Administration
Penn’s endowment has grown 364.8% since 2000 — the fastest rate in the Ivy League
After Penn, Yale University had the second fastest endowment growth at 209.4%, followed by Brown, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Cornell University.
Mark F. Dingfield appointed Vice President for Finance and Treasurer at Penn
In his new role, Dingfield will oversee Penn’s financial functions, including cash and short-term investments and capital financing strategies.
Penn announces search committee to select new vice provost of University Life
The committee consists of 14 Penn faculty and student government representatives.
Penn welcomes nearly 6,000 students back to on-campus housing
Residential Services expected 2,545 first-year and transfer students, 2,379 second-year students, and 866 third- and fourth-year students to move into campus housing between Aug. 21 and 28.
Protestors crash Convocation, cutting Liz Magill’s first major speech short
The protest was organized by the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes — a group of residents protesting the sale of 70 units of affordable housing.
From new administrators to well-known professors, here are 10 people to know on campus
The Daily Pennsylvanian has gathered a list of 10 people to know on campus, ranging from the new president of the University to Wharton's youngest tenured and highest-rated professors.
Penn names James Husson as new vice president of Development and Alumni Relations
Husson, who served as Boston College's senior vice president for university advancement since 2004, will begin his tenure at Penn on Oct. 17.
Penn gives professors discretion over mask policies in classrooms
The mask protocol change was announced in a University-wide email among a number of COVID-19 policy updates, including the discontinuation of PennOpen Pass on Aug. 8.
New College House West renamed Gutmann College House in honor of former President Amy Gutmann
Gutmann College House was one of two college houses — along with Lauder College House — built during Gutmann’s 18-year presidency.
Penn Law dean requests Faculty Senate impose ‘major sanction’ against Amy Wax
The dean’s report, which was leaked online and lists examples of Wax making inflammatory comments to students and faculty, brings the professor closer to potentially facing termination.
Penn community urges Magill to drive change on campus, in Philadelphia as president
Liz Magill will officially become Penn's ninth president on Friday, July 1. She will succeed Interim President Wendell Pritchett and former University president Amy Gutmann.
Vice Provost of University Life Mamta Accapadi resigns
Senior Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs Tamara Greenfield King will serve as the interim vice provost of University Life.
‘Exactly the same quotes’: Academics condemn alleged plagiarism of their research by Penn students
The plagiarism accusations, which surfaced through a petition launched on May 16, alleged that two students admitted to Penn’s highly selective seven-year bio-dental program plagiarized several research papers while in high school.
Over 4,000 people sign petition calling on Penn to investigate student plagiarism allegations
A 30-page document appears to present numerous instances of plagiarism and fabricated data in research papers and preprints authored by two students enrolled at Penn.
The Graduation Issue 2022: 2021-2022 Year in Review
Relive the Class of 2022's senior year, in which the University transitioned back to in-person life and Penn's administration underwent major shakeups.
This year's Baccalaureate Ceremony moves to beginning of Senior Week
This year's ceremony will feature speeches from Interim President Wendell Pritchett, University Chaplain Chaz Howard, and guest speaker and Penn professor Dorothy Roberts.
‘Overlooked, ignored’: Black Du Bois residents frustrated with demographics, living conditions
Du Bois College House was founded in 1972 to promote retention and academic success of Black students at Penn. Fifty years later, however, Black students drew attention to the increasing number of non-Black residents.
Fossil Free Penn ends encampment as University-wide student events approach
FFP Campaign Coordinator and College sophomore Sarah Sterinbach called the protest "the most successful action in FFP history."
Penn drops indoor mask mandate following change in City of Philadelphia guidance
The change in COVID-19 masking policy came five days after Penn and the City of Philadelphia began enforcing an indoor mask mandate in non-classroom settings.