Dubé said the decision to prohibit indoor social events was preventative in nature and was made in an effort to avoid the need for further restrictions on campus movement, which could jeopardize the University's academic mission.

Several high-ranking members of Penn’s administration announced their plans to leave Penn, either temporarily or permanently. 

Whether in-person or online, masked or unmasked, socializing or isolating, COVID-19 continued to determine what life at Penn looked like in 2021.

The University was the subject of national controversy when it was discovered that the Penn Musuem was in possession of the remains of a victim from the 1985 MOVE bombing.

Penn's climate-related initiatives ranged from its commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to its second annual Climate Week, and most recently, its decision to halt new investments in fossil fuels.

The return to in-person campus life allowed students and community members to resume gathering to demonstrate their grievances and frustrations with the University. 

The return of students to campus boded well for many local businesses after a year of financial hardship brought on by the pandemic.

Classes remained largely virtual until fall 2021, when in-person instruction — as well as the on-campus party scene — resumed. 

As campus reopened and students returned to Locust Walk, in-person life allowed Penn's political clubs to restart in-person programming and voter mobilization efforts for both local and national elections. 

Pritchett will be reinstated as a faculty member at the Penn Law School after the spring 2022 semester.

The virtual presentation was part of the Penn Program on Regulation’s year-long Race and Regulation Series, which seeks to investigate how government regulations have fostered racial inequities.

The Social Life Inclusion Fund will distribute $50,000 each year over the next three years starting this semester in a three-year pilot program.

Social events include parties, formals, and other spaces where alcohol, food, and dancing are present.

Natives at Penn is the second organization to join the coalition in the last three years, which meets regularly with top University administration to advocate for the interests of their constituents.

Penn Medicine researchers interviewed 22 opioid use disorder treatment prescribers and staff at low-barrier, outpatient treatment programs in Philadelphia.

The class will travel to the Galápagos Islands for 10 days after final exams to study the relationship between conservation, tourism, and local communities.

EOH will work with graduate students in the School of Design, and in spring 2022, she will give a public lecture and lead a seminar class.