Amy Gutmann
Amy Gutmann was appointed the eighth president of Penn in 2004. Read recent articles about Amy Gutmann below.
Meet DP Opinion's spring 2024 columnists
Opinion Editor Yomi Abdi introduces DP Opinion's spring 2024 columnists.
Here are Pennsylvania's 2024 primary results — and how Penn differed from the rest of the state
From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, 575 voters in the Penn community cast their ballots at three polling locations across campus.
Kaynath Chowdhury | Classes shouldn’t be curved
Columnist Kaynath Chowdhury critiques the way STEM courses are taught, attributing low test averages to ineffective teaching methods.
Penn hires new lobbyists for higher education issues amid congressional investigations
The University hired Cassidy & Associates in the wake of controversies at Penn and other higher education institutions surrounding campus responses to the Israel-Hamas war.
Two Penn students found Memory Club to train students' memory techniques, cognition skills
The co-founders, College junior Naseeb Andar and College first-year Andrew Wong, said that they hope to share techniques to make learning an easy and efficient process.
Two Penn students receive Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Graduate student Min Jae Kim and College senior William Niu were among 30 fellows selected from around 2,300 applicants this year.
Daniel Gurevitch | The serious and the light-hearted
Guest Columnist Daniel Gurevitch reflects on integrating ambition and joy at Penn, emphasizing the importance of balancing serious, hard work with light-hearted moments in life.
Music Business at Penn holds first concert, aims to expand music industry opportunities for students
Wharton sophomores Levi Gans and Paco Prio said that they founded the club to provide students with the chance to explore music as a professional career.
Penn softball swept by Harvard
Despite some promising momentum on offense, the Quakers were unable to steal a win from the Crimson.
Can any records be broken at the 2024 Penn Relays?
Ahead of the 128th edition of the Penn Relay Carnival, here are some of the records that could fall.
Inside the Penn Relays track
The nine-lane track in Franklin Field was first introduced to the stadium in 1951.
Penn men's and women's golf take 3rd and 5th at Ivy Championships
The women's team was unable to defend its team title from 2023.
DP Daybreak | Today's primary elections, previewed
Also, alumni call for an investigation into eight Penn professors.
Wharton's Venture Lab awards over $150,000 to student entrepreneur teams at annual Startup Challenge
At the Venture Lab Startup Challenge finals, teams pitched their company ideas live before an audience and panel of alumni judges, competing for a total of $250,000 in cash prizes.
A voter's guide to the April 2024 Pennsylvania primary elections
The Penn community will be voting on a variety of elected positions in the 2024 primary elections, from United States president to state representative.
Two Penn students awarded Truman Scholarship to fund graduate studies for careers in public service
College and Wharton juniors Aravind Krishnan and Tej Patel are among the 60 Truman Scholars selected this year from a pool of 709 candidates nominated by 285 institutions.
Alumni demand Penn take action against eight professors, citing alleged antisemitic conduct
In the letter, the signatories recommended a list of major sanctions allowed by the Faculty Handbook, as well as additional consequences due to the "seriousness" of the professors' actions.
Penn researcher Carl June honored with 'Oscar of Science' at Los Angeles ceremony
June is the sixth Breakthrough Prize laureate affiliated with Penn, along with Alzheimer's researcher Virginia Lee, physicists Charles Kane and Eugene Mele, and mRNA pioneers Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman.
Jameson outlines steps to support Penn community amid national campus unrest, start of Passover
Jameson’s message expressed support for students, faculty, and staff amidst heightened university tensions nationwide and the University’s deregistration of Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine on April 19.