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(04/09/18 10:15pm)
Penn Trustee Emeritus and Penn Law School Overseer Paul Levy sent a letter of resignation to Penn President Amy Gutmann on April 6 over recent actions taken against Penn Law School professor Amy Wax. A copy of the letter was also sent to The Daily Pennsylvanian.
(03/29/18 10:24pm)
Penn employee Benjamin Francis Rivell, 28, died from an "accidental drug overdose" on March 20.
(03/27/18 1:39am)
Penn Wellness — the umbrella coalition of student wellness clubs — will host the second Campus Conversation on April 2 to kick off the Mental Wellness Week 2018. The first Campus Conversation was hosted by Penn's administration last October in response to a string of student deaths, natural disasters, and political instability.
(03/21/18 1:07am)
Penn has announced the suspension of normal operations on Wednesday due to inclement weather conditions. Classes are canceled as well. The announcement was sent out via text and email at around 9 p.m. to the Penn community.
(03/20/18 10:42pm)
The City of Philadelphia’s school district, local transportation, and government have all taken steps of extra precaution in anticipation of what is expected to be the biggest of four Nor’easters to strike this month.
(03/14/18 1:55am)
Counseling and Psychological Services Director Bill Alexander and Career Services Director Pat Rose will both be retiring this August after decades of working at Penn in their respective departments.
(02/22/18 5:05am)
Students raised concerns about sexual assault reporting procedures and single-gender campus organizations to Penn's top leaders on Wednesday.
(02/21/18 6:01am)
In the past two months, Penn has watched as the story surrounding the death of College sophomore Blaze Bernstein unfolded on a national stage. Amid the reports of his death and the consequent arrest of his alleged killer, Sam Woodward, friends of Bernstein have helped each other find ways to mourn the 19-year-old student and honor who he was.
(02/18/18 11:55pm)
As the snow from the weekend melted away this Sunday afternoon, friends and family of College sophomore Blaze Bernstein gathered at the Kelly Writers House to share food and memories of the Penn student, who died early this year.
(02/16/18 7:39pm)
In the weeks following the tragic death of College sophomore Blaze Bernstein, his parents, Gideon Bernstein and Jeanne Pepper, have emerged as the central figures in the eye of a media firestorm, stoic and loving in their grief. Now, for the first time, the Bernsteins have come to Penn’s campus to mourn with the staff, students, and faculty who knew — and loved — their son.
(02/13/18 4:40am)
A power outage struck University City early Monday morning at various points throughout campus.
(02/11/18 1:56am)
Penn students joined local Philadelphia residents and longtime Eagles fans from out of town on Thursday afternoon to celebrate a historic moment for Philadelphia.
(02/08/18 2:39pm)
All along the parade route, Eagles fans have been filling the streets and sidewalks since the early hours of Thursday morning, waiting for what will be an important day in Philadelphia history.
(02/06/18 10:48pm)
Following several student petitions, Penn has suspended University operations and cancelled class on Thursday because of the city-wide parade for the Philadelphia Eagles.
(02/06/18 7:15pm)
As Penn students continue to petition for the University to suspend operations during the Super Bowl parade on Thursday, institutions across the city are announcing closures in light of the celebrations.
(02/05/18 5:37am)
Euphoria spread across the wet streets of Philadelphia last night as the clock on the Super Bowl ran out, and it became clear that the Philadelphia Eagles had beaten the New England Patriots 41-33 in Minnesota. Penn students, staff, and faculty joined thousands of Philadelphians in every corner of the city as they celebrated the team’s first ever Super Bowl win.
(02/02/18 7:10pm)
In a historic move, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Chair of Penn's Board of Trustees David L. Cohen announced Thursday they would revoke the honorary degrees of Steve Wynn and Bill Cosby and remove Wynn's name both from the outdoor signage in "Wynn Commons" and from the scholarship fund his donation created.
(02/02/18 4:35am)
To honor the life of College sophomore Blaze Bernstein, the Kelly Writers House will host a memorial on campus on Feb. 18.
(02/01/18 6:23pm)
Nearly a week after reports emerged of a decades-long pattern of alleged sexual misconduct by former Penn Trustee Steve Wynn, the University announced on Thursday that it will revoke Wynn’s honorary degree, which was granted in 2006, remove the name “Wynn Commons” from the common area outside Houston Hall, and remove Wynn’s name from the scholarship fund that he established by donation.
(01/26/18 7:07pm)
Dozens of people have accused 1963 College graduate and former Penn Board of Trustees member Stephen Wynn of sexual misconduct, the Wall Street Journal reports.