According to a source from the Provost's office, Wharton students may be more likely to take a semester off rather than a full year because they often leave school to do short-term work on startups or political campaigns.

Typical lengths of leaves may vary across undergraduate schools

By Caroline Simon · Oct. 15, 2015

According to the Report of the Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare, which was released Feb. 17, students felt that inconsistencies among the leave of absence policies of the four undergraduate schools led to confusion.

Penn's endowment grows to $10.1 billion

By Caroline Simon · Oct. 1, 2015

The growth marks a $537 million increase from last year's $9.6 billion endowment.

Proposed Greek judiciary board undergoes changes after admin. backlash

By Jessica Washington and Lily Zandi · Oct. 1, 2015

Administrators believed it could potentially violate Penn's free speech policies.

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Editorial | Why President Gutmann deserves her $3.5 million

By The Daily Pennsylvanian · Oct. 15, 2015

Earlier this week, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that Penn President Amy Gutmann’s salary has reached an all-time high of nearly $3.5 million.

New Faculty Wellness Ambassadors to service distressed students

By Caroline Simon · Oct. 13, 2015

Selected ambassadors will receive I-CARE training from CAPS, which trains individuals to recognize signs of mental distress

Amy Gutmann's salary breaches $3 million

By Caroline Simon · Oct. 11, 2015

Gutmann, for the second year in a row, remains Penn's highest paid employee for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.

President Gutmann's salary has been steadily increasing since she became the University’s president. | Courtesy of Stuart Watson/Creative Commons

Amy Gutmann's salary breaches $3 million

By Caroline Simon · Oct. 11, 2015

Gutmann, for the second year in a row, remains Penn's highest paid employee for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.

Penn's endowment grows to $10.1 billion

By Caroline Simon · Oct. 1, 2015

The growth marks a $537 million increase from last year's $9.6 billion endowment.

Penn students participated in rush last semester as part of the Greek recruitment process. This semester, the newly created Greek Community Judicial Board now undergoes changes to its proposed structure after backlash from administrators.

Proposed Greek judiciary board undergoes changes after admin. backlash

By Jessica Washington and Lily Zandi · Oct. 1, 2015

Administrators believed it could potentially violate Penn's free speech policies.

Administrative responses to last semester's AAU survey, which collected data regarding sexual assault on campus, confirm that the findings line up with previous research on the topic.

Sexual violence survey findings don't shock administrators

By Isabel Kim · Oct. 1, 2015

The data confirms previous research on why students underreport sexual violence, Director of Student Sexual Violence Prevention Jessica Mertz said.

Penn falls short of peers in sexual assault survey results

By Caroline Simon · Sept. 30, 2015

Result showed that Penn students are pessimistic about the University’s ability to effectively deal with complaints of sexual violence.

Pi Kappa Phi is one of several fraternities that has recently gone off-campus.

Off campus Greeks shake administrative oversight

By Lily Zandi · Sept. 29, 2015

OFSL is concerned that without this supervision, the students of these organizations will engage in precarious situations that may violate Penn’s code of conduct and put its members in harm’s way.

On Sept. 21 Penn became the first Ivy League university to join the collegiate branch of the Partnership for a Healthier America, which was founded in 2010 alongside First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign. (Courtesy of Bob Nichols/Creative Commons)

Penn commits to a healthier campus

By Jeffrey Careyva · Sept. 28, 2015

Penn institutionalized the health frenzy on Monday Sept. 21 by becoming the first Ivy League university to join the Healthier Campus Initiative, the collegiate branch of the Partnership for a Healthier America.

Expenses differ for students living on or off campus, with the estimated cost of attendance for students living on campus totaling $66,800 compared to $55,100 for students living at home.

Counting the costs of tuition, on- and off-campus

By Rebecca LaPointe · Sept. 22, 2015

With many other variables to take into consideration, the approximate amount of money that students save if by living at home totals around $11,700.

The Silfen Forum was part of a weeklong series of events hosted by Penn in China. Led by Amy Gutmann, the panel also included former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and former Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing. | Courtesy of Laura Cavender/University Communications

Penn Wharton China Center plays host to Silfen Forum

By Caroline Simon · Sept. 22, 2015

The forum was moderated by Penn President Amy Gutmann featuring General Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Li Zhaoxing, former Foreign Minister of China, along with others.

Administration finds results of AAU sexual assault climate survey "deeply troubling"

By Caroline Simon · Sept. 21, 2015

The American Association of Universities has released the aggregate results of the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct.

Penn's administration has responded to an open letter from the Hamlett-Reed Mental Health Initiative that was delivered to Penn President Amy Gutmann last week by a group of Penn students.

Admins agree to research some mental health open letter suggestions, reject others

By Caroline Simon · Sept. 18, 2015

On Friday morning, members of the Hamlett-Reed Mental Health Initiative met with administrators to discuss last week's open letter to President Gutmann.

Ronald Perelman, Penn trustee, steps down as Carnegie Hall chair

By Shoba Babu · Sept. 17, 2015

Perelman's donations to the University have funded the upcoming Perelman Center for Political Science.

Gutmann not meeting with students who signed mental health open letter

By Caroline Simon · Sept. 17, 2015

The letter sent to Penn President Amy Gutmann from the Hamlett-Reed Mental Health Initiative was directed to officials at VPUL.

A new committee, called the The Jed and Clinton Campus Program advisory team, was formed to oversee changes in Penn’s mental health programs and has been given the power to improve mental wellness efforts on campus. | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New mental health advisory team has power and resources

By Corey Stern · Sept. 17, 2015

For the first time since a string of suicides sparked a conversation about mental health on campus, the Penn administration is putting words into action.

The NEC has alleged that Undergraduate Assembly President Jane Meyer (left) has violated UA-NEC bylaws.

Underrepresented students slighted from University Council, the NEC charges

By Ellie Schroeder · Sept. 16, 2015

The NEC alleges that the UA violated its bylaws and prevented the appointment of representatives of mis- and underrepresented student groups.

Last semester, Penn was one of 28 colleges that participated in a sexual climate survey that was sponsored by the Association of American Universities and administered by the independent social science research firm Westat.

Results of sexual assault climate survey to be released in next few weeks

By Caroline Simon · Sept. 15, 2015

Penn was one of twenty-eight colleges that participated in the survey

Greek Community Judicial Board to hold fraternities and sororities accountable for cultural insensitivity

By Jessie Washington and Lily Zandi · Sept. 15, 2015

Leaders of both Greek,and Minority organizations come together to form the Greek Community Judicial Board aimed at holding greek organizations accountable for _______.