The investigation relates to a Sept. 12 incident when pro-Palestinian activists claimed responsibility for vandalizing of the Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall with red paint, according to The Intercept.

Over 900 Penn affiliates registered for the event, half of whom were students, according to a University spokesperson.

Climate Week, a yearly tradition at Penn, provides an opportunity for the Penn community to learn about and engage with climate action.

Multiple faculty members told The Daily Pennsylvanian that they were not aware of how the sector tag assignment process worked or what committees were involved.

A University spokesperson told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the Steering Committee declined the proposal, reiterating Penn’s opposition to boycotts, divestment, or sanctions against Israel. 

The demonstrators addressed Board of Trustees Chair Ramanan Raghavendran, calling for him to use his position to lead the University's divestment from fossil fuels.

As the inaugural vice provost for climate science, policy, and action, Mann will lead institutional efforts to support sustainability, draw from Penn’s academic strengths in the sciences and public policy, and advance scholarship and training.

This fund comprises over 8,800 individual endowments and provided nearly $1.1 billion in annual budgetary support for the institution in the 2024 fiscal year.

The suit explicitly names the former director of Student Financial Aid at Penn for involvement in the price fixing scheme.

The report, which was released in July, listed 742 total incidents — a 22% increase from 608 in 2022-23 and 678 the year before.

Representatives and administrators of the Lauder Institute will “abstain from opining on societal and political events,” unless there is an exceptional case which poses a danger to the “very mission of the Institute and its values of free inquiry," according to the statement. 

Five new changes to the financial aid process aim to make it more simple for applicants, according to the announcement from Penn Admissions.

The new agreement allows unrestricted donations to Penn Hillel to be eligible for recognition from Penn.

The new project manager will be responsible for implementing the recommendations of the University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

The percentage of Wharton admits who are students of color dropped 13% for the Class of 2028, from 68% to 55%.

Several faculty members pointed to the challenges of holding the festival on campus a second time.

Penn offered to pause all disciplinary cases against protesters and committed to engaging with their demands if they ended their demonstration.