Guest Columns

Guest Column by Nicholas Williams | With deadlines fast approaching, ensure your voice is heard

Please ensure that your vote is counted by making a voting plan and sticking to it. Because your voice matters.

Guest Column By John Gamba | Walking the Walk on Civic Engagement

Decisions are made by those who show up. The stakes couldn’t be any higher.

Guest Column By Regis Fields | 'How far will we go?'

What I am lobbying for is for in this time of social change that my employer challenges the very boundaries I have discussed here. To align itself with efforts of correcting wealth inequalities and to entertain serious discussion that could affect the lives of many of its employees of color.

Guest Column by Angela Chan and Robert Rivera-Amezola | PILOTs: The Neighborly Thing to Do

We make this appeal to Penn not just because we believe it is the socially just thing to do, but because we also feel it is the neighborly thing to do. In our time as teachers, we have taken part in reciprocal relationships with the university grounded in mutual respect and genuine concern for the education of our students. 

Guest Column by Gerald Campano | PILOTs are a civic responsibility

Especially given the dire circumstances the District now faces as a result of Covid-19, Penn and other wealthy nonprofits must fulfill their civic and financial obligations through PILOTs.

Guest Column by Alex Eapen | Your personal choice to not vote is not all that personal

The conversation cannot stop after we cast our ballots but it is the first real step towards progress. So this November, please, vote.

A petition to President Gutmann | Investigate allegations of admissions fraud by President Trump

We, the undersigned faculty, staff, students, and alumni believe that the long-term good name and reputation of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School depends on Penn’s administration doing the right thing in the present moment.

Guest Column by Penn President Amy Gutmann | Welcome to the New Academic Year

At the start of this new academic year, our call to action for all Penn faculty, students, and staff has never been clearer: Stick to our mission. Stand with our community.

Guest Column by Nicholas Williams | Turning frustration into action

Even though Election Day is a few months away, the time to begin preparing is now. 

Guest Column by Jaden Cloobeck | Lessons learned from the influenza outbreak of 1918

Even though we can’t meet them in person, we can sympathize with Penn students who attended in fall 1918. Their past can inform our present. By using history as our compass, we can get through this together. 

Guest Column by a former Republican Congressman | President Trump forgot Wharton's lessons

While President Trump can flaunt his Wharton degree all he wants, it does not mean he actually learned anything at our alma mater.

Guest Column by Terhi Nurminen | So you’re still thinking about taking a gap year

Whatever you choose to do, next year will bring about things that are weird and disappointing, but also ones that are new, exciting, and rewarding.

Guest Column by SP2 Student Government | We oppose the unwarranted raise of tuition

With most of campus life going on-line, SP2 students won’t have access to collaborative study spaces, mental and physical health care, school-sponsored social events, in-person office hours, library resources, guest lectures, and all other resources that constitute the “Penn experience.” 

Guest Column by Marialena Mouaikel and Saskia Wright | The Lebanon explosion hit home

Rising College freshman, Iman Ezzeddine, recounts witnessing the explosion from her living room in Beirut.

Guest Column by College Dean's Advisory Board | We need access to course syllabi now

Currently, Penn students mostly rely on Penn Course Review and word of mouth to make decisions on which classes to take. 

Guest Column by Lyla Rose | Pre-meds, we can’t act like the pandemic is over

Healthcare work can be all-encompassing, especially in this environment, and we must hold ourselves accountable to the standards of our profession.

Guest Column by Bruce Shen | Penn, explore “Go Local” option for international students

With over 1,500 international undergraduates enrolled, Penn should make Go Local available. This is feasible, given that Penn Abroad has over 50 exchange partners in 17 countries.

Guest Column by 568 Penn Faculty and Staff | Penn must pay PILOTs

When the University does not pay for the services and environment that make its work possible, other Philadelphians are left to make up the difference — or, city schools and other institutions simply go without.

Guest Column By Penn Dems | Biden isn’t doing enough to confront systemic racism

In recent months, Joe Biden responded to the dual tragedies of coronavirus and police killings with resolve, but we must put pressure on our future president to support his words with concrete actions.

Guest Column by Wharton Women in Business Leadership | Dean James’ appointment is historic

While we celebrate Dean James’s appointment and Wharton’s new era led by a Black woman, we also recognize that there is still a lot of work to be done at Wharton in terms of diversity.