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Editorial | International and LPS students deserve need-blind admissions

(12/11/19 12:32am)

International undergraduate applicants and applicants to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies at Penn face a major disadvantage. Unlike other undergraduate applicants, their financial need affects their chances of admission to the University. Penn touts its "need-blind" application process, which means that degree of financial need does not affect admissions decisions. But this policy only extends to undergraduate applicants from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. All other international students “must apply for aid when they apply for admission," according to the Penn Admissions website.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/12/international-students-need-blind-admissions-ivy-league-upenn-philadelphia

Editorial | Penn security guards are not paid $15 per hour. It's time to raise their wages.

(12/09/19 4:25am)

Under a new Philadelphia law, security guards working at institutions like Penn had their wages raised to $15 per hour. Although Penn has had months to comply with the new rule, security guards are currently not receiving the pay they deserve. Penn must pay workers the living wage they deserve and that is now mandated by the city.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/12/upenn-security-guards-minimum-wage-ivy-league-15-per-hour

Editorial | Penn students must boycott McKinsey in light of its work with ICE

(12/05/19 7:49am)

On Tuesday, new reports surfaced that McKinsey & Company helped the Trump administration clamp down on illegal immigration. McKinsey specifically advocated for cuts in spending on food, medical care, and supervision for migrants, as well as helping ramp up deportations of undocumented immigrants. According to ProPublica and The New York Times' joint investigation, some of the spending cuts were so drastic that they even made some Immigration and Customs Enforcement staff uncomfortable.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/12/mckinsey-upenn-consulting-editorial-human-rights-immigration-ivy-league-philadelphia

Editorial | Penn students, donate unwanted items this holiday season

(12/02/19 3:41am)

The period of time between Thanksgiving and New Year is one associated with giving: We give thanks, we give cheer, and we give gifts. There’s nothing wrong with giving or receiving material items — the tradition itself is meant to demonstrate to the people who matter to us that we appreciate them. 

https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/12/thanksgiving-new-year-waste-recycling-thrift-stores-upenn-philadelphia

Editorial | Penn should add an extra day to Thanksgiving break

(11/25/19 5:06am)

Penn students don’t get a lot of time off. In the 2017-2018 school year, we had the fewest amount of days off out of any Ivy League school, receiving almost 27 fewer days off than Princeton University students. Penn students are yet again reminded of this reality this week, with only two days off for the Thanksgiving break, with the first day off being the holiday itself. To promote student well-being and allow students greater travel flexibility, Penn must expand this break by adding the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 

https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/11/editorial-penn-thanksgiving-break-upenn-ivy-league

Editorial | Faculty have a responsibility to support student activism

(11/18/19 1:54am)

Members of Fossil Free Penn have voiced concerns to the University over the past several years, but administrators have failed to take action. This past week, a group of Penn faculty members has joined the movement by signing a letter in support of student climate change action, particularly insisting that the University finally divest from fossil fuels. This is a laudable act by the signatories and is a model for how tenured faculty members must use their security to influence change at Penn. 

https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/11/penn-protest-fossil-free-amy-wax-professors-philadelphia-houston-hall

Editorial | Listen to student voices. Make midterm evaluations mandatory.

(11/14/19 4:04am)

In many classes, end-of-semester course evaluations represent the only formalized avenue for students to give instructors feedback. While some professors and teaching assistants opt to solicit student feedback in the middle of the course, this is far from standard practice. To better support students and promote educational practices that work for everyone, Penn should mandate that professors and TAs be evaluated in the middle of the term as well.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/11/penn-academics-tenure-grading-midterms-evaluation-ivy-league-upenn-philadelphia

Editorial | Renaming Penn Law exemplifies disregard for transparency and student voices

(11/11/19 3:37am)

Penn’s law school set a record by accepting the largest donation ever gifted to a law school, when it received $125 million from the W. P. Carey Foundation. In return, the formerly named University of Pennsylvania Law School will now be referred to as the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School – Carey Law for short – a decision that highlights another instance of Penn’s failure to be transparent with the student and faculty body. Penn should have consulted with students and stakeholders before taking this action, and must do so when making decisions in the future.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/11/penn-law-wp-carey-name-change-rankings-northwestern-pritzker-transparency

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