Covid
Penn vows not to cut any varsity sports after multiple peers slash athletics programs
In the wake of several peer institutions cutting multiple varsity sports, Penn Athletics has committed to maintaining its current number of 33.
Bridget Yu | The reality of eating disorders during quarantine
It’s important that we discuss the reality of eating disorders during quarantine, along with specific, concrete approaches to best support our loved ones. Here are seven tips.
Profs. denounce ICE guidelines, commit to in-person instruction for international students
As Penn prepares to help international students fulfill all of the necessary guidelines to maintain valid immigration status, some faculty are now taking it upon themselves to offer in-person courses.
Penn decathlete Evan Lee to transfer to Duke for final year of eligibility
Penn record-holder Lee will not only compete as an athlete at Duke, but he will also grow his foundation in medicine.
Wharton announces 'Remote Plus' plan for fall 2020 instruction
Wharton's fall classes enrolling more than 48 students will be conducted online, with classes of fewer than 48 students potentially offered in a hybrid format.
Dartmouth to cut five varsity sports in wake of Ivy League sports cancellation
The Big Green join a growing list of Penn’s peers, including Brown and Stanford, that have cut varsity sports in recent times due to revenue lost from the coronavirus pandemic.
Editorial | What if COVID-19 continues to worsen? Students must know how Penn will respond.
Penn needs to be clear about which criteria it will use to reassess the viability of its hybrid model leading up to and beyond the start of fall semester.
Guest Column by 568 Penn Faculty and Staff | Penn must pay PILOTs
When the University does not pay for the services and environment that make its work possible, other Philadelphians are left to make up the difference — or, city schools and other institutions simply go without.
Ivy League announces cancellation of all competitive athletics until 2021
The Ivy League announced that it will not have fall sports, becoming the first Division I conference to make such a decision.
Guest Opinion Art by Alice Zhao | Welcome International Students!
ALICE ZHAO is a rising junior in the college majoring in PPE and minoring in Art History from Beijing, China.
Bon Appétit dining staff left uninformed as Penn plans to open dining halls this fall
Bon Appétit workers are growing increasingly resentful toward their employer after workers were laid off without pay when Penn asked students to leave campus in mid-March.
Here’s how Penn’s graduate schools are planning for the fall semester
Each school that has announced a plan so far will implement a hybrid of in-person and remote instruction on campus, with varying levels of in-person instruction.
Students frustrated after Residential Services fails to provide video calls during packing
Residential Services contracted moving companies to pack students’ rooms, and told students that they could schedule video conferences with their assigned moving company during the packing process.
Penn condemns ICE order requiring intl. students to take in-person classes or leave U.S.
International students will be prohibited from staying in the United States if taking an entirely online course load at their university this fall, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday.
Kyle Gallagher and Kyle Thornton of lacrosse to transfer to Notre Dame
Although Thornton and Gallagher would rather have finished their careers at Penn, they are more than happy to be joining the Fighting Irish.
Professors are wary of in-person teaching following Penn’s hybrid semester announcement
Under Penn's hybrid model, courses with more than 25 students will be recorded and taught remotely while all smaller courses may be taught in person, at the discretion of the individual professor, and with larger seating space permitted.
Trump campaign sues Pennsylvania's county elections boards over mail-in ballot drop boxes
Mail-in ballot drop boxes became a central part of the Pennsylvania primary this year, which was delayed from April 28 to June 2 in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
New fall course will study how COVID-19 exposes inequalities in U.S. and Latin America
The speaking intensive seminar, taught in English, will study foundational critical theory alongside recent media, activism, and policy to analyze the pandemic's impact on poor communities and people of color.
As Penn goes test optional, prospective athletes still must submit scores
The admissions process for Penn athletes is a delicate and complex intertwining of NCAA policies, Ivy League policies, Penn’s general admissions criteria, and more specifically, Penn Athletics’ requirements.