A weekly roundup of higher education news around the Ivy League and peer schools

The $2,000,000 that the Board of Trustees allocates each year is not the student government’s money — it’s your money.

From noon to 1 p.m., students will stand in front of the Benjamin Franklin statue holing up manila folders that read “My NYPD File,” according to College junior Mak Hussain, president of Penn’s MSA.

This threatens the hard work of student leaders at Penn to create an environment that is tolerant and accepting of students from all backgrounds.

The issues that face our nation profoundly affect students. In December, I was elected president of the Penn Democrats, which means I am expected to represent the Democratic Party’s principles.

Last week, three social impact organizations — iDE, MedShare and KOMAZA — were named finalists of the inaugural Lipman Family Prize.

Before this incident, I was pretty confident that I was in no way subjected to the scrutiny of American law enforcement, but I was naïve. The same might apply to you.

On Wednesdasy, Penn filed a complaint against Thompson, claiming to suffer at least $100 million in damages.

More than 30 students gathered Thursday to honor Lee, who died at the finish line of the Philadelphia Half Marathon.

Current undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences, graduates and LPS students will be able to switch their University email account from Penn Live to Google@SAS during the summer if no problems arise. VIDEO: Word on the Walk

Vogel was invited to Penn as part of the Platt House Theatre Fellows program, a recent initiative established by an anonymous donor. Fellows visit the school for two days and speak to a class, hold a public talk and attend a private brunch with select students and faculty members.

Wharton Leadership Lectures give students an opportunity to gain insight into leadership issues and different career paths across a variety of industries.

Greekdex, which is currently only available to Penn students, is a social networking website exclusively for Greeks. The website, which is connected to students’ Facebook accounts, uses an algorithm to link students to other members of their own fraternity or sorority.

Piloted this fall in three College Houses, the iComm Initiative — a series of surveys and workshops on stress management — emerged from a number of interviews, focus groups and town hall meetings held by CAPS in 2010 and 2011.

KNO is an online retailer and social impact company striving to end homelessness in the United States. When a customer buys something from KNO, the company donates a brand new article of clothing to a homeless person in need.

In a series of 10-minute presentations, five Wharton professors tried to answer a wide array questions ranging from financial advice for graduates to the recent housing bubble collapse.

Rhoden, a New York Times columnist of 30 years, delivered a speech Wednesday night on the exploitation and other struggles black athletes have faced throughout sports history.