A Yale student was sent to Yale-New Haven Hospital on Feb. 5 with symptoms of meningitis. Following the event, a schoolwide email was sent by Director of Yale Health Paul Genecin, in which he informed the community about the probable meningitis case, followed by another email Feb.

In a talk with The Philadelphia Inquirer, President Amy Gutmann, along with other presidents at four-year colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area, talked about her thoughts on Obama's proposal to make community colleges free--and how she herself paid for her education.  Gutmann explained that because her parents did not have a chance to attend college--her mom had to work to help support her family during the Great Depression and her dad had to help his family flee Nazi Germany-- she was never made aware of the value of college.

Teach for America has seen a 10 percent decrease in its applicant pool from last year, a statistic that may be pointing to problems in the organization's mission.  Every year as part of the program, college graduates are selected to teach at schools for underserved youth.

While many on Penn's campus found a new home with Greek life in the past few weeks, some others weren't quite as enthralled with the rushing system. Daily Pennsylvanian columnist Dani Blum wrote about her rushing experiences for The Daily Beast.

Is emphasizing everything the same as emphasizing nothing? Penn’s choice of a STEAM approach to education  — instead of a STEM approach — has raised this question.

John Lapinski is a Penn professor of political science, but when he’s not doing that, he’s also the Director of the Elections Unit at NBC. His connections at NBC News makes PORES, hard-launching this spring, unique.

DPS says it has strict policies about stopping individuals.

A class at Penn led a 1997 Wharton grad to develop an alternative to the traditional leading universities.

About 150 people gathered at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia in Rittenhouse for the announcement of Helen Gym's candidacy for City Council.

Two Lincoln-autographed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, along with other rare artifacts concerning its history, are being displayed in the new exhibit “The Great Emancipator and the Great Central Fair” at Van Pelt Library.

International students are only allotted one day to make the additional adjustment from their countries to Penn before the other 2,000 freshmen arrive.

Of the four undergraduate schools, only Wharton and Nursing identify gender identity in their definitions of diversity.

Now, 16 years later, we find ourselves in the middle of Black History Month and UMOJA Week at a time where black unity and reflection are needed most. We not only find our nation in the grips of a raging debate in regards to systemic oppression and genocide of black bodies, but our campus community as well.

 Residential Services has made several changes this year to improve the room-selection process for Penn students.

While loved ones try to make sense of the death, suicide victims and depressed individuals often cannot understand the effect on their family, or ultimately, feel that their loved ones would be better off.

Braun may trump brain this April for two athletes of the Ancient Eight. Yale senior running back Tyler Varga and Harvard senior defensive end Zack Hodges have been invited to attend the National Football League Scouting Combine, an event that showcases college football players to potentially interested NFL teams.

Penn basketball has performed relatively well in recent weeks, splitting its past eight games including its past two Ivy weekend doubleheaders.