Amy Gutmann
Amy Gutmann was appointed the eighth president of Penn in 2004. Read recent articles about Amy Gutmann below.
Penn students found club to boost representation of women in startups
Only 13% of Penn founders are women and raise just 6% of venture capital, according to Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders Association.
Kamala Harris meets Penn community members, Dem. party leaders while campaigning in Phila.
After spending the morning with Latinx elected officials and community leaders during a closed-door roundtable discussion in Kensington, Harris made a surprise visit to the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee headquarters.
New UA leaders to push for more Black student group funding, better COVID-19 communication
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with the two new leaders over Zoom to discuss their goals for the year, which include increasing accountability for administration and the UA.
Penn reports 76 COVID-19 cases from Sept. 5-12, tripling the previous week’s tally
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the positivity rate uptick was driven mostly by three groups of students in shared community circles.
Photo Essay | Trump’s Phila. town hall met with chants, fists, and signs from protesters
Around 200 demonstrators lifted signs, chanted “Out Now!“, and called for political and social reform as 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump visited the National Constitution Center for a town hall on Tuesday evening. Here’s how the protest played out.
Penn Dems will deliver voting materials to over 500 off-campus residences to boost turnout
The goal of the initiative is to make it easier and free-of-charge for undergraduates living near campus to have the materials to get their vote in on time.
Resisting student pressure, Penn stands by decision to scrap fall break
While all seven other Ivy League institutions either have at least one day off in the middle of the semester, a week-long Thanksgiving break, or both, Penn's fall semester only features a four-day Thanksgiving break.
Penn football Ivy League title look back: 1993
Al Bagnoli was named head coach in 1992 and didn't take long to establish himself as the most successful coach in the history of Penn football.
Chemistry department will not pause admissions for Ph.D. students next academic year
While the Chemistry department must endure the same budget cut as the other SAS departments, Chemistry Ph.D. students are typically supported by research grants from government agencies.
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski brings 'Pennsylvania kind of football' to the NFL
Class of 2004 graduate Kevin Stefanski made his professional head coaching debut for Cleveland Browns last Sunday.
‘Out now!’: Penn students join protests outside President Trump’s Philadelphia town hall
Outside the venue, at least 200 people gathered for an anti-Trump demonstration organized by Refuse Fascism Philly and the Penn Community for Justice.
Penn sophomores launch Tinder-like app to help students make friends remotely
The app has garnered over 1,000 profiles since Aug. 29, when they began allowing students to create them before the official launch.
Sophomore Lizzy Bader making early waves for Penn women's cross country
Bader is a key part of Penn track’s future — even if she still has yet to compete in the event that might epitomize her time with the Quakers.
Penn partners with medical device provider to develop new healthcare technology
The partnership aims to develop new technical solutions for health care challenges including critical care, diabetes, mental health, and cardiology
'All I needed was that opportunity': Sophomore Kendren Smith shining for Penn football
During his junior year of high school, Smith attended a Penn football summer camp where he immediately felt a connection to head coach Ray Priore and now defensive coordinator Bob Benson.
Effort to oust Penn prof. Carlin Romano from National Book Critics Circle narrowly fails
Romano previously came under fire in July for disagreeing with part of the NBCC’s statement in support of Black Lives Matter.
Penn football Ivy League title look back: 1988
Penn football regained the Ivy League title in 1988, its fifth in the previous six years and first after missing out in the 1987 season.
SAS will not admit new Ph.D. students next academic year due to COVID-19 financial loss
Pausing admissions for the 2021-2022 academic year will allow SAS to allocate available funds towards current graduate students who need more time to complete their degrees.
Guest Column by Angela Chan and Robert Rivera-Amezola | PILOTs: The Neighborly Thing to Do
We make this appeal to Penn not just because we believe it is the socially just thing to do, but because we also feel it is the neighborly thing to do. In our time as teachers, we have taken part in reciprocal relationships with the university grounded in mutual respect and genuine concern for the education of our students.