According to Raghavendran, the feedback will “inform the Consultative Committee convened by the Board of Trustees, whose work will help define the type of leader the University seeks.”
Federal court temporarily blocks graduate loan caps affecting Penn Nursing students
The ruling will allow students in advanced nursing programs to continue accessing higher federal borrowing limits while litigation proceeds.
Wharton MBA student recognized with Medal of Honor
Dockery, who is currently enrolled in the Wharton Executive MBA Program, was honored on June 18 for his actions in Afghanistan after an October 2012 Taliban attack.
How Penn Med’s Cedar Avenue crisis center streamlines psychiatric services
Six months after the center opened in 2023, the number of psychiatric visits at HUP-Cedar Avenue’s emergency department had decreased by 80% and has since remained relatively stable.
Federal court temporarily blocks graduate loan caps affecting Penn Nursing students
The ruling will allow students in advanced nursing programs to continue accessing higher federal borrowing limits while litigation proceeds.
Wharton MBA student recognized with Medal of Honor
Dockery, who is currently enrolled in the Wharton Executive MBA Program, was honored on June 18 for his actions in Afghanistan after an October 2012 Taliban attack.
Penn cancer center namesake Leonard Abramson dies at 93
Perelman School of Medicine Dean Jonathan Epstein notified the Penn Med community about Abramson’s July 4 passing in a Monday email.
Penn researchers say federal grant rule invites ‘mind-boggling’ government oversight
Ahead of a July 13 feedback deadline, over 50 Penn community members have publicly commented that the new rule would harm research efforts across the country.
A year after Title IX settlement, Penn faculty react to Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes
Penn professors told the DP that while the decision may have limited immediate effects on campus, it could spark broader conversations about equality and transgender rights.
Days before America’s 250th, Jameson revisits founding principles in campus-wide message
Jameson highlighted Penn community members’ roles in advancing “our nation’s founding ideals” and pointed to the University’s founder as a continuing source of inspiration.
Penn declares campus ‘Red Day’ as temperatures reach triple digits
The blistering temperatures come amid preparations for America’s semiquincentennial on Penn’s campus and across the city.
Annenberg Public Policy Center appoints new director after over 30 years
Communications professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, who had led the center for over three decades, will remain part of the center as a director emerita.
What Penn’s new civil rights center means for campus accountability
On June 3, Penn announced a new Center for Civil Rights in an effort to centralize civil rights resources, streamline the reporting and resolution of complaints, and ensure legal compliance.
Penn Med initiative offers loan repayment incentive to clinical students
The initiative comes from a partnership with Scholars Network “to help build the healthcare workforce of the future,” according to a June 9 press release.
The convicted sex offender cultivated a relationship with a woman who would enroll at Penn Carey Law in 2013, telling her the steep tuition would be worth it if she found him girls on campus.
The decision comes almost one year after Penn affirmed its Title IX compliance across all athletic programs in a settlement with the federal government.
Penn purchases old Hummus Grill property with plans for new restaurant
“We expect to announce a new restaurant tenant for the ground-floor space in the near future,” Real Estate Services Associate Vice President Rachel Siegert wrote to the DP.
Penn Sheraton hotel completes $60 million renovation
According to a release, the renovation aimed to modernize the property through choices that capture the environment of Penn’s campus.
Four Penn affiliates invited to Peter Thiel’s exclusive ‘Dialog’ society
The documents surfaced after internal directories for Dialog’s 2026 retreat were left publicly accessible online.
Penn Faculty Senate releases annual committee reports on lecturer tracks, AI use
This year’s reports, posted on June 16, include the Senate Committees on Faculty and Academic Mission and on Students and Educational Policy.



















