Jackson, who is also the Richard Perry University professor at the University of Pennsylvania, will succeed Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein.

The Perelman School of Medicine, ranked No. 6 in 2023, follows withdrawals from the U.S. News rankings by other graduate schools within the past year.

Penn Carey Law, which most recently ranked sixth in the U.S. News rankings, previously described them as “unnecessarily secretive and contrary to important parts of our mission.”

The applicant pool consists of over 3,000 more applicants than the Class of 2025, which previously held Penn's all-time high number of applications.

The letter comes after reports of classified documents being found at the Penn Biden Center were announced on Jan. 9.

The forum, which was held in Irvine Auditorium, featured nine easels with large notepads where attendees were encouraged to answer questions from Penn President Liz Magill.

The DP conducted an analysis of research spending at Penn based on data released last month by the National Science Foundation.

The elimination of the enrollment deposit, a decision made by Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule, aims to ease the students’ admission into Penn. 

Students have been suspended from Penn Band until January 2024 and have been barred from traveling with the band or holding leadership positions in the group at any point.

The Shapiro administration will be inaugurated on Jan. 17. They announced a list of over 300 transition team members who will work alongside the Gov.-elect. 

The DP sat down with Penn President Liz Magill in her College Hall office on Jan. 9 to discus her first semester at Penn and the future of the University.

Magill talked about issues such as climate change, Penn's relationship with the West Philadelphia community, and the search for new administrators.

Biden's personal attorneys found the classified documents from Biden's term as vice president at the center on Nov. 2, 2022.

Penn Admissions’s announcement, released today on its blog, represents a continuation of the policies first implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Penn community navigated a changing University administration, campus renovations, and student protests this year.

Wax — a self-described “race realist” — drew national outcry at the start of the year after making racist remarks about Asian Americans on a podcast.

The DP's coverage followed all the developments, from the search for a new provost to the sudden departure of the director of the Pan-Asian American Community House.