again in a recent City Council committee hearing that examined how nonprofit tax exemptions affect the funding of local schools, as well as the role PILOTs can play in the city's future.
(03/01/21 7:31am)
Despite garnering widespread backlash from college students and progressives, President Joe Biden’s statement that he will not consider a plan that favors loan forgiveness for students who attend elite institutions like Penn, Harvard University, and Yale University was met with agreement and understanding from some Penn professors.
(02/19/21 7:44am)
Penn Justice Democrats invited two reporters from The Intercept to talk about progressive journalism to kick off its first speaker event of the spring semester.
(02/19/21 9:24am)
Just one month after arriving on campus, some students and Penn Medicine experts are concerned with the University's recent COVID-19 positivity rates and are unsure how effectively Penn's administration will respond.