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Here’s how Penn is celebrating Juneteenth this year
Campus organizations — including the African American Resource Center, Penn Museum, and Penn Libraries — have planned community-focused events to commemorate Juneteenth through the third week of June.
Penn Makuu celebrates 25th anniversary featuring current, former directors
Hosted in the Arts, Research and Culture House, the event brought together about 30 Penn students and community members to focus on Makuu’s place and history at Penn.
ADL gives Penn ‘C’ rating on 2025 Campus Report Card, marking improvement from last year
The Anti-Defamation League rated Penn “above expectations” in publicly disclosing administrative actions and “excellent” in Jewish life on campus.
Penn honors first Black architecture program graduate with dedication ceremony
At the event, which took place at Eisenlohr Hall, a framed portrait of Abele was unveiled on the first floor along with a series of his watercolor and pastel paintings.
Penn Ombuds Office report reveals increase in sexual harassment conflicts, overall visitors
The report was released on Feb. 18 and published in the Almanac.
Meet the staff leading Penn’s African American Resource Center
The center continues advocacy efforts dating back to the 1970s and is currently led by Director Valerie Dorsey Allen, Associate Director Darin Toliver, and staff assistant Colleen Winn.
Penn community commemorates third anniversary of Russia-Ukraine war, honors lives lost at vigil
Attendees of the vigil included Penn students, faculty, and Temple University students — some who had a personal connection to the war, and others who showed up in support.
Penn schools scrubbed their DEI websites. Here’s what’s left.
As Penn quietly rolls back policies, programs, and initiatives it once championed, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled the changes the University's schools have made to their DEI websites so far.
Five Penn classes offered this semester that highlight Black history
As Penn celebrates Black History Month through programming and events, here are five classes offered this semester across departments that highlight Black history.
Pro-Palestinian activists demand divestment, highlight Penn’s ‘complicity in genocide’ during march
Several activist groups on campus and from the greater Philadelphia area co-hosted the march, which moved down Walnut Street on Monday evening.
Ad hoc committee finds Penn Police acted with ‘professionalism’ in October search warrant execution
The formation of the committee followed public backlash in response the execution of the October 2024 warrant.
Penn Med pauses antiracism initiative amid escalating DEI attacks, committee members say
In fall 2024, the Perelman School of Medicine scrubbed the website of the Anti-Racism Committee at the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania — an administrative unit which coordinates the work of faculty who practice in clinics at Penn.
Ghost Robotics, subject of pro-Palestinian protests, to leave Pennovation Works
Ghost Robotics, which activists allege has produced the robotic dogs used by the Israeli military in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, has been the source of extended protests at Penn.
Trump signs executive order to deport non-citizen students involved in pro-Palestinian protests
The Jan. 29 action is aimed at addressing antisemitism on college campuses, according to a White House fact sheet.
Penn remains silent on Trump’s new immigration policies as campus groups prepare response
In November 2016, shortly before Trump took office for his first-term, then-Penn-president Amy Gutmann announced that Penn would be a “sanctuary” for undocumented students.
Center for Africana Studies honors Harvard historian with MLK Jr. Social Justice Award
Patterson received the 24th Annual MLK Jr. Social Justice award, which highlights an individual with “influential scholarship and commitment to social justice,” for his extensive research into Jamaican slavery.
The 2024 Report on Diversity at The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc.
The information in this report reflects the fall 2024 demographics of 260 members of the organization, across The Daily Pennsylvanian, 34th Street Magazine, and Under the Button.
Chabad at Penn hosts IDF soldiers to discuss Oct. 7 Hamas attack
The Jan. 21 event — titled "Courage & Sacrifice" — featured IDF combat medic Saar Arie and IDF observer Maya Desiatnik.
Penn University Life departments relocate to new office space above McDonald's
The move marks a step towards the University’s goal to streamline student support services by housing multiple departments under one roof.