Phyllis Rackin, an English professor, helped open up opportunities for women in academia.

Spanish, French, Mandarin — and Java? As the debate to consider counting coding as a foreign language grows louder, members of the Penn community weigh in on the possibility of a similar policy here.

In recent years, recruitment of a diverse faculty has been a topic of much discussion within Penn’s administrative circles.

The new curriculum also aims to offer students greater flexibility in pursuing academic interests outside of the Wharton curriculum.

Viet Thanh Nguyen, who just won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, spoke to students in Professor Amy Kaplan's class “English 102: Vietnam War in Literature and Film” on Monday afternoon.

Each grant was given to between two and five professors that specialize in different fields. 

Nursing students at Penn learn valuable skills in biology and physiology, but they also study a more unusual subject: ethics.

Students interested in moral and political philosophy have another option to consider when picking majors.

School of Social Policy & Practicetitle and Perelman School oftitle Medicine professor Dennis Culhane says newer approaches to ending homelessness have helped mitigate the problem over the years.

Many students who found themselves within the walls of Penn’s largest library this weekend were tied down because of schoolwork.

Biology professor Arthur Dunham made a comment in his lecture that several students found to be insensitive, especially given the recent death of Wharton junior Ao "Olivia" Kong by suicide.

Researchers at Penn Medicine published a paper last month showing that state laws requiring drivers who have previously been convicted of drunk driving to pass a breathalyzer-type test before starting their cars saved an estimated 915 lives between 2004 and 2013.

Some classes, especially this far into the semester, may prove challenging for prospective freshmen.

The energy industry burns hundreds of millions of dollars worth of methane as fuel every year, simply because it’s currently the most efficient use of the gas. But Penn Chemistry professor Daniel Mindiola is researching cleaner and more productive uses. 

One Penn professor has set his sights far beyond University City: He has teamed up with NASA to discover planets like Earth that exist beyond our own galaxy.

On April 8, Fossil Free Penn released a letter in support of divestment from fossil fuels that was signed by 100 faculty members across 10 out of the 12 schools at Penn.

This spring, Penn awarded three Penn seniors up to $100,000 each to implement projects that they hope will change the world. Here's a look at each of the winners: