Guest columnist Zack Ben-Ezra calls on Penn leadership to fairly and even handedly uphold free speech and university policy in a viewpoint-neutral manner.
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Guest Columnist Omonye Osezua highlights her experiences and urges Penn to enhance the visibility and accessibility of its support services for FGLI students.
Guest columnist and Faculty Senate Chair Tulia Falleti urges Penn administration to protect peaceful protest and engage with students.
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Guest columnists Ann Farnsworth-Alvear and Zita Cristina Nunes urge the Penn administration to negotiate with protesters and protect freedom of speech on campus.
Guest Columnists Olivia Haynie, Jack Starobin, and Evie Klein write about their experiences as Jewish students of professors accused of antisemitism.
Guest Columnist and Penn parent Natalie Minkovsky praises student protestors’ act of moral conviction and calls on the University’s administration to engage in a dialogue.
Guest Columnist and Penn parent Natalie Minkovsky praises student protestors’ act of moral conviction and calls on the University’s administration to engage in a dialogue.
Guest Columnist Omonye Osezua highlights her experiences and urges Penn to enhance the visibility and accessibility of its support services for FGLI students.
Guest columnist and Faculty Senate Chair Tulia Falleti urges Penn administration to protect peaceful protest and engage with students.
Guest Columnist Garv Mehdiratta argues that Penn must rectify disparities in compensation for its ASL lecturers before it’s too late.
Olivia Haynie | Penn’s Jewish community has been anything but united since before Oct. 7
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Olivia Haynie
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May 3, 2024
Guest Columnist Olivia Haynie reflects on her time in Penn’s Jewish community and how she has seen it fracture.
Guest Columnist Yoni Hillman applies ancient Jewish wisdom in considering student protests of the war in Gaza.
Guest Columnists Daniel Hopkins and Gall Sigler argue it’s not just the Penn community–survey evidence shows a stark generational divide on Israel-Palestine.
Guest Columnist Michelle Lyu writes about the meaning of the student anti-war protests.
Joseph Houlden | Beyond the Greek letters: A dive into fraternity life at Penn
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Joseph Houlden
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April 29, 2024
Guest Columnist Joe Houlden offers a critical reflection on the highs and lows of navigating fraternity culture as a UK exchange student.
Seema Parmar | Want to motivate climate action? Share your climate story
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Seema Parmar
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April 28, 2024
Guest Columnist Seema Parmar argues that members of the Penn community should share their personal experiences with climate change to reinforce motivation for climate action.
Four History Professors | Speak to protesters’ first demand
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Four History Professors
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April 27, 2024
Four history professors remind us that Philadelphia’s history of struggles over ethical choices is pertinent today.
Madeline Kohn reflects on an interfaith seder, the recent protests at Columbia, and a future for Israel/Palestine discourse at Penn.
Jane Holahan | What it means to destigmatize disability accommodations
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Jane Holahan
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April 25, 2024
Guest Columnist and Executive Director of Weingarten Center Jane Holahan shares what it means to destigmatize disability accommodations and how disability contributes to an individual’s identity.
Beaue Bernstein | The exam you will probably fail: climate literacy
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Beaue Bernstein
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April 15, 2024
Guest Columnist Beaue Bernstein argues that Penn must add an interdisciplinary, climate literacy graduation requirement.
Penn Chavurah | Hillel should condemn genocide, not celebrate Israel Week
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Penn Chavurah
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April 4, 2024
Progressive Jewish student group Penn Chavurah implores Penn Hillel to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to apartheid in Palestine, following Hillel's "Israel Week" celebration.
Guest columnist Noah Rubin explains why he spoke to Congress.
Rafael Álvarez Febo | Is Penn taking racism as seriously as it does other forms of bigotry?
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Rafael Álvarez Febo
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March 29, 2024
Guest columnist Rafael Álvarez Febo argues that Penn needs to take racism on campus seriously and reform staff disciplinary procedures.
