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The letter called on Penn to honor a recent NLRB ruling that granted postdoctoral researchers and research associates at Penn the right to vote on unionization in a July 16 and 17 election.
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with members of Penn's faculty who criticized the decision — while several acknowledged the difficult situation the University faced.
The fellowship can support 100 recipients per year, who will each "earn a $3,000 stipend, professional learning credits, and a Penn GSE certificate of participation."
Guest columnists Albane Thery and Geronimo Velazquez argue that unionization can help address the specific challenges faced by international Postdocs and Research Associates at Penn.
The July 9 picket was the latest attempt by Penn Museum Workers United to secure increased pay rates following the June 30 expiration of the union’s two-year contract with the University.
Meaney — who currently serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Strategic Initiatives at the School of Engineering and Applied Science — will begin August 1.
Guest Columnist Sohum Sheth argues that Penn’s opaque decision to comply with the Trump administration’s demands abandons its stated values and jeopardizes long-term public trust.
The July 7 AAUP statement called on the University to uphold "the freedoms to teach, learn, study, assemble, and speak [that] are necessary to the integrity of higher education and to democracy itself."
Street's July 1 campaign website launch followed a June 30 press release in which Evans announced that he would not seek re-election after having held the position since 2016.
Abstract: Columnist and Deputy Opinion Editor Arshiya Pant argues that progress demands we challenge our definitive conclusions about the nation’s goodness.
After announcing a resolution with the Department of Education on July 1 to settle an investigation into Title IX violations, Penn has begun complying with the federal government’s outlined requirements.
Senior government officials told The Daily Pennsylvanian that Penn had been involved in closed-door negotiations in Washington for months — ultimately leading to Monday’s resolution agreement.