Preferred Name Initiative gaining numbers
Penn plans to expand the program so any student can go by a preferred name.
Penn plans to expand the program so any student can go by a preferred name.
The Quakers' 71-61 victory over Harvard was the 68th career win for seniors Kathleen Roche, Kara Bonenberger (who was honored before the game for scoring her 1000th career point earlier this month), Renee Busch and Katy Allen, breaking the record they had previously shared with the senior class of 2003.
Penn students aren't the only ones questioning their school's mental health reforms. After Director of Yale Health Paul Genecin announced in an email that the University would be expanding its mental health services, students were still skeptical of Yale's changes.
Well, this is getting pretty familiar. On a snowy Boston night at a sold-out Lavietes Pavillion, the Quakers were handed another humbling loss by Harvard, a 69-46 defeat that emphasized just how far Penn is from the Ancient Eight’s top tier. It was the fourth consecutive loss for the Quakers, with each defeat coming by at least 16 points.
The Quakers' 71-61 victory over Harvard was the 68th career win for seniors Kathleen Roche, Kara Bonenberger (who was honored before the game for scoring her 1000th career point earlier this month), Renee Busch and Katy Allen, breaking the record they had previously shared with the senior class of 2003.
Penn students aren't the only ones questioning their school's mental health reforms. After Director of Yale Health Paul Genecin announced in an email that the University would be expanding its mental health services, students were still skeptical of Yale's changes.
Massive open-online courses, or MOOCs, aren't just for Penn. Cornell is set to offer four new MOOCs starting next school year, ranging a variety of subjects. The four MOOCs will focus on shark biodiversity, engineering simulations, debate surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms and the principles of mergers/acquisitions, respectively. None of the courses have official names yet and will be taught by multiple professors, including some guest lectures. Penn has examined MOOCs itself with some Wharton professors praising the online learning process. For the full story, check out the Cornell Daily Sun.
College junior Cameron Countryman was arrested for assault and reckless endangerment.
Penn basketball junior guard Tony Hicks has been suspended by the program for this weekend's Ivy doubleheader against Harvard and Dartmouth, Penn Athletics announced on Friday.
The second floor mezzanine area will be totally renovated to provide a location for alcohol sales. Beer and wine will only be able to be purchased at this location.
Following significant backlash from its decision to ban Iranian students from its graduate science and engineering programs, UMass Amherst has changed its policy. The University had made the decision to not accept Iranian students to those graduate programs because of a federal law.
On February 17th, Carnegie Mellon University mistakenly sent acceptance emails to 800 students that had applied for graduate level education in computer science at the school.
Social media is radically changing the way applicants and universities interact. One graduating high school senior capitalized on colleges’ increased Twitter presence to make her college decision. Klaudia Jazwinska, a prospective journalism student, was deciding between Lafayette College and Lehigh University.
Nearly 25% of students that enroll in public and private universities think that there is a high likelihood of transfer, according to the annual Freshman Survey published by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA.
Some people fear knowing their limits. Carey Celata welcomes it. In her second season on the women’s track-and-field team and first since leaving the women’s squash program, the redshirt sophomore has had a wildly successful indoor season.
Student backlash against the University's PILOTs police — or lack thereof — has brought Penn's relationship with the City of Brotherly Love under public scrutiny.
Despite student concerns that the new mental health recommendations do not have an established timeline for implementation, members of the task force said at Wednesday's University Council meeting that setting a timeline was not their responsibility.
Researchers continue to criticize the sexual violence campus climate survey that Penn will administer in the spring.
Signs were confiscated, protesters were led out by police and both charter school applicants and opponents made last minute appeals on Wednesday evening. At the peak of the testimony, about 150 people filled the auditorium during a special meeting of the commission to announce the decision at the headquarters of the School District of Philadelphia.
On Wednesday evening, Penn alumna Feminista Jones spoke at the Kelly Writers House’ Feminism/s series.