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Guest columnist Bo Goergen argues that Penn's land acknowledgement oversimplifies history and rests on a mistaken premise that land can ever be unconquered.
Guest columnist Ted Kwee-Bintoro demands that Penn take concrete action to guarantee the physical security of its students, faculty, and staff.
The Latest
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Amogh Sarangdhar
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Feb. 8, 2026
Guest columnist Amogh Sarangdhar argues that AI is pushing students to outsource the “how” and “why” of learning, and that Penn should bring in-person viva-style defenses to class.
Guest columnists Carolyn Marvin, Diana Mutz, and Robin Pemantle suggest that University administration plans to roll out the new Open Expression Guidelines without a mandated open hearing for the Penn community, thus violating Penn’s own process.
Guest Columnist Abhiram Juvvadi urges the Penn community to be more cognizant of the work of support staff.
Guest Columnist Abhiram Juvvadi urges the Penn community to be more cognizant of the work of support staff.
Guest columnist Bo Goergen argues that Penn's land acknowledgement oversimplifies history and rests on a mistaken premise that land can ever be unconquered.
Guest columnist Ted Kwee-Bintoro demands that Penn take concrete action to guarantee the physical security of its students, faculty, and staff.
Eliav Zendehdel | The College is becoming what Ben Franklin always intended
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Eliav Zendehdel
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Nov. 10, 2025
Guest columnist Eliav Zendehdel shares his experiences in the new College Foundations curriculum and argues for its wider implementation at Penn.
Guest columnist Daniel J. Hopkins argues that grade inflation weakens the impact of a Penn education.
Guest columnist Malia Sanghvi argues that an undergraduate business education makes the world a better place by preparing students to deliver value to society via profit.
Guest Columnists from Penn Dems urge members of the Penn community to vote in Pennsylvania's upcoming state elections.
Guest columnist Sophie Rivell shines light on Penn’s lack of administrative transparency following its rejection of the federal government’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.
Kyler McVay | Penn students: Please do not stay silent on reproductive rights
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Kyler McVay
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Oct. 31, 2025
Guest columnist Kyler McVay encourages the Penn community to advocate for reproductive rights in Pennsylvania.
Guest columnists from AAUP-Penn respond to Marc Rowan’s recent claims that Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” would benefit United States academia.
Guest Columnists Eric Orts and Kate Shaw urge members of the Penn community to register to vote by the October 20 deadline in order to vote on or before the November 4 election.
Letter from the Editor | Signing an amicus brief in support of The Stanford Daily
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Emily Scolnick
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Oct. 17, 2025
The Daily Pennsylvanian addresses its decision to join an amicus brief supporting The Stanford Daily in its recent lawsuit.
Elizabeth Porter | How Climate Week at Penn facilitates urban forestry in Philadelphia
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Elizabeth Porter
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Oct. 16, 2025
Guest columnist Elizabeth Porter argues that the role of community-driven urban forestry in combating urban heat islands is crucial to Climate Week at Penn.
Guest Columnist Benjamin Nathans urges Penn’s leadership to resist the White House’s demands in its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
Professor Tulia Falleti argues against the federal government’s intrusion into Penn’s operations through its Compact for Academic Excellence.
Guest Columnist Ted Kwee-Bintoro argues that we should not accept violence as a price to pay for living in civilized society.
Guest columnist Eliav Zendehdel urges all students to voice their opinions in the vacuum left by Charlie Kirk.
