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(10/20/20 4:08am)
For the past 35 years, members of Penn's Latinx community have celebrated Latinx Heritage Month together on campus through speaker events, receptions, and marches down Locust Walk. This year, things were different. The events all took place online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shaking up a long-standing tradition on Penn's campus.
(09/25/20 5:01am)
A petition calling on Penn to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day as a holiday has garnered over 1,000 signatures from students, faculty, and staff.
(09/23/20 3:55am)
Ahead of the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Penn professors publicly demand that the University reverse its refusal to pay Payment In Lieu of Taxes and ensure adequate funding for the Philadelphia public schools.
(09/18/20 3:34am)
Seven students launched Penn Undergraduate Founders and Funders Association, the school's first student group focused on supporting women in entrepreneurship and venture capital.
(09/16/20 3:55am)
With students taking classes remotely this semester, opportunities to meet other students are scarce. Four Penn students have responded to this dilemma, creating an app where students can "match" with other students and form virtual friendships.
(09/03/20 3:01am)
New Student Orientation is traditionally a week of making memories, attending parties, and cashing in on free food, headlined by the annual toga party at the Penn Museum. But amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Class of 2024 experienced an all-virtual NSO last week.
(08/25/20 2:29am)
When Maritza Santiago-Torres first started working at Penn in 1997, she saw the need to build a community for Latinx students on campus.
(07/03/20 7:34pm)
All on-campus employer engagement events will be held virtually in fall 2020.
(06/29/20 5:29am)
First-generation, low-income students expressed concerns about academic equity, housing stability, and health in response to Penn’s decision to open campus for fall 2020.
(06/23/20 3:11am)
As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to grow across the country, Penn’s oldest performing arts groups including Penn Glee Club, Penn Singers, and the all-male comedy troupe Mask and Wig Club are making efforts to become more inclusive and address the racism rooted in their history.
(06/15/20 5:44am)
As hundreds of thousands of protesters continue to march over the death of George Floyd, Penn students across the country are joining the worldwide movement for racial justice.
(06/04/20 5:30am)
Amid nationwide and local protests over the police murder of George Floyd, Penn students have founded initiatives responding to police brutality in hopes of enacting change within the University community and beyond.
(05/28/20 5:49am)
Wharton will offer specialized tracks within the school's finance concentration beginning in fall 2020.
(05/25/20 2:06am)
Stephanie Pierson and her daughter Arielle Pierson graduated together with high honors from the College of Liberal and Professional Studies at Penn’s first-ever virtual commencement ceremony on May 18.
(05/04/20 4:18am)
The College of Liberal and Professional Studies launched an online course to teach resilience skills during the coronavirus pandemic.
(04/29/20 4:22am)
As the coronavirus continues to change higher education, some universities are proposing a tuition freeze for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(04/24/20 3:56am)
The Wharton School will offer a new quantitative finance major to MBA students beginning this fall.
(02/27/20 1:50am)
Wharton will offer a new course in fall 2020 to teach students economic literacy and how to avoid making financial mistakes.
(02/22/20 2:36am)
Philadelphia’s public library system, the Free Library of Philadelphia, has officially stopped charging overdue fines as of Feb. 14, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.