Administration
Penn moves spring semester classes online and asks students to move off campus by March 15
Penn will extend spring break by one week and move to remote instruction beginning March 23, President Amy Gutmann Provost Wendell Pritchett announced in an email to Penn faculty.
‘Not everyone has a home to go to’: International, FGLI students await U. coronavirus plan
Global travel bans and the uncertain fate of Penn's classes and dormitory availabilities have left international and first-generation, low-income students unsure of where they will live and how they will pay for housing and meals.
Coronavirus prompts Penn to suspend Univ. travel to China, South Korea, Iran, and Italy
According to a University–wide email, Penn has also created a task force to review and update the “existing pandemic planning procedure.”
Fossil Free Penn blockades board meeting, forcing most trustees to leave through fire exit
Protesters held signs cut and painted to look like gravestones with epitaphs citing facts about the climate crisis and demanding that the University divest from fossil fuels.
Penn’s total cost of attendance will rise to $76,826 next year, a 3.9% increase
The Trustees also approved an undergraduate financial aid budget of $256 million for the next academic year, a 3.7% increase from last year’s budget of $247 million.
Incoming Wharton dean Erika James aims to continue legacy of ‘solving world’s challenges’
James said that her long-term goal is to leave Wharton better than it was when she began the job.
Michael Horowitz named director of Perry World House
Horowitz has served as interim director of PWH since July 2019 and will succeed PWH’s founding director, Penn Law professor William Burke-White.
Penn received nearly $258 million in foreign money — with possibly more to be disclosed
The identity of Penn’s foreign donors remains unclear in many cases, but some include Chinese banks, foreign pharmaceutical countries, and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Students demand Penn lead universities in fighting climate change at open forum
Other topics presented by students at the open forum included sexual assault reporting and voter turnout at Penn.
Penn President Amy Gutmann earned $3.6 million in 2017, an 8% decrease from 2016
Gutmann is now the fourth-highest paid president in the nation and the highest-paid president in the Ivy League, according to The Chronicle for Higher Education.
Penn raised $626 million from donors in 2019, more than all other local colleges combined
Penn raised 6 times more than its most the second-highest fundraiser, Thomas Jefferson University at approximately $93 million.
Vice Provost for University Life will leave position for new student engagement role
In her new role, McCoullum said she will be able to focus more on Penn's pipeline and college preparatory programs for high school students in Philadelphia.
Penn Violence Prevention returns to Locust Walk following student backlash
The new location at VPUL's main office at 3609-3611 Locust Walk will house PVP Director Malik Washington’s office and student meeting space for student groups associated with PVP.
Coronavirus prompts Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing to remain closed until Feb. 10
The Penn Wharton China Center opened in March 2015 and works to facilitate Penn student and faculty research and expand Wharton’s impact on business practices in China.
Penn will not invest in coal and tar sands, but FFP says there is still work to do
The announcement comes over a year after the University Council steering committee rejected Fossil Free Penn’s proposal to divest from coal and tar sands.
Students criticize admin for not listening to climate concerns at U. council open forum
The open forum took place the same day Penn announced a new University-wide initiative to expand research on the climate crisis and recruit more faculty focused on sustainability.
'A complete nightmare': Penn Law students and alums reflect on name-change process
Carey Law has changed its shortened name back to “Penn Law” for the next three years, capitulating to widespread pressure from students and alumni.
‘Carey Law’ changes its shortened name back to ‘Penn Law’ after extensive backlash
The school will be changing its short-form name to "Penn Carey Law" in the 2022 to 2023 school year.
Penn Violence Prevention is getting a new staffer — but students say that’s not enough
Since the survey results were published, the University added an associate director position to Penn Violence Prevention, expanding the office to a total of four staffers.