Administration
Graduate students release open letter condemning racist hate against black freshmen
Physics graduate student Gaurav Shukla, president of Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, released an additional letter in tandem with the Inclusion Diversity Equality Access Leadership Committee about the racist GroupMe messages.
Faculty sign open letter urging Amy Gutmann to protect rights of undocumented students
Faculty from all four undergraduate schools signed the letter, which highlighted the passage of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an immigration policy implemented in 2012 to grant undocumented immigrants who entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 with temporary protection from deportation.
Why Penn Course Review ratings no longer include written comments from students
Penn Course Review was recently updated with ratings for last semester's classes — but once again, there are no new written reviews.
Former Penn Police officer says his beard problems were the reason he was fired
The officer, Joseph Lewis, claimed he was fired because he maintained facial hair, which is reportedly against University policy. His skin condition, primarily affects black men and stems from an issue with ingrown hairs that create bumps every time he shaves, Billy Penn reported.
Q&A: How to approach diversity on college campuses in light of the racist GroupMe messages
Kenyon Bonner, Vice Provost and Dean of Students at the University of Pittsburgh, is currently pursuing his doctorate degree in the Graduate School of Education.
Criminal investigation finds no Penn students were involved in sending racist GroupMe messages
The three students linked to the GroupMe live in Oklahoma. One of the students, who attends the University of Oklahoma, has been temporarily suspended.
Sources: Gutmann, Cohen agree to meet with student protesters after sit-in
Over two dozen Penn students staged a sit-in Thursday morning outside Penn President Amy Gutmann’s office in College Hall.
Fossil Free Penn to stage a sit-in in Amy Gutmann's office
The protesters will refuse to leave until their demands are met by the administration.
Students tearfully tell Gutmann of fearful future after Trump's win at U. Council meeting
Penn President Amy Gutmann released a statement at the meeting where she criticized the "bitter" election, but did not mention Donald Trump by name.
Five years ago Penn announced a faculty diversity action plan. Here's how far it's come since then.
About five years ago, Penn began to take steps to devote institutional resources toward increasing and sustaining faculty diversity.
BioPond turtles to be saved, relocated in restoration process
The drainage of the BioPond was completed on Oct. 27, the first step in the Kaskey Garden and Greenhouse Committee’s process of restoring the ecological health to the pond without euthanizing the invasive species of turtle that currently live there.
Two Penn students found a new way to filter water — and it all started with a special plant
In 2015, then-Engineering seniors Adrian Lievano and Matt Lisle won the President’s Engagement Prize, a $200,000 grant for graduating Penn students who have a plan to change the world.
Complaints of abusive behavior at Penn substantially increased last year, according to a new report
The Office of the Ombudsman, a campus office that handles various conflicts among students, faculty, staff and even parents of students, recently released its 2015-16 report.
Following OZ email, U. announces task force, warns parents of off-campus organizations
The task force will include administrators, faculty and students and is charged with fostering a campus climate free of sexual violence and harassment and ensuring that unrecognized groups are held "accountable" for violations of University policy.
Career Services warns against 'crafty' scam employers in PennLink
While Career Services reviews each employer who registers for PennLink, recent scammers have become "increasingly crafty."
Students struggling with inadequate financial aid plan to lobby SFS
At least two of the students reported struggling to afford food.
Penn Halloween through the years
While Halloween night may be quieter this year, there have been many years past where shocking events occurred.
Penn falls behind local colleges in ranking of median graduate salaries
University of the Sciences and Thomas Jefferson University likely held an advantage over Penn graduates in terms of the ranking because of their science and technology focus.
Penn's trustees laugh at Donald Trump joke
University Trustees have long wished to see a Quaker in the Oval Office, according to 1987 College graduate and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.