Administration
College first year Mert Kayabas elected Class Board 2028 president in landslide win
College first year Mert Kayabas was elected Class of 2028 president with 456 votes — more than twice as many votes as runner-up and Wharton first year Joel Wang.
Penn to impose major sanctions on law professor Amy Wax after years of controversy
The sanctions mark the first time in recent history that a tenured University professor has been sanctioned through Faculty Senate procedures.
Many Penn students eligible for compensation in lawsuit alleging collusion to limit financial aid
The Sept. 17 email states that students who attended Penn and received need-based financial aid are eligible for compensation from settlements totaling $284 million.
Penn announces grant initiative for interdisciplinary projects from community members
Jameson’s email explained that parameters for submission “are purposefully open-ended to encourage the widest range of ideas and new programs that will advance Penn’s mission.”
Penn community embraces shift toward institutional neutrality — but questions long-term implementation
Several community members expressed approval for the announcement that University leaders will no longer issue public statements on local or global events that do not have a direct impact on Penn.
Indonesians urge Penn to revoke scholarship granted to daughter-in-law of country’s president
Gudono, who is married to the Indonesian president's youngest son, first announced that she had received a scholarship to SP2 in an Instagram post on July 28.
Penn installed barriers around College Green on Wednesday. It cited the debate on Tuesday.
Penn Police and their security partners took additional measures to ensure the safety and security of the entire community, the Division of Public Safety wrote.
Jules van Binsbergen named new Lauder Institute director
The Lauder Institute, which was founded in 1983 as part of Wharton, offers a joint degree program combining degrees from Penn's College of Arts and Sciences, Wharton, and Penn Carey Law.
Penn Fund raises more than $55 million in 2024 fiscal year, setting record despite donor backlash
Penn Fund's annual report comes in the aftermath of a year full of donor pushback.
Jameson seeks to define presidency in DP interview — and revisits controversies that sunk Magill
The interim Penn president declined to go into detail on several of the controversies that have placed Penn under political and legal scrutiny.
Penn falls to lowest U.S. News ranking since 1997 while Princeton, MIT notch top spots
Princeton University claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in No. 2 and Harvard University in No. 3.
Penn to limit statements on local and world events in move toward institutional neutrality
Jameson wrote in the announcement that University leaders will no longer issue public statements on local or global events that do not have a direct impact on Penn.
Steven Fluharty to step down as School of Arts and Sciences dean after 12 years
Fluharty’s 12 years leading the school make him the longest serving dean in SAS history.
Amy Wax again invites white nationalist to Penn class, joins conference with ex-Ku Klux Klan lawyer
According to a course syllabus obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian, Wax has invited American Renaissance magazine editor Jared Taylor to deliver a guest lecture at an upcoming meeting of her class.
Penn ranks fourth-worst college for free speech in annual ranking by national non-profit
Penn received a “Very Poor” rating for its speech climate in FIRE’s 2025 College Free Speech Rankings, placing 248th out of 251 schools nationwide.
Penn student says University ‘must be proactive’ about campus antisemitism at press conference
College sophomore Talia Shapiro was one of four Philadelphia-area Jewish college students to speak at the press conference.
Penn sees decline in first years from underrepresented minorities, according to admissions data
The University declined to provide a breakdown of the data based on race.
Penn placed holds on professors’ emails amid U.S. House probe, Middle East studies nonprofit says
The letter calls on University administrators to halt Penn's cooperation with the committee’s requests for records, protect academic freedom, and apologize to the faculty members whose information may be shared with the committee.
Penn points to MIT case outcome as grounds to dismiss ongoing campus antisemitism suit
The decision referenced by Penn argued that the state of antisemitism at MIT was constantly evolving, and MIT's punitive measures was not "clearly unreasonable" based on the information it had at the time.
