Guest Columns
Naveen Albert | Penn should hold off on Wi-Fi 'upgrades'
Guest Columnist Naveen Albert argues that Penn shouldn't upgrades its wifi systems due to negative environmental and health effects.
Ellen Heiman & Sage Lincoln | Penn Law is failing its environmental students — and our planet
Guest columnists Ellen Heiman and Sage Lincoln argue that Penn Law must do more to increase opportunities for environmental advocacy and law training.
Steven Weitzman | The pandemic, Penn faculty, and the presidential search
In a guest column, religious studies professor Steven Weitzman argues that greater faculty representation is needed on the search committee for Penn's next president.
Iman Syed | Seasons of grief: A year's reflection on healing
Guest columnist Iman Syed reflects on a year of grief since the passing of her uncle.
College Houses host events across Philadelphia to encourage students to leave ‘Penn bubble’
From Old City to the Gayborhood, College Houses are giving students the opportunity to explore different parts of Philadelphia with their hallmates during their first in-person semester at Penn.
Penn Justice Dems | Management consulting will not save the world
In a guest column, Penn Justice Dems argues that management consulting is not a viable business path to imparting meaningful change.
Joseph Subotnik | Not in my name
Chemistry professor Joseph Subotnik argues that the Program in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies misused Penn's name for political purposes when it signed on to a statement "in Solidarity with Palestinian Feminist Collective” that accuses Israel of “apartheid.”
Jesse Zhang | How Penn let its international students down, again
Guest Columnist and DP staffer Jesse Zhang argues that international sophomores students who weren't able to come to campus last year are being left behind by Penn.
Amy Gutmann | Welcome back!
Penn president Amy Gutmann welcomes students and community members to the 2021-2022 school year.
Alan Cotler & Robert Litan | The Ivy League must allow full merit and athletic scholarships
Guest columnists Alan Cotler and Robert Litan argue that by allowing full merit and athletic scholarships, Penn (as well as the other Ivy League schools) can be competitive with other institutions in athletics as well as other disciplines.
Artur Vllahiu | You should think about death more often
Guest columnist Artur Vllahiu writes about how death doesn't need to be a source of fear. Citing different existentialist philosophers, Vllahiu makes the case for how thinking about death can actually make us feel better.
Penn Leads the Vote | Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 26th amendment — vote this fall
Penn Leads the Vote encourages students to vote on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 26th amendment: the amendment that granted Americans 18 and older the right to vote.
Andrew Dunn | A letter from a recovering achievement addict
Guest columnist and 2012 Wharton graduate Andrew Murray Dunn writes about the folly of achievement culture and blind pursuit of the rat race.
Maisy Sylvan | The Philadelphia Zoo is open for the summer — don’t go
Guest columnist Maisy Sylvan argues that despite being popular attractions, zoos are immoral in their violation of animal wellbeing and that we should avoid them. She offers animal-friendly alternatives to frequent during the summer as we decide on post-pandemic plans.
Brian Peterson | Juneteenth and Critical Race Theory — a tale of two suppressions
In a guest column for Juneteenth, Brian Peterson, the director of Makuu, writes about the history of Juneteenth, and how critical race theory can help us understand the nuance behind emancipation.
Hiba H., Karishma L. & Mark R. | Penn needs to face dermatologist Albert Kligman's legacy
In a guest column for Juneteenth, three undergraduate students write about the troubled history of Albert Kligman, a Penn dermatologist who performed experiments on a primarily Black incarcerated population in the mid-20th century. They call on Penn to apologize and honor those who were harmed.
Zonía Moore | Penn Medicine can do better for the people that it has failed
In a guest column, Zonía Moore, a medical student, writes about the ways that structural racism is embedded into the health care system, and the ways Penn Medicine can combat it.
Five Graduate Students | Penn students and employees deserve better transgender health care coverage
In a guest column, five graduate students write about the difficulty of accessing adequate transgender health care coverage through the Penn Student Insurance Plan (PSIP), featuring the story of one anonymous woman.
Jay Rosner | Penn should discard the SAT and ACT
In a response to Andy Yoon, guest columnist Jay Rosner writes about how standardized testing, which exacerbates disparities in higher education, has no place in our current college admissions process.