Retirement funds for Penn faculty managed by company with billions in fossil fuel investments
Penn faculty retirement funds are primarily managed by TIAA, a company with an estimated $78 billion in fossil fuel investments.
Penn faculty retirement funds are primarily managed by TIAA, a company with an estimated $78 billion in fossil fuel investments.
The remains will be buried at Eden Cemetery — a historically Black cemetery — and will be commemorated with a public memorial service.
Associate Vice Provost for University Life Will Atkins made the announcement on Feb. 10 in an email to the center's students, faculty, and stakeholders.
The student claimed that the University charged her a higher fee to re-enroll after she sued Penn for the sexual advances she allegedly faced from a former Counseling and Psychological Services director.
The remains will be buried at Eden Cemetery — a historically Black cemetery — and will be commemorated with a public memorial service.
Associate Vice Provost for University Life Will Atkins made the announcement on Feb. 10 in an email to the center's students, faculty, and stakeholders.
The letter comes after Penn announced the largest one-time increase to the minimum Ph.D. stipend in December.
Elise Scioscia was chosen for the position after a nearly year-long nationwide search prompted by the departure of former Director Malik Washington in January 2022.
For the 2022-2023 school year, SCFDDE has been charged with considering the needs of the Penn community who feel “victimized” by faculty, especially in relation to academic freedom.
Last July, Penn announced that New College House West would be named Gutmann College House in honor of Amy Gutmann, who served as Penn's president for a record 18 years.
Among other findings, the report said that the main campus’ carbon footprint decreased by 45% from 2009 to 2022.
The DP examined the key players in the Wax proceedings, which include eight faculty members whose appointments span multiple schools at Penn.
A series of documents obtained exclusively by the DP reveals another turn in Wax's ongoing legal battle against Penn Carey Law Dean Theodore Ruger.
In light of the revelation that Wax has filed a grievance against Penn Carey Law Dean Ruger, the DP examined the Faculty Handbook to break down how these procedures work.
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.