The student groups — Penn Democrats, Penn College Republicans, and Penn Leads the Vote — emphasized the importance of civic engagement ahead of this year’s election. 

The forum featured comments from Penn leadership and Philadelphia officials on construction, workforce development, and strategies for the growth of local businesses, while the following expo highlighted 51 local suppliers.

Many of the photos had not been cataloged or published until Marc Marín Webb, a Ph.D. candidate in Mesopotamian history and archaeology, rediscovered them in 2022.

The Department of Public Safety sent a Sept. 25 message to the Penn community noting “multiple recent reports” of “groups of young people slapping or striking individuals in the head.”

The Oct. 3 memo condemned the compact as “another attempt” by the Trump administration to pressure universities “to comply with its political agenda.” 

The Oct. 5 vigil took place at St. Mary’s Church on Locust Walk and was organized by the Harris family and the Lotus Collective.

The zoning overlay bill will require the Philadelphia City Planning Commission to review proposals for land sold by colleges and universities before construction begins. 

Housed in the Institute for Urban Research, the program will convene transportation practitioners, private-sector partners, students, and faculty to tackle challenges including safety, mobility access, technology deployment, and procurement.

Jackson, who assumed the provost position in 2023, described his office as “the perfect perch from which to really make sense” of Penn as an institution. 

The Sept. 30 event — part of Penn Hillel’s Jackie Reses Speaker Series — spotlighted Dillon’s career as an example of an individual who competes at the highest level “while balancing” their Jewish identity. 

HUP was recognized for its profound impact on the Philadelphia community as the first university-owned teaching hospital in the United States. 

The donation — announced by Penn President Larry Jameson on Sept. 22 — will support a co-director position as well as a postdoctoral fellowship at the Penn Institute for Urban Research. 

The in-person course, first offered this fall to high school students in the School District of Philadelphia, is designed to make the college application process more accessible to low-income and first-generation students.

Many of the documents focus on the role of 1982 College graduate Robert Fox, who served as Shapiro’s representative to Penn during and after the University's fall 2023 leadership crisis.

The Sept. 17 live recording of Platt’s podcast “Being Jewish with Jonah Platt” marked his first live show in Philadelphia.

The planned changes follow an executive order signed by 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump directing the National Park Service to remove exhibits that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”

In August, Penn Carey Law suspended a full-tuition scholarship program honoring Alexander, drawing criticism from local politicians and Penn community members.