The Center, currently located at 3720 Chestnut St., will be moving to the basement of St. Agatha-St. James Parish at 3728 Chestnut St. this August.
Notable archaeologist and Penn professor Harold L. Dibble dies of cancer
Harold L. Dibble was the Francis E. Johnston Term Professor of Anthropology as well as the Curator-in-Charge of the European Archaeology Section at the Penn Museum.
Penn Law graduate Norman Pearlstine named executive editor of the Los Angeles Times
The 75-year-old Penn Law graduate becomes the Times’ fourth top editor in under a year, and will be tasked with stabilizing the paper after recent turmoil.
Penn unveils new findings on history with slavery: over 75 former trustees owned slaves
Among the findings announced by the University on Thursday was that 75 of Penn's former trustees were slave owners, including Penn’s first Provost, William Smith.
Notable archaeologist and Penn professor Harold L. Dibble dies of cancer
Harold L. Dibble was the Francis E. Johnston Term Professor of Anthropology as well as the Curator-in-Charge of the European Archaeology Section at the Penn Museum.
Penn Law graduate Norman Pearlstine named executive editor of the Los Angeles Times
The 75-year-old Penn Law graduate becomes the Times’ fourth top editor in under a year, and will be tasked with stabilizing the paper after recent turmoil.
Social work doctoral candidate Vance Patrick died while on extended leave from Penn
A practicing social worker in New Jersey, Patrick graduated with his cohort in 2016 but had since been on leave while he was finishing his dissertation.
Penn's Dean of Admissions comments on UChicago’s decision to drop SAT/ACT requirement
While some universities — most liberal arts colleges — across the country have done so since the 1950s, the University of Chicago is the first top-10 research university in the United States to adopt a test-optional admissions policy, according to the Washington Post.
Blaze Bernstein murder pre-trial postponed because defense is ‘not ready’
Orange County DA spokesperson Michelle Van Der Linden confirmed that the hearing was postponed and has not been rescheduled.
California high school senior has her mic cut for addressing assault in valedictorian speech
Administrators at the Petaluma High School have stood by their decision to end her speech early. 'We were trying to make sure our graduation ceremony was appropriate and beautiful,' Petaluma Principal David Stirrat said.
US government officials in China sent to Penn for testing after suffering strange illness
The evacuation occurs a few weeks after the State Department disclosed on May 23 that a U.S. government employee stationed in Guangzhou reported experiencing "vague, but abnormal, sensations of sound and pressure," NPR reported.
Trump cancels Eagles' White House celebration, reigniting national anthem kneeling controversy
The abrupt White House announcement came after nearly the entire team said they intended to boycott the celebration that was scheduled to take place the next day.
University assigns DRL men’s restroom as women’s restroom for the next two weeks
Last Thursday, a flyer criticizing the limited availability of restrooms for women, trans, and nonbinary individuals in DRL was spotted on the 2C10 men's restroom.
Here’s how CAPS maintains ‘scaled down’ operations during summer
The CAPS website states that there are no Thursday evening hours from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. between May 17 and Aug. 23 and no Saturday hours between May 5 and Sep. 1.
Five students receive free tuition after winning prestigious Penn science award
The Vagelos Challenge Award, which was created in 2005, recognizes students who have excelled in advanced science coursework and who are submatriculating in chemistry or physics.
Penn Law applicants can now take the GRE and GMAT examinations under new pilot program
In an emailed statement, Penn Law announced the launch of a pilot program that aimed to strengthen the school’s “cross-disciplinary curriculum” by accepting two examinations that are mainly taken by business students.
Signs designating DRL bathroom as women’s restroom were torn down, Vice Dean says
The new signs were put up just four days after a note was posted on the 2C10 men's restroom criticizing the limited availability of restrooms for women, trans and nonbinary individuals.
2017 College graduate died in fatal car crash in Tennessee last Thursday
Pedrotty, who was from Cockeysville, Maryland, majored in Biology with a minor in Anthropology at Penn, before becoming a PhD student studying molecular cancer biology at Duke University.
Flyer taped to DRL restroom door criticizes the lack of gender-neutral and women’s restrooms
“There is only one working STALL accessible to women on this floor (not just 1 restroom, but only 1 stall),” the flyer said. “There are no gender-neutral bathrooms at all, but there are three separate men’s RESTROOMS — that’s ridiculous.”
Weighing cost and academic benefit, over 1,200 Penn students are taking classes this summer
Tuition for summer classes varies across the different schools, from $4,224 for courses in the College to $5,550 for those in Wharton.

















