The scrubbed website contains only a brief three-sentence statement about Penn’s “commitment to equal opportunity.”

Senior Associate Vice President for Research Elizabeth Peloso wrote in an affidavit that Penn has 1,803 active NIH awards — amounting to a total of $2.6 billion — across its research system.

The formation of the committee followed public backlash in response the execution of the October 2024 warrant.

The new vice provost for education will replace Karen Detlefsen, who has served in the role since 2021.

In his message, Jameson highlighted the potential impacts of the funding cuts and reiterated Penn’s commitment to “identify solutions to minimize the impact” of the federal action. 

The book, set for release on May 6, will include accounts of the “battle for control” that took place at Penn in fall 2023.

The changes include the renaming of several statements, offices, and policies, and the elimination of terms including “diversity.”

The changes — which come amid federal attacks on DEI — suggest Penn is backpedaling on some of the initiatives it has championed in recent years.

Following the end of Biden's term, The Daily Pennsylvanian looked back at some of the most notable Penn alumni and affiliates who served in his administration.

The Jan. 30 event — titled “Higher Education and the State: How Politics are Reshaping America’s Great Universities" — was the first of the Faculty Senate’s three-part colloquium series.

The seven initiatives included in the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 was developed with input from faculty, students, and staff representatives.

Former Penn President Amy Gutmann recently received a leadership award from the Yale School of Management.

1993 Penn graduate and Penn professor Beth Winkelstein has been reinstated to her post as deputy provost. 

Jameson’s email marks the University’s first comments on the second Trump administration’s policies — many of which have ignited a firestorm in Washington.

Shapiro discussed the responsibility of universities to protect Jewish students and commented on the lack of appropriate action taken by the administration in response to antisemitic incidents. 

In commemoration of his one-year anniversary as the Chair of the Penn Board of Trustees, Ramanan Raghavendran reflected on what he learned over his tenure. 

Walberg — who was selected as the committee's chair in December 2024 — has been outspoken about campus antisemitism and cited “continuing to protect Jewish students on college campuses” as one of his main priorities.