Also, Penn President Larry Jameson has not pressed charges against individuals who staged a protest at his private residence last week.

Members of Penn’s History Department discussed the first 60 days of the new federal administration in a March 19 forum.

The Robert K. Johnson Foundation committed to contributing $8 million to the School of Arts and Sciences to name and endow the Robert K. Johnson Integrated Studies Program.

The March lawsuit — which was filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania — claimed that Blue Cross Blue Shield and affiliated insurance companies violated antitrust law.

GSWS Program Director Jessa Lingel wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the program's "relationship to inclusivity, diversity, equity and accessibility is central to what we do."

In a statement to the DP from the day of the protest, a University spokesperson wrote that Penn intends to “take whatever legal and disciplinary action that is available to address this conduct.”

During fiscal year 2024, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Penn Museum $1,103,699 in federal funds for the creation of the Museums: Missions and Acquisitions Project.

The March 25 terminations were announced to employees in an internal email obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian and represent a 0.5% reduction in the Health System's workforce.

Jameson wrote in the March 25 email that researchers across seven of Penn’s schools were notified that their federally contracted research was halted. 

Also, Penn’s Office of Student Affairs has outlined a new funding model for undergraduate student organizations.

First-year LPS student Emily Bhatnagar was presented with the Margaret L. Hodges Leadership Award March 15.

Penn Museum has made strides in conserving and renewing the artistic and cultural legacies of two Buddhist murals, both of which were initially taken off display in the spring of 2016.

The proposed system addresses challenges created by Penn’s current funding model, which has more than 15 student-led funding sources that “lack central oversight" and has led to “unclaimed funding despite high demand” from student organizations.

The termination letters, obtained by the DP, told the researchers that their awards were “incompatible with agency priorities, and no modification of the project could align the project with agency priorities.”

Penn Democrats, Penn College Republicans, and the Government and Politics Association said they will continue to engage with the student body and keep the Penn community informed of administrative changes. 

Penn will also grant Banks — who made her directorial debut with “Pitch Perfect 2” in 2015 — an honorary doctor of arts degree.

A coalition of Penn professors recently launched a new European Studies Institute at the University and revitalized the European studies minor.