Penn names interim director of Penn Libraries after vice provost resigns
Brigitte Weinsteiger was announced on Wednesday as the interim director of Penn Libraries.
Brigitte Weinsteiger was announced on Wednesday as the interim director of Penn Libraries.
Student groups wrote that Penn's statement was "unprecedented" given its alleged silence "when hateful and concerning views have been espoused by campus visitors and even faculty in the past.
The upcoming Shabbat event on Sept. 22 was organized to promote unity on campus by celebrating Jewish identity.
Literature and humanities professors called on Penn President Liz Magill to immediately amend administrators' statement on the festival.
Student groups wrote that Penn's statement was "unprecedented" given its alleged silence "when hateful and concerning views have been espoused by campus visitors and even faculty in the past.
The upcoming Shabbat event on Sept. 22 was organized to promote unity on campus by celebrating Jewish identity.
Lunch options include entrees, sandwiches, sides, desserts, and beverages that rotate daily, as well as a salad bar.
The administrators' statement, which said the event was not organized by the University, was the first in recent memory to respond to criticism of a campus event.
Additional renovations including the redesign of rooms, furniture, and aesthetics of the building have been completed.
The first students who can major and concentrate in DEI will graduate in 2024 following its start this academic year.
Without an active search for a permanent Indigenous studies coordinator to replace Margaret Bruchac, students are raising concerns about Penn's commitment to the program.
Weisberg has worked in various capacities at PWH since 2020, including serving as a Senior Faculty Fellow, Global Climate Policy Lead, and Director of Post-Graduate Programs.
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with students and alumni to look back on the initial uproar, and to understand how their thinking on the name change might have evolved since then.
Jared Taylor’s scheduled return to Amy Wax’s seminar comes as Penn remains silent on whether it will sanction Wax.
The letter was addressed to President Liz Magill, Provost John L. Jackson, Jr., and College Houses and Academic Services Senior Director for Housing Operations Lulu Kaliher.
Other changes to the Penn application in recent years include the introduction of the gratitude prompt to the supplemental essays in 2022.
Penn First Plus has encouraged faculty to list their courses in the Penn Bookstore to help the University's financial aid office collect a more accurate estimate of the cost of educational supplies.
Community organizers demand more transparency following new evidence from an online photo sharing site from a public event hosted in 2014.
In the memorandum, Williams voiced his concern that allowing legacy admissions at Pennsylvania universities would violate the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding affirmative action.
PAACH welcomed new director Mei Long on July 3, filling a vacancy created after the abrupt departure of former Director Peter Van Do in September 2022.