The undergraduate chemistry department announced that in fall 2020 and onwards, the 1.0 course unit organic chemistry lab, CHEM 245 Experimental Organic Chemistry, will be offered as two 0.5 course unit labs.
9/11 10th Anniversary Issue
With most fall classes online, incoming transfer students worry about social transition
While they will be present on campus in the fall, incoming transfers are concerned that online instruction and the Student Campus Compact will make the transition to the University more difficult than normal.
Penn announces plan to remove statue of slave owner George Whitefield from the Quad
Although the email vowed the statue would be removed from campus, it contained no mention of when it would be removed or whether it would be replaced with another figure.
With NIL rule changes on the horizon, some Penn athletes may be in line for a payday
Name, image, and likeness legislation for NCAA athletes are set to take effect in 2021, and many Penn athletes will have the opportunity to reap financial benefits.
With most fall classes online, incoming transfer students worry about social transition
While they will be present on campus in the fall, incoming transfers are concerned that online instruction and the Student Campus Compact will make the transition to the University more difficult than normal.
Penn announces plan to remove statue of slave owner George Whitefield from the Quad
Although the email vowed the statue would be removed from campus, it contained no mention of when it would be removed or whether it would be replaced with another figure.
New Wharton Dean Erika James' first day begins with Good Morning America interview
James, the newly appointed dean of the Wharton School, is making history as the first woman and person of color to lead the school since its establishment in 1881.
Editorial | The fall semester will be mostly online. Tuition and fees should reflect that.
Though the economic downturn is hurting everyone in America, including private institutions like Penn, the burden should not be placed on students to recuperate the University’s money.
A spring season would not only keeps players safe, it would expose Ivy football to a national audience and allow for a postseason to take place.
While we celebrate Dean James’s appointment and Wharton’s new era led by a Black woman, we also recognize that there is still a lot of work to be done at Wharton in terms of diversity.
‘Thrill of my professional life’: Geoffrey Garrett departs after six years as Wharton Dean
Exactly six years ago, Geoffrey Garrett began a new job that only 13 individuals had held before him: Dean of The Wharton School. Today marks his formal transition to his new role as dean of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.
Responses to an AIS survey so far suggest “no clear majority” among the three options — going back, staying home, or unsure — for what international students plan to do in the fall.
Here’s how Penn’s four undergraduate schools are implementing anti-racism initiatives
The School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the College of Arts and Sciences are implementing initiatives to listen to student voices.
Ivy League universities wrestle with deep-rooted ties to slavery, racism
Institutions such as Penn, Yale, and Princeton have deep-rooted ties to slavery and other discriminatory practices, prompting students to call on their schools to address and denounce their pasts.
Annenberg creates virtual reality video demonstrating treatment for coronavirus patients
Through operation on a mannequin, the video depicts a doctor treating a COVID-19 patient suffering from respiratory failure.
A coronavirus check-in with Penn men's soccer
In many ways, the team has become even closer in quarantine, as players must expend effort and energy if the team environment and culture is to survive.
Mamta Motwani Accapadi named Penn's Vice Provost for University Life
Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett made the announcement on Tuesday that Mamta Motwani Accapadi will replace Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum as Penn’s new VPUL on Aug. 17. Accapadi will arrive to Penn with committed to goals of inclusion, community, and social justice.
All Nursing courses, besides labs and clinicals, will be conducted online in fall 2020
Regardless of size, all Penn Nursing lectures, seminars, and discussion groups will be conducted online in the fall, according to a June 29 announcement from Nursing School faculty. Clinicals and simulation and skills labs — the majority of which were moved online last semester — will still be held in person in the fall.
Penn students launch online learning platforms to educate young students during COVID-19
After the coronavirus pandemic began interfering with students’ summer plans, leaving many with ample free time, some Penn students ventured to create organizations that provide online educational opportunities for young students.
Penn Libraries and students aid in increasing literacy in Philadelphia elementary schools
Although schools have been closed since March 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WePAC, a grassroots nonprofit organization that operates volunteer-run elementary school libraries in Philadelphia, has found ways to continue its programming with Penn Libraries’ assistance.

















