Fattah, a 1986 Fels Institute of Government graduate, was accused of diverting campaign funds, federal grants and charitable contributions to bankroll his failed 2007 mayoral campaign and his son’s tuition at Drexel University, among other schemes.
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Penn summer programs: your guide to who's who on campus this summer
Penn students who stay on campus for the summer taking classes or researching for professors are amongst a diverse set of visitors: kids from age seven to rising high school seniors who are getting a taste of what it's like to walk on Locust.
Penn professors win first prize in ultramarathon
While some Penn professors may choose to take advantage of the summer to relax, several recently braved heat and humidity to complete an ultramarathon, running a combined distance longer than five marathons over the course of a single day.
Penn GSE and Penn Medicine celebrate anniversaries
Two of Penn’s twelve schools — the Graduate School of Education and the Perelman School of Medicine — recently celebrated important milestones.
Penn summer programs: your guide to who's who on campus this summer
Penn students who stay on campus for the summer taking classes or researching for professors are amongst a diverse set of visitors: kids from age seven to rising high school seniors who are getting a taste of what it's like to walk on Locust.
Penn professors win first prize in ultramarathon
While some Penn professors may choose to take advantage of the summer to relax, several recently braved heat and humidity to complete an ultramarathon, running a combined distance longer than five marathons over the course of a single day.
Penn football reveals Friday night game, multiple national TV dates for 2015 season
Can’t make it to Franklin Field to watch Penn football live in action this fall? No fear. The Quakers announced this week that the team will play three of its games on national television.
Penn track's Sam Mattis named national scholar
Competition may be over for rising senior Sam Mattis, but that hasn’t stopped the awards from continuing to roll in for him. With the dog days of summer approaching, the star discus thrower has been named male Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year by the U.S.
Penn Squash coach leads US squad to bronze medal in Pan-Am games
Earlier this month, Penn squash assistant coach Gilly Lane coached the US men’s team to a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. Lane, who graduated from the College in 2007 after earning All-America, All-Ivy and team MVP honors all four years at Penn, served as a player-coach for the men’s team last year in the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival, where the men qualified for this year’s event by placing third. The head of the US national teams, Paul Assaiante, wanting to maintain continuity between the 2014 and 2015 events, offered Lane the men’s head coach position if he did not make the team as a player. “I jumped at the chance when they put it out there to me,” Lane said.
Penn falls 13 places in report card addressing Universities’ commitment to global health
Don't stress too much over your B in calculus — Penn gets bad grades too. The University Report Card: Global Equity & Biomedical Research, released in April, gave Penn a C+ for its efforts in advancing global health.
After delays and confusion, SEPTA settles on lottery for Papal Visit passes
SEPTA announced on Wednesday that it will use a lottery system to sell 350,000 Regional Rail Passes for the weekend of Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia.
David Marchino | The language of the resume
A life is not lived with the intention to fill a resume, nor are we meant to weigh experience solely in terms of professional application. When we commit ourselves to our work as so many of us have, it is easy to forget the importance of hobbies, casual interests and fantasies.
Clara Jane Hendrickson | The "Wild" craze
It is clear throughout that Strayed is not particularly concerned with the protection of the world responsible for her healing. This anthropocentrism, a view that humankind is at the center of all existence, helps fuel an attitude that condones the continual recreational use of natural spaces without commitment to their preservation.
Jay Havaldar | The death of the author
It's difficult to separate art from artist. In our culture, the artist is more than just a person — they are an institution, a myth, a force of nature. We see the artist as a vessel through which the creative force manifests. And so we arrive at ridiculous and irreconcilable paradoxes — how can John Lennon be both a champion of peace and a wife-beater?
Hill named one of America's "most loathed" college dorms by The New York Times
In an article, "Dorms You'll Never See on the Campus Tour," the Times interviewed students from Hill and described the infamous dorm as a "brick fortress" with "small and narrow" rooms.
Six new buildings to be complete around campus by 2016-17
By the beginning of the 2016-17 academic year, the University is scheduled to complete at least six of its varied construction projects.
New York Times tells story of a Penn student's struggle with depression
In the wake of several student suicides and an investigation of Penn's mental health resources, a Penn student's struggle with depression has been brought to a national spotlight. Kathryn DeWitt, now a rising College sophomore, felt intimidated by the seemingly perfect lives of her peers when she first arrived at Penn.
Penn Museum works to document, preserve Syrian cultural sites
The Syrian civil war, which has devastated the nation since 2011, has not only exacted a heavy toll on the nation’s people, but also on the archives of its rich culture and history.
Affordable Care Act makes contraceptives cheaper, Penn medicine study finds
A recent Penn Medicine study found that the average out-of-pocket cost of contraceptives has fallen dramatically since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect in 2012.
Quakers announce January return of Big 5 Doubleheader
Nothing says honoring history like an homage to the past. It's been over a decade since college basketball fans in Philadelphia have seen one of the city's greatest hardwood traditions take place.


















