Administration
Under the final GOP tax plan, Penn will pay a landmark excise tax on its endowment
The final bill omitted a tax on graduate student waivers, which experts predicted would have hiked student fees by up to 300 percent.
This Penn study found that studying art can make for more attentive physicians
The study compared 36 students who took six 90-hour art observation courses at the art museum with other students who did not take any of the courses.
This Penn study addresses hunger pains and how to suppress them
Because of the association between food and decreasing hunger, even seeing food can indicate to the brain that the body is receiving the nutrients it needs, suppressing the desire to eat.
Trump’s repeal of DACA: inside the movement to support Penn’s 'dreamers' in 2017
Even though the Penn administration has expressed support of its DACA students, dreamers have no concrete path that would preventing them from deportation.
The office that helps Penn international students with visas is moving next semester
The last day for international students to request travel signatures is Dec. 15, since the ISSS office will be closed for advising after this Friday.
The year in free speech at Penn: Trump, neo-Nazi flyers, and 'bourgeois values'
From NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to the anti-LGBTQ preachers on College Green, free speech dominated national and local headlines this year.
Joe Biden came to Penn for the fourth time in 2018. Here's his role on campus, explained.
Students still swarm the former vice president nearly every time he appears on campus, and events where he has spoken have drawn hundreds on campus.
At this town hall, Penn grad students brainstormed ways Penn could protect them from GOP tax bill
The House of Representatives passed a version of the $1.5 trillion tax plan on Nov. 16, and it included a provision taxing tuition waivers for graduate students.
As Pottruck becomes less affordable, the 'space crunch' for performing arts groups worsens
Pottruck has phased out a discount offered to student performing arts groups to reserve rooms, which has resulted in a dramatic increase in cost of the rehearsal space.
Meet the four administrators who took on new roles at Penn this year
Over the past year, Penn has appointed a new provost, College dean, LGBT Center director, and chief diversity officer.
Brown University just announced a plan to replace student loans with grants for incoming students
The plan will benefit middle-income students who do not qualify for Brown's no-loan financial aid but still require some form of financial assistance.
The Supreme Court made Trump's travel ban legal. What does that mean for Penn students?
This third iteration of the travel ban restricts most citizens of Iran, Libya, Chad, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, and North Korea, in addition to some from Venezuela, from entering the U.S.
Two well-known Penn donors just gifted $250 million to Columbia's medical school
Of the full donation, $150 million will fund an endowment which, after five years, will eliminate student loans for Columbia medical students.
Penn's Trustees chair is a major supporter of a net neutrality plan that professors call dangerous
David Cohen also serves as the executive vice president of Comcast Corporation, which, if the bill passes, would be able to control the content and speed of certain websites available.
A look into Amy Gutmann’s role with one of the world’s largest asset management firms
As university endowments, including Penn’s own pool of assets, have increased in value, student activists have focused intently on the choices investment managers make with school money.
From a record endowment to funding threats, here's what happened to Penn's finances in 2017
As 2018 approaches, the University continues to face unanswered questions about its investments and how they will hold up against shifting federal guidelines.
To keep parents in the dark, some Penn students forgo STI testing or opt to pay extra at SHS
SHS covers free HIV testing, but charges for tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and herpes, as well as examinations for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
Ezekiel Emanuel and Thomas Miller debated opposing health care views at Penn on Thursday
Penn professor Ezekiel Emanuel worked on the ACA as an advisor to Obama, and Thomas Miller co-wrote the 2011 book, “Why Obamacare is Wrong for America.”
A/C, fire alarms, bathrooms: What residents of Hill think post-renovation
Fire alarms have sounded an estimated 15 times this semester in Hill, which "appear to stem from oversensitivity of sensors," administrators wrote in an email to residents on Dec. 7.