Winter break will be extended by two days to include Jan. 3 and Jan. 4 as a show of gratitude, University administrators announced.

Penn administrators announced late last week that the University will halt commitments to private equity vehicles dedicated to investments in fossil fuel production.

The registration holds will be placed on student accounts on Oct. 29, barring students from participating in the upcoming Advance Registration period, which begins on Nov. 1.

Penn community members, including the South Asia Studies Department and some faculty members, disputed the complaint. 

The University requires that all vaccinated students receive at least one COVID-19 test every two weeks, and if they fail to do so, they will receive a red PennOpen Pass until they test negative.

Rush has been at Penn since 1994, in which she launched several public safety initiatives on campus and faced criticism from University and Philadelphia community members. 

Construction for Amy Gutmann Hall, a data science building for research collaboration, is scheduled to be completed in 2024.

Sustainability Director Nina Morris said a significant part of Climate Week programming was virtual to ensure that it reached beyond the University, and created a ripple effect throughout the Philadelphia community and in higher education as a whole.

Under Asian American Studies professor Fariha Khan's co-directorship, the ASAM program will offer more courses, research and internship opportunities, and opportunities for collaboration and engagement with Asian American community organizations.

The report's recommendations are based on an independent review of DPS that was previously commissioned  by the University in July 2020, following the police killing of George Floyd and ensuing criticism of policing on campus. 

AAUP-Penn is doubling down on their push for Penn to allow instructors to choose whether to teach in person or virtually.

In the current admissions cycle, Penn will require only one teacher recommendation instead of two. The other letter of recommendation can come from anyone who can comment on the student's character.

Penn currently has a positivity rate of 1.11%, a vaccination rate of 97% among faculty and undergraduates, and no classroom transmission has been found.

In her speech, Gutmann emphasized the need to recognize all those who lost their lives that day, including 16 Penn alumni. 

Gutmann is set to depart her role after President Joe Biden nominated her to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Germany in July.

Some students welcomed the reinstatement of the mask mandate, saying that it is important to protect students, faculty, and staff and the surrounding Philadelphia area from the rapidly-spreading Delta variant.

Plans include creating a 450-seat theater and stage, and the center will support performing arts instructors and provide rehearsal and practice spaces.