After the ransom went unpaid, the hackers surfaced online to take credit for the attack and set the record straight.

Water could be seen leaking from the lobby’s ceiling from the outside of the building, which Forchielli attributed to “sprinkler discharge” in a Monday email to Harnwell residents. 

While the policy provided a general framework for the Penn community, faculty across the University have taken varying approaches to AI use in learning. 

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with faculty members who expressed confusion and concern over the latest budget reductions.  

The group said it released the new files — including donor records — after Penn failed to pay a ransom.

"I was just really scared," one student said. "I was waiting for a Penn notification, if I'm being honest."  

Plumbing issues underneath and around Locust Walk also impeded access to academic buildings and community spaces.

Rowan, the outgoing chair of the Wharton School’s Board of Advisors, contacted Epstein on multiple occasions between 2013 to 2016. In one instance, Rowan’s assistant wrote that “Marc is looking forward to seeing Jeffrey.”

Carley’s October 2025 appointment followed Penn professor Michael Mann’s resignation from the role last year. 

Penn’s cybersecurity incident information and FAQ webpage — which previously offered community guidance and described the investigation into the Oct. 31 data breach — now displays a 404 error.

Villarruel wrote that the need for “justice and compassion” is “more important today than ever.”

The training included a series of videos describing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as Penn’s policies on equal opportunity, open expression, and non-discrimination.  

The lawsuit stems from a 2021 partnership to develop online courses between the Prysm Group — a technology consulting firm — and Wharton’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education.

Senior Vice President David Asch previously said he had not contacted Epstein — his former high school teacher — in “nearly 50 years.”

The email attributed the cost-cutting measures to “uncertainty about how evolving federal policy changes might impact” Penn.

Shared governance at Penn is a system where faculty "heavily influence" decisions that are considered to fall under their responsibility.

“I’ve seen how the school has felt constrained,” Faculty Senate Chair-Elect Roy Hamilton said while describing “what’s happened to these programs” under the current guidance from the Trump administration.