Professor of Russian and Eastern European Studies Mitchell Orenstein and five Penn alumni were on the list of 227 Americans banned from entering Russian territory.
DP Daybreak | Journalist talks Musk, tech, and Trump
Also, a "Hamilton" star will speak at Penn this month.
Journalist, podcaster Kara Swisher talks Elon Musk, tech and Trump in DP interview
Swisher spoke with the DP on March 13 after participating in an Authors@Wharton event with Wharton Professor Adam Grant.
Spruce Street closes near Penn campus for SEPTA Trolley Track Renewal Project
DPS has advised students to consider alternative routes to get to campus and other destinations.
DP Daybreak | Journalist talks Musk, tech, and Trump
Also, a "Hamilton" star will speak at Penn this month.
Journalist, podcaster Kara Swisher talks Elon Musk, tech and Trump in DP interview
Swisher spoke with the DP on March 13 after participating in an Authors@Wharton event with Wharton Professor Adam Grant.
Penn to work with city on public health in Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s budget proposal
Parker, a 2016 Fels School of Government graduate and the city’s first woman mayor, wrote in her proposal that Penn is currently working with the City on public health issues for vulnerable residents.
Former 'Hamilton' star Daveed Diggs gets his 'shot' as SPEC Connaissance spring speaker
Diggs will address the Penn community through a moderated conversation and audience Q&A at Irvine Auditorium on March 26 at 7 p.m.
Penn first year wins 2024 Diana Legacy Award, conferred by Prince of Wales, for humanitarian work
The Legacy Award was created by The Diana Award organization in 2017 — the 20th anniversary of the passing of Diana, Princess of Wales — and is awarded every two years to young leaders around the world for their social action.
Katz Center holds discussion on history of antisemitism in elite college admissions
Karabel, a professor emeritus in sociology at UC Berkeley and author of “The Chosen: A Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton," led the discussion.
DP Daybreak | Students petition disciplinary charges
Also, Penn's presidential commission shared initial recommendations.
Phila. Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson attends Penn Dems event
Gilmore Richardson also spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian about the importance of the upcoming 2024 election — both on a national and a statewide level.
Penn presidential commission to combat hate makes initial recommendations to Larry Jameson
In a progress update released on March 13, the group outlined its early findings and announced a series of listening sessions open to Penn community members.
Pro-Palestinian activists demand Penn admin. drop disciplinary charges in petition
The petition calls on Penn to dismiss the ongoing disciplinary cases against five students who took part in a Feb. 19 study-in at Van Pelt Library.
MacKenzie Scott donates $4 million to West Philadelphia nonprofit focused on employment training
The initiative, which provides career-building opportunities for city residents, received the donation through Scott’s charitable organization Yield Giving.
Annenberg Public Policy Center study finds polarized views of Supreme Court after Dobbs decision
APPC researchers concluded that the Dobbs decision in 2022 marked a shift in public perception of the Supreme Court toward political polarization.
DP Daybreak | Inside Mackenzie Fierceton's lawsuit
Also, Penn Medicine signed onto new artificial intelligence commitments.
Excerpts of depositions from Penn admin. offer new insight into Mackenzie Fierceton lawsuit
Though the lawsuit has been ongoing since 2021, excerpts of Penn administrators' deposition transcripts were only recently made public during the discovery stage of the lawsuit.
Penn Med researchers awarded grant to train learning health system scientists
The program will train scientists to “support the implementation of unbiased, patient-centered care delivery at hospitals throughout Philadelphia,” according to a Penn Medicine News announcement.
Carrie Hutnick appointed new executive director of Civic House, Penn Civic Scholars Program
Hutnick most recently served as the director of Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship at the Lindy Center for Civic Engagement at Drexel University.

















