One professor told The Daily Pennsylvanian he finds it “troubling how quickly Penn has seemingly surrendered to the Trump administration’s bullying.”
In a Feb. 23 email, Kallberg said that the “difficult” decision to reduce graduate program admissions rates by one-third was a “necessary cost-saving measure.”
Professors expressed concerns about the future of federal funding for DEI-related research and a lack of institutional support for their work from Penn.
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.
In a Feb. 24 email, Jameson wrote that Penn is closely monitoring changes to federal actions and reaffirmed the University's commitment to academic freedom, inclusion, and legal compliance.
“In this moment, it is imperative that university leadership offer unequivocal reassurance and a concrete commitment to protecting those most vulnerable,” the letter read.
“In this moment, it is imperative that university leadership offer unequivocal reassurance and a concrete commitment to protecting those most vulnerable,” the letter read.
In a Feb. 23 email, Kallberg said that the “difficult” decision to reduce graduate program admissions rates by one-third was a “necessary cost-saving measure.”
Professors expressed concerns about the future of federal funding for DEI-related research and a lack of institutional support for their work from Penn.
Gauthier introduced the resolution at the Feb. 20 city council meeting in a response to a Feb. 19 Truth Social post in which Trump wrote, “Long live the king!”
The Wednesday rally in Philadelphia was part of a larger “Nationwide Day of Action” organized by Labor for Higher Education, with more than a dozen protests in cities across the country.
The committee's database cited 15 grants awarded to Penn faculty by the National Science Foundation, identifying them as “woke” and “questionable” for advancing DEI and “neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.”
The letter stated that educational institutions have 14 days to comply with the new requirements in order to continue receiving federal funding.
The scrubbed website contains only a brief three-sentence statement about Penn’s “commitment to equal opportunity.”
Despite a judge temporarily halting changes to the funding policy after Penn and 12 other universities sued the NIH, researchers say the future of their work remains uncertain.
In his message, Jameson highlighted the potential impacts of the funding cuts and reiterated Penn’s commitment to “identify solutions to minimize the impact” of the federal action.
The investigation was launched one day after 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.
The executive order promises to “rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities."
Stedman maintained that the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump, and said that he did not regret his participation in the demonstration.
As the legality of Trump's executive order remains unclear, The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Penn's legal experts and community members about the potential impacts of revoking birthright citizenship.
The Jan. 30 event — titled “Higher Education and the State: How Politics are Reshaping America’s Great Universities" — was the first of the Faculty Senate’s three-part colloquium series.
The formation of the task force comes after 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to deport non-citizen students involved in pro-Palestinian protests.
Health and research systems like Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were among those affected by 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s funding cuts from the first two weeks of his second term.
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