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Administration

02/11/25 9:22pm
The new vice provost for education will replace Karen Detlefsen, who has served in the role since 2021.
02/11/25 2:31pm
In his message, Jameson highlighted the potential impacts of the funding cuts and reiterated Penn’s commitment to “identify solutions to minimize the impact” of the federal action. 
02/10/25 9:27pm
The book, set for release on May 6, will include accounts of the “battle for control” that took place at Penn in fall 2023.
02/10/25 9:25pm
The changes include the renaming of several statements, offices, and policies, and the elimination of terms including “diversity.”
02/06/25 8:57pm
The changes — which come amid federal attacks on DEI — suggest Penn is backpedaling on some of the initiatives it has championed in recent years.
02/05/25 11:05pm
Following the end of Biden's term, The Daily Pennsylvanian looked back at some of the most notable Penn alumni and affiliates who served in his administration.
02/03/25 9:40pm
The Jan. 30 event — titled “Higher Education and the State: How Politics are Reshaping America’s Great Universities" — was the first of the Faculty Senate’s three-part colloquium series.
02/03/25 9:36pm
The seven initiatives included in the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 was developed with input from faculty, students, and staff representatives.
02/02/25 9:46pm
Former Penn President Amy Gutmann recently received a leadership award from the Yale School of Management.
01/30/25 1:07am
1993 Penn graduate and Penn professor Beth Winkelstein has been reinstated to her post as deputy provost. 
01/28/25 9:08pm
Jameson’s email marks the University’s first comments on the second Trump administration’s policies — many of which have ignited a firestorm in Washington.
01/23/25 8:51pm
Shapiro discussed the responsibility of universities to protect Jewish students and commented on the lack of appropriate action taken by the administration in response to antisemitic incidents. 
01/23/25 12:16am
In commemoration of his one-year anniversary as the Chair of the Penn Board of Trustees, Ramanan Raghavendran reflected on what he learned over his tenure. 
01/20/25 9:52pm
Walberg — who was selected as the committee's chair in December 2024 — has been outspoken about campus antisemitism and cited “continuing to protect Jewish students on college campuses” as one of his main priorities. 
01/16/25 9:49pm
Jameson’s email welcomed the Penn community back to campus, reflected on the achievements of the University over the past quarter century, and addressed the public’s growing skepticism about the value of higher education.
01/16/25 12:43am
Three search warrants filed by the Penn Police Department between Sept. 24 and Oct. 18, 2024 reference CCTV footage and phone activity records as justification for the Oct. 18, 2024 search.
01/15/25 11:04pm
The colloquium will invite speakers from universities and other academic institutions to discuss a variety of topics in American higher education.
01/15/25 11:03pm
Wax’s lawyers argued that the University’s speech policies are “inconsistent” and violate Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibit discrimination and employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
01/14/25 10:16pm
Penn remains one of six defendants that has not settled a 2022 lawsuit accusing 16 other universities of forming a “price-fixing cartel” that colluded to benefit wealthy students and demanding approximately $2 billion in damages. 
12/10/24 5:52am
Interim Penn President Larry Jameson’s first year in the position was marked by heightened campus activism, labor organization, and continued administrative policy changes and fallout.