The words used in college essays may be more important than applicants expect.

The student's identity has yet to be released.

See what crimes occurred in the Penn Police Zone between Jan. 30 – Feb. 5.

While Boston's 2024 Olympic bid involves the usage of Harvard facilities, Harvard will not be helping the bid with any fundraising efforts, the Harvard Crimson reports. Harvard President Drew G.

A second round of likely letters will be sent out in March.

Philadelphia has not hosted a Democratic National Convention since 1948

It's official: The 2016 Democratic National Convention is coming to the city of Brotherly Love. The DNC signed a contract with Philadelphia to host the convention during the week of July 25, 2016, choosing Phila.

Students gathered on College Green on Wednesday evening in memory of the Chapel Hill shooting victims Tuesday night. 

This is the first time that the unofficial holiday — celebrated on Feb. 12 — has passed since same-sex marriage was legalized in Pennsylvania.

Students evaluate what someone's number of sexual partners really means.

Although males outnumber females in the Vagelos Molecular Life Sciences program by 18 percent, few see need for change.

At “Philly After Ferguson,” members of the community addressed activist leaders and members of the police force with questions and concerns regarding relations between policemen and Philadelphia residents.

Historically, southwest Philadelphia has had some of the lowest rates of accessibility to fresh organic produce. The Community Farm and Food Resource Center at Bartram’s Garden — also known as Bartram’s Community Farm seeks to change that.

Wharton professor Adam Grant has teamed up with bestselling author Sheryl Sandberg to "lean in" to issues women face in the workplace.

Ofo Ezeugwu, a recent graduate of Temple University, has created an app that allows renters to rate their landlords. 

Penn’s Quaker Days Program – now in its second year – aims to give prospective students a real taste of Penn.

Penn may be the No. 1 party school in the nation, but does that title mean as much if partying at colleges around the country is down? A recent national report in which 150,000 freshmen from around the country were surveyed says that partying is down among college students, with socialization among friends down significantly in the last 35 years.  ICYMI, this is the same report that says depression is trending upward nationally among college freshmen, a troubling trend considering the recent emphasis on mental health at Penn. The Atlantic goes into the details from the report and possible reasoning behind the decline in partying/socializing.