02/12/19 1:45pm
Stevenson has won several cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, most recently in a historic ruling that banned mandatory life-without-parole prison sentences for children 17 and younger.
02/12/19 1:49am
Leary's first steps as director include the creation of a nursing innovation podcast. She assumed the position Feb. 1 after working part time as an innovation specialist in the Office of Nursing Research.
02/06/19 5:47am
In February 2018, Penn announced that it would remove 1963 College graduate Steve Wynn's name from "Wynn Commons" following sexual misconduct allegations against the former Trustee.
01/31/19 6:05am
The salary, which is a 10.5 percent increase from her last reported salary of $3.5 million in 2015, makes her among the highest-paid university presidents in the nation.
01/31/19 5:42am
Benoit Dubé said he aimed for a cultural shift at Penn that would allow people to be vulnerable about their difficulties and ask for help.
01/28/19 10:04pm
The group of donations comes amid the recent launch of the school's “Power of Penn Law: Advocates for a New Era” Campaign, which aims to increase accessibility, alleviate student debt, and hire innovative faculty members.
01/28/19 4:28pm
In the past, graduate student misconduct claims were handled by deans of the accuser’s school, which students said slowed responses to claims.
01/21/19 4:24am
Jackson, who served as dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice before taking on the new role, took office Jan. 1.
01/17/19 5:49am
King will oversee Career Services, Civic House, NROTC, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, the Office of Student Affairs, and Platt Student Performing Arts House.
01/17/19 5:37am
Graduate student leaders who have advocated for the implementation of the University's online bias reporting form discuss what the follow-up process looks like for student users.
01/17/19 4:33am
Jane Coyle Morris will replace Harriet Joseph, who served as CURF's executive director from 2008 until her retirement in 2018.
01/12/19 6:39am
CAPS has been operating without a permanent executive director since Bill Alexander retired in August 2018 after nine years in the role.
01/12/19 5:30am
The appointment comes more than four months after former director Felicity 'Litty' Paxton assumed the role of associate dean for undergraduate studies at Penn's Annenberg School for Communication.
01/01/19 1:15am
During her tenure, Brown focused on recruiting high-performing students and oversaw the creation of a database and online scheduling system for the Tutoring Center.
12/10/18 2:34am
Through the Penn Fellows program, professors learn more about University operations over meals with administrators. This year’s cohort includes 17 mid-career professors.
12/06/18 12:12am
Graduate students at Brown University voted to unionize after over a year of campaigns and Columbia University administration officially recognized the student union following years of resistance.
12/04/18 12:30am
Cohen, who received her Ph.D. from Penn in 1992, has led Weingarten since it was created in 2004 and oversaw learning resources at Penn for the three years prior.
11/29/18 7:52pm
Philadelphia’s Chamber of Commerce has awarded the annual honor since 1949 to a local individual for 'outstanding contributions toward the betterment of the region, professional accomplishments, and commitment to charity as well as to the community.'
11/29/18 2:26am
While administrators say they are making efforts to reduce noise when construction starts on Dec. 3, students are still worried they will be unable to study in their buildings.
11/28/18 1:41am
In the email sent to Du Bois and Rodin residents, University administrators said students will hear "intermittent noise" from construction from Dec. 3 through finals week.
