According to English faculty members, the decision to end the nearly 40-year-old program was made abruptly by Penn Abroad at the start of the fall 2025 semester. 

The Oct. 11 message was sent in response to a memo from Penn that outlined recommendations for department chairs to “maintain teaching continuity” should graduate students participate in a work stoppage.

Many of the events are organized in partnership with various schools and organizations across Penn, mirroring the collaborative strategy outlined in the new Climate and Sustainability Action Plan.

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Chen detailed his journey from Penn to Silicon Valley, the culture of Elon Musk’s company, and his relationship to Diego Pasini. 

He described his new role as an effort to maintain the University’s momentum — a mission that requires institutional flexibility amid an evolving landscape of federal policies and financial stress.

At the picket, GET-UP announced that its members have begun pledging to authorize a strike if Penn continues to reject the union’s proposed contract. 

“There is no room for hate within the Penn community,” a University spokesperson wrote in a statement to the DP. 

During the event, speakers shared personal stories about their experiences on Oct. 7 and the victims of the attack.

The compact, which was send to nine universities including Penn on Oct. 1, outlined sweeping set of principles addressing academic freedom, testing, and international undergraduate enrollment.

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.”

“When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation,” the AAUP-Penn wrote.

Former GAPSA executive board members described an “overarching infiltration” at the hands of administrators, citing unreasonable performance expectations and a lack of respect for shared governance.

The workshop sought to engage the Penn community in the art form and supplement to Japanese culture classes at Penn.

The Quad renovation project began in 2023 and is currently in its third and final phase, with renovations to Fisher Hassenfeld College House slated for completion in August 2026. 

To offer a closer look at the housing situation beyond the myths and mysteries, The Daily Pennsylvanian interviewed first year students to learn more about their experiences in the college house system.

The donation, made by 1971 College graduate Edward W. Kane and his wife Marty Wallace, will go towards a facility named the “Edward W. Kane Theatre.”