Jackson plans on studying how marginalized voices create political change, citing the Black Lives Matter movement as a source of motivation.

After choosing a book to read together, the club meets virtually every Thursday for a discussion that may include politics, personal experiences, and other topics the books may inspire.

The founders pointed to Penn's pre-professional culture of networking, which they said drastically differs from medical school's environment and curriculum, as inspiration to create the podcast.

The program aims to identify how to implement climate and ecological literacy within the liberal arts curriculum in Philadelphia schools and beyond

The increased workload and time "in class" has forced students to drop classes, work fewer hours at their jobs, and hone their time-management skills.

Students report feeling tired from staring at their screens all day, and say their courses and coursework take more time and mental energy than they normally would in person.

While the Chemistry department must endure the same budget cut as the other SAS departments, Chemistry Ph.D. students are typically supported by research grants from government agencies.

The partnership aims to develop new technical solutions for health care challenges including critical care, diabetes, mental health, and cardiology

Designating a course on Penn InTouch as "asynchronous" removes its meeting times from students' schedules and allows students to register for another class offered in the same time slot.

Penn was surpassed by Stanford University and the University of Chicago this year, both of which share the No. 6 spot.

Many students agreed that their social experience has been better than expected, citing opportunities to meet other first years through classes and virtual study groups.

Penn English Ph.D. student Joseph Earl Thomas won the 2020 Chautauqua Janus Prize for “Reality Marble,” a memoir based on his childhood in Philadelphia.

Students, overall, have found the access to Canvas pages useful in determining whether to enroll in classes, but not all classes' Canvas pages are available, as class material access is up to the discretion of the professor.

From Sept. 8 to Sept. 9, participants will refrain from teaching and administrative duties in efforts to focus on public teach-ins about police brutality and violence particularly against communities of color. 

Emory University, the University of Pittsburgh, and California State University — the largest public university system in the United States — have all recently required students to take a class on ethnic studies and anti-racism.

Nursing students used iHuman, an online nursing simulation, and listened to a free podcast called "Serial" in lieu of in-person clinical rotations this past spring and summer terms.

The book, titled Philadelphia Battlefields: Disruptive Campaigns and Upset Elections in a Changing City, hit shelves in August.