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(02/26/19 2:05am)
Fifteen student groups held an open forum Monday afternoon to stand in solidarity with Penn Hillel's Falk Dining Commons workers, whose traditional Black History Month event was canceled by Penn.
(02/14/19 5:23am)
Penn announced Tuesday that Bryan Stevenson, human rights lawyer and award-winning writer, will deliver Penn's 2019 commencement speech. Some students say Penn is making a powerful statement by choosing an activist for social justice and prison reform as this year's speaker.
(01/31/19 6:05am)
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann was paid $3.9 million in 2016, according to the most recent report Penn filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
(01/28/19 10:04pm)
Penn Law School has received several large donations totaling $5.7 million to support the school’s scholarship programs, the school announced Monday.
(01/24/19 3:50am)
After months of being barred from entering the country, Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim has received her visa and will be able to visit Penn next fall as this year’s “Writer at Risk.”
(01/21/19 4:24am)
When Penn President Amy Gutmann offered John Jackson the position of dean of the Annenberg School for Communication last year in 2018, he said he felt the "stars aligned."
(12/10/18 3:18am)
Penn's early decision applicant pool for the Class of 2023 recently plateaued after several years of steady growth. Dean of Admissions Eric Furda, however, said these numbers make sense, and he would not be surprised if the early decision applicant pool remains steady in the coming years.
(12/10/18 1:41am)
Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim was scheduled to speak at Penn this semester after being named this year’s "Writer at Risk." However, because of the Trump administration’s travel ban, she has been barred from entering the country.
(12/03/18 3:09am)
The Graduate School of Education building will expand to merge with Stiteler Hall in a construction project that will connect the two spaces. The new project will accommodate the growing GSE programs and will give the school one central home on campus.
(12/01/18 3:26am)
The early decision applicant pool for Penn's Class of 2023 has stagnated since last year's record-breaking 15 percent increase.
(11/13/18 5:56am)
As Harvard University’s widely publicized affirmative action trial comes to an end, members of the Penn community and the rest of higher education are left to take stock of its findings.
(10/25/18 5:03am)
At the University Council meeting Wednesday, administrators talked of their global engagement initiatives and the progress of the ongoing Power of Penn campaign, which is the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the University’s history.
(10/22/18 2:26am)
This semester, Wharton's notoriously selective finance and consulting clubs made mandatory changes to their application processes to ease the stress that comes with the club recruitment process. Just a few weeks past the club application deadline, freshmen and club leaders have generally expressed positive reactions to the changes, though not all finance and consulting clubs have implemented them.
(10/11/18 1:31am)
On Oct. 7, less than a month before the early decision admissions deadline, 113 high school seniors from 32 states across the country arrived on campus as part of the Penn Early Exploration Program.
(10/11/18 1:32am)
Choosing to live off campus can be a big decision for students, and finances often play a significant role. When moving off campus, students on financial aid in particular often face complicated cost obstacles.
(09/27/18 12:37am)
Student Financial Services announced four initiatives intended to help “highly-aided” students navigate Penn and focus on their academic and professional growth rather than having to worry about finances.
(09/21/18 9:59pm)
Former President Barack Obama urged students and local residents to enact change and vote for Democrats in the upcoming November elections at a campaign rally in Philadelphia.
(09/19/18 3:26am)
The Trump administration's increasingly stringent policies around international visas have rattled Penn's prospective students from abroad, but not dissuaded them from applying. In fact, according to admissions data, the University has seen a growing number of international applicants since President Trump took office.
(09/11/18 6:43pm)
University administrators recently implemented new regulations limiting the number of courses undergraduates can take per semester and extending the pass/fail deadline. The move, which comes as a part of a University-wide wellness initiative, has prompted a mixture of reactions from students.
(09/04/18 1:19am)
Colleges and universities across the country are starting to court "once-overlooked" transfer students, the New York Times announced in an article this month. Penn, however, has been doing so for years.