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Penn, along with 55 other wealthy colleges in the U.S., received a letter from the Senate Finance Committee and the House Means and Ways Committee with questions on their endowments.
Currently, for Penn employees, taking a maternity leave quite often means not being able to take off any more days after returning to work, even if their child is sick.
The Center for Minority Serving Institutions received a $5.1 million grant to support a program to increase the number of Latino professors working in the humanities in U.S. colleges and universities.
“We will not tolerate any discrimination, intimidation or threats against any Muslims in our community,” she said. “That applies to all faiths but I do single out Muslims because they are being singled out now.”
Academia isn’t usually thought of as a typical business, where employees “climb the ladder” to more prestigious positions, but many of Penn’s administrators have done just that, starting as professors and taking on more responsibilities as they ascend the ranks.
Biden is leading a “moon shot” effort to create tangible milestones in cancer treatment, which is especially meaningful after the loss of his son, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, to brain cancer only last year.
On a campus where pre-med and business tracks are some of the most popular, the arts will soon assume a more prominent role in the students' educational experience.
Since the release of the Association of American Universities’ survey on sexual violence, students have called for the administration to address the issue more seriously.
The event, titled "Laws Without Morals Are Vain: Open Expression," references Penn’s motto and questions the validity of free speech inside and outside the classroom.
Aviv Nevo specializes in using empirical data to analyze consumer behavior and currently teaches at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University.
Early in the fall semester, staff members at Counseling and Psychological Services contracted out the development of an app designed specifically for students to improve and maintain their mental health.
The program covers four topics: thriving at a research university, wellness and health, the risks associated with alcohol and other drugs and healthy relationships and sexual violence prevention.