Columnist Tracy Xie argues that incoming students often bring to Penn the optimization mindset that got them admitted, sacrificing the chance for spontaneity and unexpected opportunities that define the college experience.

In conversations with the DP, Penn community members reflected on the last development in the yearlong legal battle and its future implications on the EEOC’s actions.

La Plancha — a burrito station that was introduced to the dining hall in 2021 — will be replaced by a new station called Taverna.

The cases included 329 academic integrity incidents and 379 student conduct incidents.

Penn Admissions does not prohibit the use of AI but rather asks applicants to retain ownership of their work throughout the application process.

The action escalates a longstanding debate over recognizing educational fellowship recipients, which persisted even after the union reached a contract with Penn in February.

While the decision effectively ends the court proceedings between Penn and the EEOC, it leaves certain legal questions on the table.

The institute is funded by a $21.5 million, five-year award from the National Science Foundation and will bring together over 40 partners across academia, industry, and government.

Kampton Kam may have ended his collegiate career with the Red and Blue, but he hasn’t given up on his dreams yet.

Akins went under two minutes for the first time this season, claiming her fifth career national title.

Penn dropped three places from last year’s list, and was ranked behind Princeton University, Duke University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Dartmouth College.

The effort comes after Penn rejected the White House’s October 2025 preferential funding compact, which was sent to only nine schools but listed similar higher education reforms.

Also, a look at Larry Jameson’s presidency as he prepares to step down.

Earlier this summer, Jameson announced that he will step down as planned from his role in June 2027.

The rising junior swam the fourth-fastest time in American history in the event.

Columnist Carina Thomas highlights diversity within affinity spaces and explores what it means to truly find belonging. 

Routes will be named after the locations they visit and coded with corresponding colors, rather than being titled by cardinal direction.