At the same time famous tennis player Andre Agassi spoke across campus, about 800 students crowded into Irvine Auditorium to choose academia over celebrity.

Penn isn't the only one putting emphasis on its 2011 season, which opens Saturday against University City rival Drexel at Franklin Field.

Harvard and Princeton universities announced Thursday that they will reinstate early action programs for Class of 2016 applicants, which could put a dent in Penn's early app numbers.

The Philadelphia Fire Marshal's Office has identified the cause of a Feb. 17 fire as "incendiary," with the Philadelphia Police Department now looking for an arsonist at large.

Over the past few years, employers have become less willing to pay for their employees to receive MBAs — a trend that holds true at Wharton.

Penn graduate student Josh Maxwell is also the mayor of Downingtown, Pa., a 9,000-person borough in Chester County located 33 miles from Philadelphia.

Penn alumnus Jon Huntsman, Jr. was not expecting to elicit claims that the U.S. is supporting the "Jasmine Revolution" protests in China when he strolled through a busy area in Beijing.

Teach for America was the third largest employer for last year’s graduating class, with 43 Penn graduates joining the teacher corps nationwide.

Thursday night, a crowd of about 1,000 people packed into Zellerbach Theater to hear from an Olympic gold medalist who has made it his life goal to challenge the high-school dropout rate.

When Penn travels to Ithaca on Saturday night, a familiar face will patrol the opposite sideline — Cornell women’s basketball coach and former Penn assistant coach Dayna Smith.

Sunday night, a group of students in the middle of their own filmmaking projects will most likely be watching the Academy Awards with a different perspective.

Defending national champion Duke visits Penn Saturday for the Quakers’ season opener.

This season, coach Kyle Smith is bringing 'Moneyball' to the Columbia basketball team, who the Quakers face Friday at the Palestra.

The flu comes every year, leaving those in its path sniffling, coughing, feverish — and in some cases, dead. Attempts in guessing the influenza virus’ next move have often been futile, until now.

The School of Social Policy and Practice hosted its first panel Thursday evening for students looking to pursue further studies in social work and social policy.

If a plan outlined by Law School professor David Skeel were passed, states in dire financial straits would be able to declare bankruptcy.

We received several letters to the editor in response to the events surrounding Newt Gingrich's speech at Irvine Auditorium on Tuesday night.