Amy C. Offner and Emily Steinlight | Faculty should not participate in Penn’s anti-union campaigns

By Emily Steinlight and Amy C. Offner · Aug. 31, 2023

Guest columnists and professors Amy C. Offner and Emily Steinlight argue that Penn’s anti-union campaigns aim to interfere with workers’ right to organize, and that they threaten faculty members’ ability to do their jobs with integrity.

Suhani Patel | Why we should have a mandatory CIS class at Penn

By Suhani Patel · Aug. 30, 2023

Guest columnist Suhani Patel recommends adding a mandatory introductory computer science class to Penn's general education curriculum. 

Daniel Gurevitch | The Freshman 15

By Daniel Gurevitch · Aug. 30, 2023

Guest columnist and College senior Daniel Gurevitch offers offbeat advice to the incoming class of 2027.

Liz Magill | An Ethos of Service at Penn

By Liz Magill · Aug. 29, 2023

Penn President Liz Magill welcomes students back for another school year at Penn and celebrates leaders in Penn’s community. 

Claire Baptiste | Penn must address the e-scooter epidemic on campus

By Claire Baptiste · Aug. 24, 2023

Guest columnist Claire Baptiste argues the safety concerns with e-scooters on campus, while urging Penn to address them.

Jessica Gooding | The Supreme Court is wrong, race always matters

By Jessica Gooding · July 25, 2023

Jessica Gooding argues that participating in a facade that denies the reality of being Black in America serves to only further the illusion of meritocracy and solidify discrimination. 

Surayya Walters | Affirmative action was never the problem

By Surayya Walters · July 24, 2023

Surayya Walters unearths her perspective and story behind the affirmative action verdict.

Timethius J. Terrell | Penn student organizers need formal training

By Timethius Terrell · June 16, 2023

Timethius J. Terrell invites Penn student organizers to facilitate open training sessions to teach their peers to plan direct actions, protests, and other forms of activism.

Graduate Student Government Leaders | A Real Seat at Penn’s Table

By Graduate Student Government Leaders · May 31, 2023

Graduate student government leaders encourage Penn to improve its shared governance structures. 

Jonathan Zisk | The City Wants to Buy SEPTA Passes for Employees: When will Penn?

By Jonathan Zisk · May 31, 2023

Jonathan Zisk argues why Penn should provide free SEPTA passes to the Penn faculty, staff and students.

Students for the Preservation of Chinatown | We must stand up with Chinatown against the 76ers arena proposal

By Students for the Preservation of Chinatown · April 13, 2023

Students for the Preservation (SPOC) joins the Save Chinatown Coalition to oppose 76ers’ arena proposal that threatens to endanger and displace Chinatown, calling on Penn to cut their business ties with the 76ers’ developers and to stand with Chinatown by publicly denouncing the arena proposal. 

Omar Khodor and Sage Lincoln | Penn’s Director of City Relations seeks to silence environmental justice advocates

By Sage Lincoln and Omar Khodor · April 10, 2023

Guest columnists Omar Khodor and Sage Lincoln shed light on a Penn administrator’s influence at PGW and its attempts to prevent local groups from participating in its budget decisions. 

Kampton Kam | International students deserve access to NIL deals too

By Kampton Kam · April 7, 2023

Guest columnist Kampton Kam calls on students to support equitable access to Name, Image, and Likeness funding for international students. 

106 Penn Faculty and AAUP-Penn | Letter in support of the RA unionization campaign

By Penn Chapter of the American Association of University Professors and 106 Penn Faculty Members · April 2, 2023

106 Penn faculty members and AAUP-Penn sign a letter in support of the unionization efforts of Penn's Resident Advisors and Graduate Resident Advisors.

Jaden Cloobeck | How to make friends in a new place

By Jaden Cloobeck · March 25, 2023

Guest columnist Jaden Cloobeck details actionable advice for how to build your community in a new area.

John L. Jackson, Jr. | Help shape Penn’s future

By John L. Jackson, Jr. · March 22, 2023

Dean John Jackson Jr. urges the Penn community to communicate their insights on how to improve and advance the University.

Ben She and Yihong Hu | Dude, where’s my ride?

By Ben She and Yihong Hu · Feb. 28, 2023

Guest columnists Ben She and Yihong Hu share their experiences with riding Penn Transit and how to improve the service.