FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, gives Penn a “green light” rating, the highest rating awarded for protection of free speech.

Under the new contract, prospective teachers will enter a two-year program. The student teachers will be assigned to work with a current Philadelphia educator in the first year before operating their own classroom the second year.

Duke University tweeted a photo of the Turkish flag and a Swastika accompanied by several "Nazi" hashtags.

“I have found that when I go to other houses they always seem to be a bit quieter ... I feel like we are rare in that we are always together, we learn each others’ quirks and cohabitate very well together.”

“Why can’t we print in your building without a Wharton ID? Not even that, why can’t I log into a computer?” Trivedi said. “At [David Rittenhouse Laboratories], my home base, we invite everyone to freely print. Same with Engineering, my second home base.”

Neighborhood Bike Works is a West Philadelphia nonprofit that aims to empower youth through cycling initiatives and programming, and all the profits accrued from their bike shop go directly back into the youth programming.

According to the Washington Post, the foundation offered Florida State University millions of dollars under the stipulation that its Department of Economics would promote a free trade philosophy and consult the foundation when selecting faculty members.

A Penn nursing professor is being honored for her contribution to nursing research internationally.

The overarching objective of her current research is studying how coastal dunes respond ecologically after storm events. In particular, Charbonneau is interested in the vital role that plants play in maintaining sand dunes.

A positive experience during Quaker Days was a major motivating factor for many students when deciding whether to volunteer to be a host for admitted students for the event this year. 

Credit for Biology 091 and Chemistry 091 will no longer be offered to students enrolling in fall 2017.

“I consistently hear that [the AU] is transformational for students,” Valerie De Cruz, the director of the Greenfield Intercultural Center said. “Alumni consistently tell me they remember this program years after, and that they have formed friendships that continue into their life after Penn.”

After the snowstorm hit Philadelphia on Monday night, the local chapter of the Sierra Club seized the opportunity to organize Spontaneous Snowshoeing at the Woodlands Cemetery, located just a few blocks from Penn's campus.

The project's philosophy is simple: recognizing those experiencing homelessness as people first, and their condition of being homeless second.

After the 2016 presidential election, Chuang wanted to find ways to engage with her community. “I absolutely did not think that it would involve running for office,” she said.

Penn President Amy Gutmann announced the event in an email Wednesday. The event will take place March 30 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. and will be available online via an live webcast.

Penn's School of Nursing and the Wharton School took the top spots on U.S. News & World Report and QS World University Rankings.