On Nov. 5, Ashlee Halbritter was named the director of Campus Health. Previously employed as a health educator at Penn for the past three years, Halbritter seeks to make public health more consistent at Penn.

Faculty and administration will display Penn Wellness Partner stickers on office doors and windows to signal that they are knowledgeable and willing to assist students.

Local attorney Deborah A. Harley has been appointed, making her the second person to be hired for the position.

Following the passage of a student referendum last winter urging Penn to divest from fossil fuels, the University Council recently voted to move forward with the divestment proposal submitted by the student group Fossil Free Penn. 

In January, he will serve as a judge on Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas, to which he was recently elected.

The results of the survey revealed that Penn students are disappointingly unaware of Penn’s resources, and were less likely than their peers at other schools to bring issues forward.

The Office of the Ombudsman works to “help people think through situations of stress or conflict in which they’re involved, to help deescalate conflict, and to help people move forward to a resolution"

Some students question the intent and impact of alcohol and drug safety posters lining their dorms.

University Chaplain Charles Howard envisions a gun-free world, and has a plan to work towards it.

The administration did not specifically respond to any of the demands set by SOUL on its Facebook event for the protest.

This Thursday, some Penn students walked out of class at 2:30 p.m. as instructed by a Facebook event promoted by campus minority groups.

On Thursday, Drexel University announced its decision to rescind entertainer Bill Cosby's honorary degree, which he received in 1992.

SOUL, or Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, led a protest Thursday afternoon in which students marched up and down Market Street and ended in front of Amy Gutmann's house.

Not only does Wharton offer higher salaries to its graduates - it provides a larger compensation package to its dean as well.

With Kenney and Gym in office, many expect there will be a more rigorous push for Penn to fund Philadelphia schools by paying PILOTs.

Penn’s Board of Trustees met for their fall meetings last Thursday and Friday.

Cosby, 77, who was accused two weeks ago of sexually assaulting someone at Penn Relays in 2004, received a Doctorate of Laws in 1990 and spoke at Commencement in 1997.