According to a White House tweet, Wednesday's decision is a result of Penn's "policies forcing women to compete with men in sports."

Penn’s main minority coalition groups — commonly known as the 7B — released a statement expressing concern about the impact of the University's changes to DEI policies.

The championship is co-hosted by Penn, Drexel, and PHL Sports.

The March 18 message reaffirmed Penn’s commitment to supporting international members of the University community and issued recommendations to impacted individuals.

As nationwide anxiety surrounding higher education mounts, the DP used United States Department of the Treasury data to measure federal funding distributed to Penn and its affiliates in fiscal year 2024. 

The new website intends to centralize updates on ongoing federal actions impacting higher education, research funding, immigration, and other essential areas of Penn’s operations.

Senior Penn administrators announced six University-wide financial measures to protect Penn's "core principles and support existing people and programs" in an email on Monday. 

The email strongly advised students who are citizens of one of the listed countries to avoid “non-essential travel outside of the United States” until more details are available.

The Perelman School of Medicine has paused institutionally funded pilot grants in response to federal funding cuts, according to a Feb. 28 email obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian. 

In a March 4 post on Truth Social, Trump said that non-citizen student protesters who participate in “illegal protests” would be imprisoned or deported and promised to expel or arrest American student protesters. 

The Board of Trustees met over the course of two days on Feb. 27 and 28 at the Inn at Penn for one of three annual stated meetings.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several Penn students and faculty members about the future of higher education following cuts to graduate admissions rates.

As the Trump administration implements changes to federal immigration policy, student groups on campus are planning discussions, debates, and events to address the impacts of these changes.

The dismissals come as part of a large-scale reduction of the federal workforce by the Department of Government Efficiency. 

One lawmaker said that Penn “has made a cowardly move” in “rushing to heed dog-whistle demands from a feckless federal leadership.”

One professor told The Daily Pennsylvanian he finds it “troubling how quickly Penn has seemingly surrendered to the Trump administration’s bullying.”

The email noted that the school has admitted an average of 307 students in recent years, but this year plans to admit 201 — a 35% reduction.