Administration
From shop closures to snow day homework: how Penn weathered the fourth Nor'easter
The snow, which began falling Tuesday – the official first day of spring – accumulated throughout the day Wednesday and continued into the evening.
Penn to suspend normal operations Wed. in anticipation of fourth Nor'easter this month
The email follows announcements from Drexel University and Temple University that they will close Wednesday. The City of Philadelphia announced that its offices will, jury duty, and normal operations will be suspended.
UPDATED: Temple, Drexel, City of Phila. offices will close Wednesday in anticipation of snow storm
As of 8:30 p.m., Penn has not made any University-wide announcements regarding whether the University will remain open on Wednesday and whether normal operations will proceed.
All 'teach-in' events canceled or postponed Wednesday because of snow storm
The last teach-in at Penn happened 49 years ago in 1969, and the revival of the program, entitled 'Production of Knowledge,' launched Sunday and is scheduled to last until March 22.
Penn Law flyered with fake articles mocking Law dean Ted Ruger and professor Amy Wax
The flyer, stylized like The Daily Pennsylvanian's website, included stories with headlines such as 'Penn Law officially extends inclusion policy to racists.'
Philadelphia braces for the fourth snowstorm this month
Parts of the city are expected to receive between 8-10 inches of snow.
Provost Pritchett will serve on the board of directors for Toll Brothers, Inc.
Pritchett's experience stems from his term as president of the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation and as chair of the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia.
From Penn Law to Wistar Institute — how campus joined the national protest against gun violence
On Wednesday morning, director of the Wistar Institute Dario Altieri sent out an email saying he would walk out 'for personal reasons.' Over a hundred of his employees joined him.
Columbia becomes latest Ivy League school whose Econ major is classified as STEM
Although Brown, Princeton, and Yale have reclassified economics as a STEM major, which helps international students work in the U.S. longer, Penn hasn't followed in their footsteps.
Penn Slavery Project student researchers express concern over role of faculty working group
In December 2017, the group released a report which discovered that 20 of the 28 Penn trustees the group investigated held slaves and had ties to the slave trade.
The first 'teach-in' at Penn in 49 years will include talks on race and augmented reality
The first of its kind since 1969, the teach-in will focus on "the production, dissemination, and use of knowledge."
At Civic House event, speaker urges activism with 'risky, disruptive, and creative schemes'
Camika Royal spoke for this year's Alvin P. Gutman Public Scholar Lecture, an annual Civic House event that invites a noted scholar to inspire guests to actively seek social change.
Mask and Wig is 'extracurricular group' connected to leak of over 9,000 students' personal data
On Monday, the University notified the students affected via email that their personal information had been accessed and that an investigation was ongoing.
CAPS Director Bill Alexander and Career Services Director Pat Rose will retire this summer
This year marks Alexander's 19th year at CAPS, where he has been the director since 2009. Rose has worked at Penn's Career Services for nearly 40 years, serving as director since 1982.
Penn admin. call for suggestions on how to improve procedures around sexual harassment
The email asked recipients to submit their 'ideas and suggestions' on how to improve Penn's policies around sexual harassment by Apr. 6, adding that comments would be kept confidential.
Over 250 students denied housing in New College House next year to make way for new freshmen
NCH opened for its first freshmen residents in 2016 and is now one of the University's four-year undergraduate dorms. It was also the only four-year house that filled up so quickly.
Approx. 9,000 Penn students affected by security breach that released their private information
Information accessed included class enrollment, students' names, and the last four digits of their social security numbers.
Experts and students raise concerns over long-term consequences of Penn’s tuition increases
Penn's Board of Trustees voted to increase undergraduate tuition by 3.8 percent for the upcoming academic year, with the total cost of attendance exceeding $70,000 for the first time.
Penn's cost of attendance will exceed $70,000 next year — a 3.8 percent increase
Tuition will increase from $47,416 to $49,220, room and board from $15,066 to $15,616, and fees from $6,118 to $6,364, according to the resolution posed at Board of Trustee meeting today.