Politics
Liberals and 'constitutional conservatives' can unite against Trump, Evan McMullin tells students
“We have a president of the United States who I believe is an authoritarian and someone who is eroding our democratic ideals, norms, and institutions,” McMullin said. “And there is an America need to stand up to that, and it’s not a conservative thing, it’s not a liberal thing.”
One Penn Professor's research shows the involvement of guns in domestic violence decreases the likelihood of injury
Susan Sorenson, who serves as a professor of social policy in the school of social policy and practice as well as the Director of the Evelyn Jacobs Ortner Center on Family Violence, performed a study in partnership with the Philadelphia Police Department on over 35,000 cases of intimate partner violence.
Jon Huntsman Jr. is reportedly in the running for U.S. ambassador to Russia
Huntsman, a 1987 College graduate, was previously Governor of Utah and ambassador to China
Politics and religion meet at interfaith panel to end poverty
"Now more than ever interfaith dialogue is crucial,” Tzedek Co-Chair Hannah Deutsch said, referring to vandalism at a Jewish graveyard in Philadelphia on Feb. 26 and recent anti-Semitic activity elsewhere in the country.
Biden speaks at Penn for the first time after being appointed a professor, calls for progress on cancer research
After briefly poking fun at Biden’s appearances on the TV show Parks and Recreation and his ubiquity in the satirical news outlet The Onion, Gutmann opened by honoring Biden’s accomplishments.
Protesters, preachers and homeless people: Who is allowed on Penn's campus?
When preachers set up signs on campus and chanted insults against gay people, Catholics and Jews, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush recalled students complaining that the preachers were terrifying them and insisting that their actions had to be illegal. “It’s not,” Rush said.
Politics and baseball will be central at next week's Wharton Global Forum in Miami
“We celebrate and honor the region we travel to for the forum, so we will have some region-centric topics,” Wharton Executive Director of Alumni Relations Lizann Rode said.
Bloomers and Mask and Wig grapple with political comedy in the age of Trump
“It was more parodying comedy about Trump than it was joking about Trump,” Bloom said. “We’re making fun of ourselves almost. It was on a meta-level about not touching Trump in the comedy world.”
No one is really sure what Joe Biden will be doing at Penn
A Penn spokesperson said the Office of University Communications wasn't "able to have conversations around [Biden's] specific role until he left office four weeks ago, so details are still being ironed out."
Orange Coast College reverses decision amidst backlash, does not suspend student who recorded anti-Trump rant
“It is time to move forward with increased empathy and understanding,” the college’s statement read.
Students stand against anti-Semitism in midst of vandalism of Jewish graveyards and bomb threats at community centers
In a statement released prior to the event, Hillel condemned “these overt acts of hatred, which have no space on our campus or in our country.”
'A child is a child before their nationality,' UNICEF president says at Houston Hall
On Thursday, Caryl Stern, president and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF came to Houston Hall to speak about the state of the global refugee crisis.
President of Trinity University is vocal in her criticism of Kellyanne Conway
In a blog post published Feb. 12 on the university’s website, Trinity Washington President Patricia McGuire wrote that Conway is "part of a team that thinks nothing of shaping and spreading a skein of lies as a means to secure power."
UChicago to offer 'Trump 101' class
The lecture-style class will have 100 students and will "examine President Trump’s rise, using media, race, and gender as a lens for looking at the future of democracies" according to The Chicago Maroon.
Hillel and Students for Justice in Palestine have starkly different reactions to Trump's meeting with Netanyahu
“I think there is a better personal relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu [than under the previous administration],” College junior Hannah Jaffe said. Jaffe is the Israel sector chair for Penn Hillel, the center for Jewish life at Penn.
After the marches and protests, students sat down to talk about the immigration ban at a TableTalk event
The discussion instructions asked students to, "[r]emind your groups that this is a safe space and a shared space."
How political should Penn's administration get? Students sound off at UCouncil meeting
During the University Council Open Forum today, students addressed many issues ranging from mental health to climate change.
White House plans to roll back guidance requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice
President Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity in April that legislation on the issue should be handled by state and local governments.
Panelist at Biden cancer forum will no longer be featured amid accusations of racism
Lori Alf, the Penn Medicine ambassador scheduled to speak with former Vice President Joe Biden at a Feb. 23 event, will no longer be on the panel after a lawsuit accusing her of racist behavior was reported this week.