Administrators address cultural sensitivity following #WeArePhilly protest
The administration did not specifically respond to any of the demands set by SOUL on its Facebook event for the protest.
The administration did not specifically respond to any of the demands set by SOUL on its Facebook event for the protest.
Not only does Wharton offer higher salaries to its graduates - it provides a larger compensation package to its dean as well.
With Kenney and Gym in office, many expect there will be a more rigorous push for Penn to fund Philadelphia schools by paying PILOTs.
SOUL, or Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, led a protest Thursday afternoon in which students marched up and down Market Street and ended in front of Amy Gutmann's house.
Not only does Wharton offer higher salaries to its graduates - it provides a larger compensation package to its dean as well.
With Kenney and Gym in office, many expect there will be a more rigorous push for Penn to fund Philadelphia schools by paying PILOTs.
Penn’s Board of Trustees met for their fall meetings last Thursday and Friday.
Cosby, 77, who was accused two weeks ago of sexually assaulting someone at Penn Relays in 2004, received a Doctorate of Laws in 1990 and spoke at Commencement in 1997.
Despite Gutmann's salary boost, other Penn administrators received salaries on par with those of their Ivy League peers.
This weekend marks the seventh year of new events, including more artistic and cultural offerings.
The program, previously just offered to freshmen, may become mandatory if not enough students complete it before the spring semester.
The prize is among the largest social entrepreneurship awards offered by an American college.
According to Penn Board of Trustees Chair David L. David Cohen, “a significant portion of the President's compensation is in her performance bonus,” reflecting the success of the Making History Campaign.
While multiple University initiatives strive to protect open expression on campus, some students find it difficult to speak their beliefs
On Wednesday afternoon, administrators, faculty and students met in Houston Hall for the University Council’s second meeting of the year.
The five-year action plan consists of a series of initiatives designed to engage students and faculty in tackling the challenges lying in the way of a greener campus.
Penn President Amy Gutmann announced today the launch of the President’s Innovation Prize, an opportunity for Penn students to apply their entrepreneurial ideas to the real world while also making a difference.
Even before Penn's all-grant admissions policy, about 45 percent of students received financial aid.
Last year, the issue was highly discussed on campus after members of the Student Labor Action Project and Students Organizing for Unity and Leadership organized a protest at Penn President Amy Gutmann’s annual Christmas party.
The Campaign launched last spring, and will focus on addressing issues among students that may cause disagreement.