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Penn's delay in announcing the status of the search for Magill's replacement differs from the precedent of its three most recent presidential searches.
The rally was led by GET-UP in conjunction with the Penn chapter of the American Association of University Professors, Penn Museum Workers United, and United RAs at Penn.
In many regards, the hearing resembled the December 2023 hearing in which former Penn President Liz Magill was grilled about the state of antisemitism on the University's campus.
The DP spoke with Director of Advising in the College of Arts and Sciences Carolyn Ureña, who described the pre-major advisor matching process as "holistic."
Waxman states the case should be dismissed because the plaintiffs failed to identify "concrete and certainly impending injuries" and therefore lack legal standing.
The transition will become effective August 1, and was announced in a Wednesday morning email from Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Stephen Fluharty.
The group, which is called the Penn Alumni Free Speech Alliance, was formed last winter in response to the controversies surrounding free speech on campus.
This year’s event touched on unused funding for student groups, the Spring Fling concert, and the upcoming announcement of the first-ever winners of the Sarah Katz award.
Penn wrote that the plaintiffs’ claims should be dismissed on the grounds that their challenge is "premature," given that the University's response to antisemitism is ongoing.
The press conference, which was attended by more than 50 Penn workers, precedes a union election scheduled for Apr. 16 and 17 to vote on the unionization of graduate student workers at Penn.
In a series of conversations with The Daily Pennsylvanian, five Engineering students described a lack of club space as well as prohibitions on testing and machining laboratory use.
The Class of 2028 received 65,230 applications according to Interim Penn President Larry Jameson's stated remarks at a University Board of Trustees Meeting on March 1.