Administration
How Pam Grossman changed Penn's Graduate School of Education in her eight years as dean
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Grossman, her colleagues, and GSE students about how GSE has changed in the past eight years.
Over 1,900 Penn student workers begin unionization effort, citing inadequate support
Students cited low pay, insufficient health benefits, and a lack of support for international students.
Penn names 8 students to receive President's Engagements, Innovation prizes
The prizes are awarded annually to Penn seniors for the development and undertaking of a post-graduation project that aims to positively impact the world.
Penn extends next year's winter break to accommodate spring holidays
Penn's winter break for the 2023-2024 school year, starting Dec. 21 and ending Jan. 18, will be more than a week longer than this year's break.
Students oppose Penn Dining's increased enforcement of PennCard checks at dining locations
Barbara Lea-Kruger, the director of communications and external relations of Penn Business Services, said that there has been no policy change.
Student groups present on Chinatown redevelopment, grad student financial insecurity at U. Council
This meeting comes after months of back-and-forth with Penn administration as GAPSA and ASPC attempted to schedule their presentations before the University Council.
Dr. Carolyn Ureña appointed College director of Academic Advising
Ureña's primary role will be to oversee academic advising programs in the College.
Student groups add agenda items to U. Council meeting after back-and-forth with Penn adminstrators
The months-long process led to presentations that will cover graduate student financial insecurity and the development of the Philadelphia 76ers arena in Chinatown.
Penn president gains right to vote on Board of Trustees, in line with most of Ivy League
The president was previously not eligible to vote at board member meetings.
Hundreds of Penn faculty were invited to an event with Amy Wax. How many signed up?
On April 13 at 3 p.m., the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression will host a Zoom webinar titled "Amy Wax and the Limits of Academic Freedom."
After withdrawing from U.S. News rankings, Perelman School of Medicine ranks No. 2
The Medical School surpassed Harvard University and is now only behind Johns Hopkins University in this year's rankings.
Penn announces 19% increase to postdoc stipend after researchers push for greater benefits
“We appreciated the input from postdocs across campus who voiced concerns regarding their benefits and engaged with us as we developed improvements," Penn wrote in its benefits enrollment guide.
Penn Carey Law rises to No. 4 in U.S. News rankings after opting out of submitting data
In December, the school opted out of submitting data to the rankings following withdrawals from other top law schools.
Penn Graduate School of Education names Katharine Strunk as new dean
Strunk will follow GSE Dean Pam Grossman, whose eight-year term ends on June 30.
New Penn Women's Center director talks with DP about plans for center's 50th anniversary
Elisa Foster was appointed the center’s permanent director on Feb. 10 following a search that started in December 2021.
Penn Carey Law professor Sophia Lee to serve as school's first female dean
Deans serve as the chief academic and administrative officers of their schools, reporting directly to the provost of the University.
Penn students, local politicians rally for RA union recognition in campus demonstration
The rally was organized by United RAs at Penn and featured guest speakers such as Philadelphia mayoral candidate and 1993 College graduate Helen Gym.
Penn covers up sign of rowing center named after former coach amid sexual assault allegations
The covering-up occurred two days after The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that the filmmaker, Jennifer Fox, demanded that the University remove Ted Nash's name from the rowing center.
Penn releases regular decision results for Class of 2027 after record number of applications
Penn received a record of more than 59,000 applications to the Class of 2027 this cycle, over 4,500 more applications than the Class of 2026 and over 3,000 more than the Class of 2025.