Administration
The Pennovation Center has a connection to Donald Trump's presidential campaign
If the name of one of the Pennovation Center’s designers sounds familiar, it’s probably because his cousin has been cropping up in the news during this election cycle.
Rodin’s recent maintenance meltdowns, explained
Curious what caused recent maintenance problems in Rodin? The Daily Pennsylvanian has answers.
AirPennNet access restored after group of outages across campus
These outages come just a days after Wharton Computing warned users that updates to macOS Sierra and iOS 10 could cause connectivity issues with AirPennNet.
Students of color praise administrators' letter, but question its timing
Some students who praised the letter still questioned why it was published now, given the volume of campus events themed around "Black Lives Matter" over the past few years.
Penn to black student community: "Black lives matter"
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Vice Provost Vincent Price authored a letter voicing support for the University's black student community on Friday.
Professor urges men to step up and challenge 'locker room talk' like Trump's
In an interview this week, professor Shaun Harper said not all, but too many men engage in sexist and misogynistic conversations in which they degrade and say “Trumpish” things about women.
Amy Gutmann's salary dipped 2.7 percent from last year
Gutmann is Penn's top paid employee for the third year in a row.
You don't really have to complete Thrive at Penn to register for classes
Earlier this semester, all upperclassmen were notified that registration holds would be placed on undergraduates who did not complete the program.
A look at the Open Expression Observers who attended the protests against the controversial Christian preachers
The Open Expression Observers are faculty and staff volunteers who attend meetings and events where free expression might be violated.
How commuting by bike just got easier for faculty and staff
The Bike Commuter Expense Reimbursement Program will offer compensation to qualified faculty and staff for any out of pocket eligible expenses of up to $240 annually.
Mayor's spokesperson blasts Penn as 'hypocritical' and 'morally wrong' to not make PILOT contributions
Lauren Hitt, Kenney's spokesperson and a 2013 College graduate, first tweeted a link to an Inside Higher Education article that described how Penn does not have to pay property taxes to Philadelphia due to its nonprofit status.
Penn's isn't the only Ivy League whose endowment posted an investment loss this year
Six out of eight Ivy League schools including Penn reported endowment investment losses in 2016.
Matt Griffin: The man behind Penn's social media accounts
It was midnight on January 5, the night before the Common App was due, and high schoolers were freaking out on Twitter.
One of those anti-LGBTQ preachers was just arrested after elbowing a University of Georgia student
Brother Ross Jackson hit the student during a verbal confrontation in which the two individuals stood eye-to-eye, standing about an inch apart, according to The Red and Black, the student newspaper at the University of Georgia.
Penn just received a $15 million donation to create an arts innovation program
The donation will go towards building the Sachs Arts Innovation Hub, which will be located in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, as well as supporting a range of arts-related projects and programs across the University.
A recent change to FAFSA could affect students' financial aid packages
FAFSA will be available three months earlier than in previous years.
Penn is about to implement a campus-wide firewall to protect against cyberattacks
This is the the most comprehensive form of cyber protection Penn has ever implemented.
College housing executive director made sexist, racially insensitive comments, staffers say
At least seven former or current college housing staffers, including four house deans, say they have spoken to Human Resources about Redman. The portrait they describe is of an administrative unit beset with frustration over a leader many regard as sexist at worst and woefully insensitive at best.
Campus sexual violence prevention advocates: Trump 'perpetuates' rape culture
“When someone participates in private conversations where they talk about groping women, they are normalizing the idea that women are sexual objects” College junior Amanda Silberling said.