The initiative is part of a planned restructuring of the general education curriculum that will reduce requirements for students, College Dean Peter Struck told the DP.
Wharton Online launches three-course series for innovation, design thinking
Wharton professors Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich developed the online courses to last six weeks and leave participants with skills they can apply in their daily work.
Penn alum, NBC News anchor Andrea Mitchell receives 2025 Beacon Award
Mitchell received the 2025 Beacon Award, the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women’s highest honor, for her career in journalism and leading role in advancing opportunities for women.
Penn Carey Law students matriculate from small pool of schools and majors, DP analysis finds
Using publicly available information, the DP constructed demographic data for 98% of Penn Carey Law’s graduating students from the past three years.
Wharton Online launches three-course series for innovation, design thinking
Wharton professors Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich developed the online courses to last six weeks and leave participants with skills they can apply in their daily work.
Penn alum, NBC News anchor Andrea Mitchell receives 2025 Beacon Award
Mitchell received the 2025 Beacon Award, the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women’s highest honor, for her career in journalism and leading role in advancing opportunities for women.
Former NSA, U.S. Cyber Command director speaks on global threat landscape at Perry World House
The event consisted of Haugh discussing the global threat landscape — including tensions in Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East — and the impacts of rapidly changing technologies on the U.S. economy and defense.
Penn Biomedical Engineering Society receives national Commendable Achievement award
BMES looks for a chapter that demonstrates “they are second to only one” as well as strong growth, initiatives, and opportunities.
Wharton Executive Education launches program to help executives use AI for business strategy
The program's core curriculum builds upon the Wharton School's prior research on emerging AI technology to help participants understand the role AI can play in transforming the marketing value chain.
Penn professor finds increase in political conversations between like-minded people, intolerance
Her research found that homogenous American political networks are larger than ever — and lead citizens to become “even more sure of our own views and intolerant of others’ views.”
How three Penn professors adapted their spring 2026 courses to the second Trump administration
The three faculty members set to teach the classes described the process of adapting their curriculum to an “unprecedented” political landscape in interviews with The Daily Pennsylvanian.
The Oct. 29 event was co-sponsored by Penn’s creative writing program.
Penn hosts public opinion expert to discuss attitudes around Israel and Palestine
The presentation consisted of data collected by the Palestinian-Israeli Pulse Survey on both Palestinian and Israeli opinions surrounding topics such as the Oct. 7 attack.
Kelly Writers House hosts author for Weber Symposia event to discuss new book 'Help Wanted'
The event — which featured an audience of over 40 students, faculty, and University City residents — was co-hosted by Wharton school alumni David Roberts and Penn English professor and KWH Faculty Director Al Filreis.
The new program, titled College Foundations, consists of four classes that fulfill up to six general education requirements.
Penn Medicine researcher explores impacts of daylight savings time on physical, mental health
What may feel like a minor schedule change can affect sleep, mood, concentration, and even physical health, according to the director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.
Penn GSE receives $1 million donation from Google to expand AI in education initiative
With the recent donation, Penn GSE will expand PASS into five school districts across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.
Penn professor discusses highway network, transporation priorities in new book Q&A
In the conversation, Guerra also touched on more of the current problems associated with public transportation at large.
Kelly Writers House gathers community to celebrate literature, food at annual Edible Books Party
The event honored the memory of late Penn student Blaze Bernstein, a member of the Kelly Writers House community known for his love for writing and culinary flair.
Penn Nursing study discovers that helpline support reduces stress levels of dementia caregivers
The report focused on the ways in which caregivers benefit from calling helpline support, and it was published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.


















