Academics
Penn extends pass/fail opt-in deadline to April 29, the last day of spring classes
Provost Wendell Pritchett announced the change and the suspension of the 2019-2020 Dean's List in a Thursday afternoon email to Penn undergraduates.
Professors can see who watches Canvas lectures. Some are using it to check in on students.
Some professors say they do not use the tracking feature to take graded attendance but rather to check in on students who are not regularly viewing the lectures.
Penn will consider pushing back April 13 pass/fail opt-in deadline after students petition
Currently, Penn allows students to change their courses to pass/fail grading until April 13, the earliest opt-in pass/fail deadline in the Ivy League by more than two weeks.
Amid coronavirus confusion, Penn will decide fate of fall study abroad in coming weeks
Penn Abroad anticipates there will be travel restrictions that affect fall semester study abroad programs. Currently, multiple countries have implemented restrictions on incoming travelers from the United States.
Here are the College courses that double count for Fall 2020
Are you a student in the College looking to get more bang for your buck in your fall 2020 course load? Here's a list of all the classes next semester that will let you "double count."
Amy Gutmann will speak to Wharton’s coronavirus course and take student questions
In a live discussion with Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett, Gutmann will offer her perspective on the actions of global leaders as well as Penn’s response to the crisis.
Virtual Annenberg event describes how journalists face online trolling and censorship
George Washington University professor Silvio Waisbord spoke about the online intimidation of journalists in a virtual event hosted by the Annenberg School for Communication.
Penn Museum faculty, students create Wikipedia pages about women to boost representation
To celebrate Women's History Month, the group published three new pages and added new information to 20 other Wikipedia articles about notable Penn-affiliated women.
Here’s how Penn’s pass/fail grading policy compares to the rest of the Ivy League
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, five Ivy League schools — including Penn — have implemented an opt-in pass/fail policy, while three are mandatory pass/fail.
As peer institutions adopt mandatory pass/fail policy, Penn says it has 'no plan' to do so
Harvard University, Stanford University, and Columbia University have established policies that make all classes graded on a pass/fail, pass/no credit, or satisfactory/no credit basis.
Students praise Penn Law's decision to convert all classes to Credit/Fail
Students commended the school's transparency in the decision-making process and thanked the school for listening to student opinion before making a final decision.
Over 1,300 students tune in to first Wharton coronavirus lecture
Students praised the lecture, which analyzed policies intended to combat the coronavirus and their economic impacts, for its interdisciplinary approach.
With lab courses shifting online, students are worried about losing hands-on experiences
Some lab classes were canceled altogether, while others were replaced with pre-recorded videos of professors and teaching-assistants performing the labs.
Spotty Wi-fi and time zone issues: FGLI and intl. students adapt to online classes
Penn's first week of online classes was not without technological issues. But many students praised professors for their dedication and compassion amidst COVID-19.
Virtual instruction complicates volunteering in Philadelphia for ABCS courses
Academically Based Community Service course professors are grappling with how to redesign their classes in light of Penn shifting to virtual instruction due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Penn Law will implement a mandatory Credit/Fail grading system for spring 2020
Penn Law Dean Ted Ruger announced in an email to Penn law students on Wednesday that the new grading system will apply to all law students and full-semester classes.
In a new course on pantomiming, students will study — and dress up as — Charlie Chaplin
The seminar will examine the history of European-style pantomime and the social and political impacts of Chaplin’s twentieth-century silent films.
Penn professors are 'pleasantly surprised' after first few days of virtual classes
For many professors, the first day of virtual classes, conducted via online platforms like Zoom, went well despite worries that virtual learning would detract from the quality of instruction.
Virtual experiments and mailed equipment: How professors are moving labs online
Some lab classes have been canceled altogether while others will require students to watch and analyze pre-recorded videos of their teaching assistants completing the labs.