Administration
Tutoring Center Director Donna Brown will retire at the end of 2018
During her tenure, Brown focused on recruiting high-performing students and oversaw the creation of a database and online scheduling system for the Tutoring Center.
Teachers become students in Penn's new initiative to explain the University to professors
Through the Penn Fellows program, professors learn more about University operations over meals with administrators. This year’s cohort includes 17 mid-career professors.
Penn's GET-UP say they don't expect change at Penn despite union progress at Columbia and Brown
Graduate students at Brown University voted to unionize after over a year of campaigns and Columbia University administration officially recognized the student union following years of resistance.
Longtime director of Weingarten Center Myrna Cohen will retire at the end of fall semester
Cohen, who received her Ph.D. from Penn in 1992, has led Weingarten since it was created in 2004 and oversaw learning resources at Penn for the three years prior.
Penn President Amy Gutmann receives prestigious 2018 William Penn Award
Philadelphia’s Chamber of Commerce has awarded the annual honor since 1949 to a local individual for 'outstanding contributions toward the betterment of the region, professional accomplishments, and commitment to charity as well as to the community.'
Construction during finals for New College House West leaves students concerned about noise
While administrators say they are making efforts to reduce noise when construction starts on Dec. 3, students are still worried they will be unable to study in their buildings.
New College House West will begin construction next Monday on high-rise field
In the email sent to Du Bois and Rodin residents, University administrators said students will hear "intermittent noise" from construction from Dec. 3 through finals week.
No open investigation exists against Penn’s women’s groups, despite Title IX complaint filed in June
The National Coalition For Men has filed similar complaints against other universities, and there is no evidence the complaint will result in any consequences for Penn.
To boost transparency, UA leaders Krone and Andrews set up shop on Locust Walk
As their first semester in the UA leadership wraps up, Krone and Andrews have zeroed in on improving transparency between the UA and the student body.
To cover meals over Thanksgiving, students deemed 'highly-aided' can opt-in for debit cards
The re-loadable debit card system will be used for Thanksgiving, winter, and spring break for this academic year.
Penn Medicine named 'Healthcare's Most Wired' for the sixth year in a row
The designation is meant to recognize hospitals and health systems for their work in using healthcare technology effectively to improve care for patients.
Dartmouth hit with lawsuit for allegedly failing to investigate sexual misconduct claims
The $70 million suit, filed on Nov. 15 by seven women, alleged the professors sexually assaulted, harassed, and discriminated against the women while they were graduate students.
Penn says it's investing in climate change research — its only climate scientist disagrees
Penn does not have any standing sustainability professors — only lecturers, adjunct, and visiting professors — and professor Irina Marinov is the only standing faculty member studying climate science.
Last week, Wharton students got their own CAPS clinician. Here's what students think.
Some have expressed support for Penn taking steps to support more mental health support, and others pushed back on the idea of singling out Wharton over the other undergraduate schools.
To house all sophomores on campus, Penn may convert some high rise triples into quads
Penn announced it would require all sophomore students to live in a college house, starting in three years. New College House West's opening in 2021 will help accommodate these students.
President Gutmann and Provost Pritchett join students in voting in historic midterms
"I want this to show how seriously we take our right to vote," Gutmann said. "The implications are very, very clear; young people’s voices need to be heard."
CAPS will now station a clinician in Huntsman Hall to serve Wharton students
This is the first time undergraduate students will have access to mental health care directly within their school, but there are currently no plans to station a clinician in any other undergraduate school, CAPS Deputy Executive Director Meeta Kumar said.
Penn appoints Marc Lo to lead Penn First Plus, an office for first-gen. low-income students
Established in May 2018, the Penn First Plus Office aims to improve the experience of first-generation, low-income students at Penn, as administrators look to accommodate the school's biggest-ever FGLI class.
Penn dismisses second major fossil fuel divestment proposal after first round of consideration
After a failed attempt in 2015 to convince Penn to divest from all fossil fuels, the student group called on the University to divest from coal and tar sands, a specific type of fossil fuel.