Guest columnist Bo Goergen argues that higher education emphasizes America’s failures without adequately teaching its achievements and institutions, leaving students pessimistic rather than equipped to improve their country.
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Guest columnists Carolyn Marvin, Diana Mutz, and Robin Pemantle criticize Penn's new draft of Open Expression Guidelines.
College of Arts and Sciences’ Committee Chairs outline the College’s new curriculum.
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Hilah Kohen
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April 20, 2026
Guest columnist Hilah Kohen spotlights leeway for police violence in the proposed open expression guidelines, arguing that Penn has previously violated its own policies.
Committee on Undergraduate Education Chair Coren Apicella defends the curricular reform process.
School of Arts and Sciences faculty Jessa Lingel, Marcia Chatelain, and Gwendolyn Beetham argue that the curricular reform process is not representative of faculty.
School of Arts and Sciences faculty Jessa Lingel, Marcia Chatelain, and Gwendolyn Beetham argue that the curricular reform process is not representative of faculty.
Guest columnists Carolyn Marvin, Diana Mutz, and Robin Pemantle criticize Penn's new draft of Open Expression Guidelines.
College of Arts and Sciences’ Committee Chairs outline the College’s new curriculum.
Guest Columnist Eric W. Orts questions how Benjamin Franklin would react to the American political landscape leading up to the semiquincentennial.
The UA describes their struggle to prioritize the student experience in the face of budget cuts and rising participation costs.
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 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.
