Administration
More than 730 faculty and staff sign petition demanding Penn pay PILOTs
The campaign, Penn for PILOTs, is the first united effort by Penn faculty and staff that demands the University pay PILOTs, voluntary financial payments that property tax-exempt organizations make to local governments.
Trump administration reverses ICE order barring international students from studying in U.S.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security agreed to uphold the guidelines it issued in March that permit students to take online courses in order to remain in the country.
Penn submits amicus brief in support of Harvard, MIT lawsuit over ICE restrictions
Penn is joined by 58 other nationwide colleges and universities in submitting the brief, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts.
Penn Engineering names Camillo Jose Taylor first-ever dean for diversity, equity, inclusion
The role strives to bring a greater focus to core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Engineering School.
Harvard, MIT sue ICE over rule barring thousands of intl. students from studying in U.S.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the lawsuit seeks to prevent ICE and the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the policy, arguing it violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
Penn condemns ICE order requiring intl. students to take in-person classes or leave U.S.
International students will be prohibited from staying in the United States if taking an entirely online course load at their university this fall, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday.
Penn spent millions lobbying for education, healthcare, research funding in last decade
Penn also spends money on cash grants to University City and the School District of Philadelphia, according to the University's most recent Form 990 from the 2018 fiscal year.
Penn announces plan to remove statue of slave owner George Whitefield from the Quad
Although the email vowed the statue would be removed from campus, it contained no mention of when it would be removed or whether it would be replaced with another figure.
New Wharton Dean Erika James' first day begins with Good Morning America interview
James, the newly appointed dean of the Wharton School, is making history as the first woman and person of color to lead the school since its establishment in 1881.
‘Thrill of my professional life’: Geoffrey Garrett departs after six years as Wharton Dean
Exactly six years ago, Geoffrey Garrett began a new job that only 13 individuals had held before him: Dean of The Wharton School. Today marks his formal transition to his new role as dean of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.
Here’s how Penn’s four undergraduate schools are implementing anti-racism initiatives
The School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the College of Arts and Sciences are implementing initiatives to listen to student voices.
Mamta Motwani Accapadi named Penn's Vice Provost for University Life
Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett made the announcement on Tuesday that Mamta Motwani Accapadi will replace Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum as Penn’s new VPUL on Aug. 17. Accapadi will arrive to Penn with committed to goals of inclusion, community, and social justice.
‘A legend on campus’: Students saddened by departure of Dean of Admissions Eric Furda
Students, including Kite and Key Society president and Rising Engineering senior Sofia Gonzalez, said they were shocked and saddened by Furda's decision to leave the University after leading the Admissions Office for 12 years.
Penn Chaplain Charles Howard named first Vice President for Social Equity and Community
As Vice President for Social Equity and Community, Howard will oversee programs and initiatives that foster social equality, inclusion, and diversity at Penn through various research and collaborative efforts.
Penn funding initiative encourages community to submit project proposals on racial justice
As of this month, Campaign for Community will offer grants of up to $1500 toward proposals concerning racial justice at Penn, in Philadelphia, and in students’ home communities.
UMOJA demands Penn give Makuu a building on Locust Walk, cut ties with Philadelphia police
Members of UMOJA said they were disappointed after a meeting with administration, in which the group also demanded a COVID-19 response fund for students and SAC funding for local non-profits.
Thousands petition U. to cut ties with Philly PD, reform militarized campus 'police state'
More than 9,600 people have signed a petition demanding that Penn cease its institutional support of a "racist, fascist police state" that has led to continued violence against Black people. After decades of postwar gentrification, the petition also asks the University to open its campus to West Philadelphia and pay PILOTS.
A Penn student allegedly yelled the N-word in a viral video. He says it’s not his voice.
The five-year-old video has prompted the University to look further into the matter.
Gutmann releases follow-up statement on the murder of George Floyd after citywide protests
While students appreciated that Gutmann named particular initiatives in her second email, many still felt it did not properly communicate what Penn could do to fight systemic racism and support students of color.