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Penn’s Lambda Alliance buddy program helps LGBTQ undergrads connect during virtual semester
Lambda Alliance has manually matched eighty students so far in the program and will notify more students of their matches by the end of October.
Penn denies congressional request to disclose stats on diverse-owned firms managing endowment
Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.) and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) sent a letter to 25 colleges and universities on July 10, requesting information regarding the participation of women and minority-owned asset management firms in the administration of endowment assets.
‘Latinos can make a community anywhere’: Students celebrate Latinx Heritage Month virtually
While some students said the virtual setting could not match the same exciting atmosphere of the in-person traditions, most students and faculty still deemed this year's online celebrations an overall success.
Incoming Dental and SP2 grad students are now required to take anti-racism education course
The online course consists of six Canvas modules spanning 20 hours that focus on Penn and Philadelphia's history of structural racism, implicit bias, allyship, gender identity, and healthcare equity.
Penn AAPI Politics and Pa. AAPI for Biden co-host virtual rally with Andrew Yang, Helen Gym
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus concluded its National AAPI Bus Tour with the one-hour Zoom rally on Wednesday evening.
From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter: Inside the fight for racial justice at Penn
The Black Lives Matter movement inspires numerous comparisons to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. But some Penn alumni — who have marched on its bloodiest streets and decades later, remain committed to seeking justice — are not convinced there can necessarily be a direct comparison.
Penn students protest to demand murder charge for officers who shot Breonna Taylor
The protesters’ main demand was to indict the officers for Taylor’s death, but speakers and organizers also criticized the role of police in general and advocated for police abolition.
Petition with over 1,000 signatures calls on Penn to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, also known as Columbus Day, takes place on Oct. 12 to honor Native American peoples’ resiliency in the face of violence by European explorers.
Penn students found club to boost representation of women in startups
Only 13% of Penn founders are women and raise just 6% of venture capital, according to Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders Association.
Here’s how Penn’s six cultural centers plan to support students remotely this fall
The DP spoke with the directors of all six cultural resource centers to discuss their programming for the online fall semester.