Controversial Religious Studies professor Anthea Butler has frequently said her status as a tenured professor protects her from sanction or censure. But it really may be the Penn Police that are protecting her from backlash.

Elaine Papas Varas will formally assume her position on March 28, 2016, according to the Office of Student Registration and Financial Services.

The new initiative, called the Penn Futures Project, actually consists of three specific initiatives, combining the efforts of the School of Nursing, the Graduate School of Education and the School of Social Policy & Practice.

The debate over what contributions Penn owes to Philadelphia took a turn this month as Penn released its annual economic impact report detailing a $14 billion contribution to the state in 2015.

The Presidential Professorship is a feature of the University’s Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence.

Last week, administrators announced the University would be increasing the total cost of attendance by 3.9 percent, from $63,526 to $66,000 for the 2016-17 academic year.

The total cost of attendance increased from $63,526 to $66,000 for the upcoming academic year. Concurrently, Penn’s student financial aid budget also increased 3.9 percent, from $208 million to $214 million.

Steiner’s new position is effective July 1, President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced. 

For students who have to miss class because of religious holidays, getting access to lecture material is not always a click away on Canvas. 

Penn, along with 55 other wealthy colleges in the U.S., received a letter from the Senate Finance Committee and the House Means and Ways Committee with questions on their endowments.

Currently, for Penn employees, taking a maternity leave quite often means not being able to take off any more days after returning to work, even if their child is sick. 

This year’s Ivy Policy Conference, themed “Inequalities Across College Campuses,” will take place at Penn.

The Center for Minority Serving Institutions received a $5.1 million grant to support a program to increase the number of Latino professors working in the humanities in U.S. colleges and universities.

“We will not tolerate any discrimination, intimidation or threats against any Muslims in our community,” she said. “That applies to all faiths but I do single out Muslims because they are being singled out now.”

One year ago today, Penn released the final report of the Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare.

Beginning March 1, sexual violence complaints against faculty will be funneled through the Office of the Sexual Violence Investigative Officer.

From Feb. 12 to Feb. 14, Penn hosted an all-Ivy conference on mental health, titled "Unmasking the Ivy League".