The United States government has been shut down since Oct. 1 after Congress missed the deadline to approve a funding deal.

Jackson, who assumed the provost position in 2023, described his office as “the perfect perch from which to really make sense” of Penn as an institution. 

Universities are “free to develop models and values other than those” offered in the memo, but only if the institution chooses to forgo federal benefits, the document stated.

The announcement came two weeks after Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) called for Penn to take action against Mann in light of his social media activity regarding the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The Sept. 25 order dismissed the suit outright, arguing that the plaintiff's arguments lacked plausibility. 

Wax’s notice of appeal comes nearly one month after a judge granted Penn’s motion to dismiss her complaint, which contended that the University’s speech code violates civil rights law. 

The Sept. 25 meeting included reports from the board's Executive and Budget and Finance Committees.

According to recently released class profile data, international students comprise 26% of the current MBA class compared to the 31% in both the Class of 2026 and 2025. 

This year, 21 faculty members across Penn’s schools and departments were chosen to participate as fellows.

Rommen described his tenure as an opportunity to create a space where the arts are central to the University’s mission.

Before arriving at Penn, Boushey served as a member of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers and was chief economist for the White House’s Investing in America cabinet.

The donation — announced by Penn President Larry Jameson on Sept. 22 — will support a co-director position as well as a postdoctoral fellowship at the Penn Institute for Urban Research. 

The DP spoke with lecturers across the University, many of whom said their roles were marked by restricted benefits, uncertain career prospects, and limited representation in administrative decision making.

The rankings put the University at fourth place among the Ivy League institutions.

The in-person course, first offered this fall to high school students in the School District of Philadelphia, is designed to make the college application process more accessible to low-income and first-generation students.

Many of the documents focus on the role of 1982 College graduate Robert Fox, who served as Shapiro’s representative to Penn during and after the University's fall 2023 leadership crisis.

The fate of the Penn Biden Center has mirrored Biden's shifting path from public office to private life — and back again.