Academics
There’s always something new going on at Penn’s four undergraduate schools and 12 graduate schools. Look here for information on upcoming academic initiatives, new classes and research conducted by professors and students.
Activist, feminist, teacher: Salamishah Tillet
Tillet is frequently a contributor on the MSNBC show Melissa Harris Perry, where she talks about politics and racial issues.
GPA differences mean less than some students expect
According to the most recent data available, which is from 2001, GPA varies slightly by school.
Slew of faculty departures shake up History department
Penn’s history major was ranked eighth-best in the country by College Factual in 2013, but some within the department are not so satisfied.
NSO adds more online pre-orientation programs
The incoming class will be expected to complete four online pre-orientation programs as part of a new project called Thrive at Penn, or TAP.The Grad Student experience
While undergraduates are busy biting hats on Hey Day, jumping in bouncy castles during Fling, or banding together to scream the night before the first economics midterm, graduate students live in a different world.
Law students advocate for Phila. public school families
Parents of public school students can call the The School Discipline Advocacy Service which pairs law students from Penn, Temple and Drexel University to act as pro-bono advocates to help them wade through the disciplinary process in the school district.
Complex policies turn students away from individualized majors
Students interested in an individualized major must go through a series of procedures much more complicated than declaring an existing major.
Penn graduate schools slip in recent ranking
Students and administration think there's more to a good graduate program than numbers.
Wharton Social Venture Fund teaches students to be investors
The Wharton Social Venture Fund is showing off Wharton’s social impact side — by becoming the largest student-run platform in the world for impact investing.
Penn wins EPA challenge in green energy
Penn has funded more green energy units than any other university in the Ivy League.
Penn Civic Scholars program may implement advisory board over next year
The Civic Scholars program may implement an advisory board over the next year.
Wharton program builds 'bridges to wealth'
Approximately four years ago, Wharton Professor Keith Weiglet started Wharton initiative Building Bridges to Wealth, a program that helps combat the racial wealth gap in West Philadelphia by providing free financial literacy courses.
Up close and personal with the Romance Languages Department
Both those reluctantly jumping through the hoops of Penn’s foreign language requirement and those taking up a new tongue for pleasure or professional advantage have gotten to know the mixed bag of characters that is Penn’s Romance Languages department. The department’s squad of lecturers samples every kind of language specialist imaginable — from linguists and literature wonks to pedagogy experts and translation specialists.
Q&A with new dean of Engineering
Vijay Kumar, a professor in multiple departments of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and a researcher in robotics, is set to take the helm of the Engineering School when he replaces Glandt as dean beginning June 1. The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Kumar to hear about his plans for the future of the Engineering School and the field of technology.
The DP's annual joke issue makes headlines
The annual joke issue successfully tricked Vanity Fair into thinking Emma Watson was to attend Penn.
Gutmann announces inaugural President's Engagement Prize winners
While many university leaders across the country trumpet the qualifications of their graduating seniors, President Amy Gutmann is putting money where her mouth is.
ABCS Summit highlights unique courses during advanced registration
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships held its 12th annual ABCS Summit at the Shotel Dubin Auditorium in Penn Hillel.
College Dean's Advisory Board reinvents writing seminar
From schoolwide celebrations to reinventing the writing seminar, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s Advisory Board hopes to improve the College experience one initiative at a time. Its latest endeavor is recruiting new members.Hexagon senior society unites upperclassmen engineers
The society has already tapped its potential members, and its first recruitment event, called "a smoker," was held on Wednesday night. Within a week, Hexagon will welcome their newest group of members.