Also, Penn purchased the property formerly occupied by Hummus Grill.

On America’s 250th birthday, Philadelphia ends its stint as a host city.

Penn professors told the DP that while the decision may have limited immediate effects on campus, it could spark broader conversations about equality and transgender rights.

Jameson highlighted Penn community members’ roles in advancing “our nation’s founding ideals” and pointed to the University’s founder as a continuing source of inspiration.

The blistering temperatures come amid preparations for America’s semiquincentennial on Penn’s campus and across the city. 

As the 250th anniversary of the United States approaches, the campaign’s goal is symbolic: 76 donors giving $250 or more in honor of the enduring importance of a free press since 1776.

Communications professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, who had led the center for over three decades, will remain part of the center as a director emerita.

On June 3, Penn announced a new Center for Civil Rights in an effort to centralize civil rights resources, streamline the reporting and resolution of complaints, and ensure legal compliance. 

New faces from across the NCAA are joining the program this fall.

The initiative comes from a partnership with Scholars Network “to help build the healthcare workforce of the future,” according to a June 9 press release.

He was with the Quakers from 2014 to 2025, marking his longest tenure with any program. 

The convicted sex offender cultivated a relationship with a woman who would enroll at Penn Carey Law in 2013, telling her the steep tuition would be worth it if she found him girls on campus.

The decision comes almost one year after Penn affirmed its Title IX compliance across all athletic programs in a settlement with the federal government.

“We expect to announce a new restaurant tenant for the ground-floor space in the near future,” Real Estate Services Associate Vice President Rachel Siegert wrote to the DP.

Once student-athletes leave campus, other work steps into the foreground for the Quakers’ coaches.

Columnist Idia Enoma reflects on the emotional disorientation of achieving a long-pursued goal, and what it means to want something truly your own. 

Also, renovations at the Sheraton hotel.