“I’m horrified by the Trump Administration’s actions that are hurting many of our communities, including our college campuses,” Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (D-Phila.) wrote in a statement to the Daily Pennsylvanian. 

Ten professors took turns reciting passages from documents such as the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers at the April 7 event.

The visa revocations at Penn come as 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s second administration cracks down on international students across the country.

Demonstrators held signs bearing anti-Trump slogans and chanted as they marched from City Hall to Independence Mall, where several members of Congress and Pennsylvania legislators spoke.

The changes were announced on April 2 and come after a 5% cut to the UA’s allotted funding from the Office of the Provost.

The professors are among nearly 2,000 signatories, all of whom are academic researchers and elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 

"ISSS is not aware of ANY Penn student or scholar who has had their visa revoked or been affected by a 'self-deport' alert," the email read.

Multiple professors told the DP they plan to — and often do — adjust their curriculums in order to address current events.

Ten weeks into Trump’s second presidential term, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled the impacts of federal policy changes on Penn and examined how the University has responded.

Armstrong — who previously spent 17 years at Penn — assumed the role of interim president after then-Columbia University President and former Penn professor Nemat “Minouche” Shafik resigned in August. 

Penn — which has previously faced congressional scrutiny over its foreign financial ties — may be affected if the DETERRENT Act is signed into law. 

The March 27 action is the latest in a series of moves taken by President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump against law firms that have previously launched investigations into his actions.

As federal actions continue to target higher education institutions — including Penn — local politicians urged the University to take legal action to protect its community members.

Eve Higginbotham, who served as the inaugural vice dean of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at the Perelman School of Medicine, spoke with the DP about Penn’s removal of DEI policies and practices.

GSWS Program Director Jessa Lingel wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the program's "relationship to inclusivity, diversity, equity and accessibility is central to what we do."

In a statement to the DP from the day of the protest, a University spokesperson wrote that Penn intends to “take whatever legal and disciplinary action that is available to address this conduct.”

During fiscal year 2024, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Penn Museum $1,103,699 in federal funds for the creation of the Museums: Missions and Acquisitions Project.