Administration
Penn forms committee to select new Dean for the School of Social Policy
On April 10, Penn announced an ad hoc Consultative Committee to advise the University in selecting a new Dean for SP2.
Penn kicks off most ambitious fundraising campaign in University history
The campaign is titled 'Power of Penn Campaign: Advancing Knowledge for Good' and aims to raise $4.1 billion dollar in four years.
U. officials were told nine times of Kong's suicidal thoughts before her death, lawsuit says
Kong's parents allege in their complaint that Penn neglected to prevent Kong from dying of suicide and does not have the proper mental health resources to support similar students.
How Penn Police union struck a deal with the U. after working six months with no contract
The new terms of the three year contract, will provide a pay increase for officers, changes in officer pension plan, and includes new language allowing officers to review body camera footage during disciplinary hearings.
Parents of Penn student who died by suicide file lawsuit against the University
Parents of former Wharton junior Olivia Kong are the third group of individuals in the last three years to sue the University for being negligent towards a student who later died by suicide.
Penn Trustee Emeritus resigns over University 'treatment of Amy Wax'
Wax has become known to make controversial statements promoting 'bourgeois culture' and most recently declared that black students rarely graduate top of their class.
When Penn introduced faculty-student relations ban, most Ivies had already done the same
Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Princeton, and Stanford all have blanket prohibitions on undergraduate-faculty relationships for undergraduates, similar to the one Penn just implemented.
A hundred years after WW1, exhibit in Van Pelt honors the service of Penn alumni in the war
Throughout the symposium, several speakers drew parallels between the divides in society during World War I and society today.
After son of a Bon Appetit staff shot, students and faculty fundraise for medical expenses
Wharton junior Michelle Lyu, who first met Troy during her freshman year at Hillel's Falk Dining Commons, decided to start a fundraiser to help the Harris family. Currently, over 200 donations have raised over $8,000.
Penn announces the recipients of the 2018 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes
Created under Gutmann’s Penn Compact 2020, the Prizes grant students up to $100,000 to implement their projects the year after graduation, as well as $50,000 for each student to stipend living expenses.
Penn announces contract with police union at a ceremony recognizing campus service
The contract between the PPA and the University expired on July 31, 2017 and until this point had not been renewed since representatives from the union and DPS had not been able to agree on the terms of the contract.
'It was more than just a job for him': a look back on CAPS Director Bill Alexander's tenure
Alexander prepares to retire on Aug. 31, but over the past near decade, he has led Counseling and Psychological Services through a period of growth and increased scrutiny.
U. report shows increase in complaints of abuse at Penn, but none relating to sexual harassment
The report from Penn's Office of the Ombudsman for the 2016-2017 academic year highlights a growing number of complaints relating to aggressive behavior and unfair treatment on campus.
Penn's second 'Campus Conversation,' designed to highlight students, saw low student turnout
At the first Campus Conversation, President Gutmann and Provost Pritchett sat on the panel, but Monday, Pritchett sat in the first row as an audience member, and Gutmann was not present.
How Amy Gutmann is — quietly — leading Penn through political tumult
Gutmann has remained largely silent since Trump took office, focusing on policy rather than the Penn alum and president himself.
Revamped 'Take Your Professor to Lunch' program sees 152 percent increase in reservations
The program’s recent expansion was announced shortly after the first Campus Conversation as a part of the University’s Campaign for Wellness.
Five universities join hands to improve cyber security on college campuses
The announcement of the center comes after a recent security breach at Penn, where approximately 9,000 student had their information accessed through advance registration lists.
How using Penn's logo contributes to University financial aid
In order to sell items with the Penn logo, vendors must apply to the University for a license and, once received, must pay Penn a 10 percent royalty fee of the item’s wholesale cost.
Cosby's judge defends wife, a CAPS counselor, and says he won't recuse himself from trial
Cosby’s lawyers claimed that the judge's wife has a conflict of interest because his wife is a CAPS counselor for victims of sexual assault and has advocated for victims in the past.