At the start of every year, Penn welcomes first-year students with a packed orientation filled with five days of of educational programming and elaborate festivities.
How Penn's sexual violence policy has changed in the last three years
Three times in the last three years Penn has changed its sexual violence policy. We've tracked the updates for you here.
University says controversial email was 'offensive and has no place at Penn'
Six protesters continued flyering early Wednesday morning as well.
Why the Thrive at Penn module is now mandatory for all upperclassmen
It's mandatory, but only 7.9 percent of upperclassmen have completed it.
How Penn's sexual violence policy has changed in the last three years
Three times in the last three years Penn has changed its sexual violence policy. We've tracked the updates for you here.
University says controversial email was 'offensive and has no place at Penn'
Six protesters continued flyering early Wednesday morning as well.
Penn made a major change to its Early Decision policy over the summer
The new policy aims to ensure that early applicants are as committed to Penn as possible.
Inside a Penn office in turmoil
In interviews with four former Office of College House Computing employees and two student ITAs the picture of a small office on the precipice of boiling over comes into focus.
What you need to know about the Pennovation Center
The Pennovation Center is a 58,000 square foot business incubator and laboratory located on Grays Ferry Avenue by the Schuylkill River.
The Faculty Senate wants to tackle faculty diversity and student mental health this year
Faculty Senate Chair Laura Perna wrote a letter explaining what the group is looking to accomplish this year.
Some female professors are receiving thousands less on average than their male peers
A Faculty Senate report revealed that the university pays male and female faculty unequally at all levels.
After a summer of national strife, the Campaign for Community is gearing up for its second year
The campaign's second year comes at a time of heightened racial tensions across the country following several police shootings as well as a highly divisive presidential election.
Penn among group of elite universities sued over excessive fees in employee retirement plans
Penn spokeswoman Phyllis Holtzman said the University has used a “rigorous process to review all aspects of the investment options offered to its faculty and staff to ensure they are administered with the highest degree of care and prudence.”
Gutmann's message to freshmen at Convocation during a divisive election: "your choices matter"
President Gutmann welcomed the Class of 2020 to the University of Pennsylvania on Monday.
We analyzed Amy Gutmann's Convocation speeches over the past five years and noticed some interesting patterns
Some more unexpected words appear in Gutmann's speeches, like “strange”, “Palestra” and “rex”, which have all appeared over five times.
Four stories that rocked the world of higher education this summer
Students might be away from campus over the summer — but there's been no shortage of controversies and changes in the higher education world over the last few months.
Penn made two major policy changes relating to sexual violence over the summer
Students who break sexual violence codes will be barred from receiving academic honors, and the definition of sexual violence and harassment has been expanded.
University revises sexual violence, harassment policies
The University announced revisions to its sexual harassment and sexual violence policies, effective July 1.
Sexual assault allegations put admitted freshman's status 'on hold'
An incoming Penn freshman was accused of sexual assault in a legal complaint, The Boston Globe reported Wednesday.
Temple board plans to dismiss President Neil Theobald
Temple University’s board of trustees announced its intention to dismiss Temple’s president, Neil D.



















