Administration
Penn receives record number of applications for Class of 2028 despite admin. turmoil
The Class of 2028 received 65,230 applications according to Interim Penn President Larry Jameson's stated remarks at a University Board of Trustees Meeting on March 1.
University investigating pro-Palestinian student group Penn Against the Occupation
PAO, a pro-Palestinian student organization, is no longer listed on the Penn Clubs website and is not allowed to organize events in Penn-affiliated spaces until the investigation has concluded, a source told the DP.
Penn forms consultative committee to advise reappointment of Penn Dental, Penn Vet deans
The committee will oversee the reappointment processes for School of Dental Medicine Dean Mark Wolff and Penn Vet Dean Andrew Hoffman.
Wharton, Boys & Girls Clubs voice support for Penn Fight Night amid 'missing' donation backlash
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly voted to extend $25,000 of funding for this year's Penn Fight Night, which is scheduled for April 6.
Journalist, podcaster Kara Swisher talks Elon Musk, tech and Trump in DP interview
Swisher spoke with the DP on March 13 after participating in an Authors@Wharton event with Wharton Professor Adam Grant.
Former 'Hamilton' star Daveed Diggs gets his 'shot' as SPEC Connaissance spring speaker
Diggs will address the Penn community through a moderated conversation and audience Q&A at Irvine Auditorium on March 26 at 7 p.m.
Penn presidential commission to combat hate makes initial recommendations to Larry Jameson
In a progress update released on March 13, the group outlined its early findings and announced a series of listening sessions open to Penn community members.
Pro-Palestinian activists demand Penn admin. drop disciplinary charges in petition
The petition calls on Penn to dismiss the ongoing disciplinary cases against five students who took part in a Feb. 19 study-in at Van Pelt Library.
Excerpts of depositions from Penn admin. offer new insight into Mackenzie Fierceton lawsuit
Though the lawsuit has been ongoing since 2021, excerpts of Penn administrators' deposition transcripts were only recently made public during the discovery stage of the lawsuit.
Two new plaintiffs join amended lawsuit against Penn over antisemitism on campus
The amended complaint includes two new plaintiffs — Wharton and Engineering junior Noah Rubin and Students Against Antisemitism, Inc.
Faculty group sues Penn over 'McCarthyism,' aiming to stop transfer of University documents to Congress
The lawsuit aims to convince the University not to comply with a congressional request for documents pertaining to on-campus antisemitism.
1963 Wharton graduate Stuart Weitzman reflects on philanthropy amid donor backlash over antisemitism
Weitzman is the founder and current chairman emeritus of footwear brand Stuart Weitzman and a longtime donor to the University.
Penn extends test-optional policy for Class of 2029 while some Ivies reinstate testing requirement
The Penn Admissions announcement did not include any rationale for the extension.
Pro-Palestinian protestors interrupt Jameson at Board of Trustees meeting, forcing adjournment
"The resolutions are grouped as we are unable to continue," Board of Trustees Chair Ramanan Raghavendran said.
Student Committee on Undergraduate Education commits to institutionalizing open expression protections
SCUE is the first branch of student government to issue a public statement on academic freedom since the University’s leadership crisis began last fall.
Penn to raise tuition by 3.9%, approves record financial aid budget
The Penn Board of Trustees approved a 3.9% tuition hike for the 2024-25 academic year.
Leaked documents shed new light on recommended Amy Wax sanctions, her appeal to Penn
The documents reveal that the hearing board decided to conduct Wax’s case as one of “flagrant unprofessional conduct by a faculty member.”
'Demonstrated record of nontransparency’: The Penn & Slavery Project’s fight for recognition
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with multiple people affiliated with the Penn & Slavery Project about their efforts for wider visibility of the project and its findings — both on campus and outside of it — and how the University has responded.
Penn students receive 'satire' email impersonating University, claiming Magill return as president
As of publication, who sent the fraudulent email and how student email addresses were collected is unknown.