Identities
‘I know I’m supposed to be here’: Penn’s newest FGLI students adjust to being on campus
Some FGLI first years reported feeling pleasantly surprised by Penn's existing FGLI community and resources, though some added that they felt culture shock upon arriving on campus.
Penn’s Chinatown bus service returns to campus with shuttles every other Saturday
The service will be offered for a full semester for the first time following its pilot launch last spring.
A rundown of Penn’s FGLI student resources this fall
Students can join various FGLI-oriented clubs and take advantage of academic resources.
Founder of Penn LGBT Center Bob Schoenberg dies at 76
Schoenberg founded the LGBT Center in 1982 after witnessing a Penn sophomore being severely beaten and targeted on Locust Walk for being gay.
Prof. Dache becomes first tenured, female, Latinx professor in Graduate School of Education
Dache’s research focuses on how historical challenges and racial demographics influence access to higher education in places such as Havana, Cuba; Cape Town, South Africa; Ferguson, Missouri; and Rochester, New York.
For the first time in history, Wharton's MBA program will enroll more women than men
The Wharton School announced that nearly 52% of its incoming MBA students will be women, a 5% increase in the number of women enrolled since the program's most gender-equal Class of 2021.
Penn-sponsored 'Vaccine Street Team' goes door-to-door to combat COVID-19 vaccine myths
The team visited 9,161 pre-mapped homes and reached over 250 individuals who were initially hesitant to get vaccinated, as of July 13.
PennMed researchers receive $2.9 million to study racial disparities in heart disease
The study funded by the AHA will focus on how two types of cancer create a higher risk for cardiovascular disease among Black and Hispanic cancer survivors.
Penn Law students revitalize club to petition against University-sponsored travel to Israel
Penn Law Students for Justice in Palestine released a statement on July 2 discouraging students from participating in itrek, an annual academic trip to Israel for business, law, policy, and STEM students.
Performance art to children’s literature: Sachs Program funds 14 API-led art projects
The recipients of the funding include four Penn alumni, three staff members, one faculty member, five individual students, and one student group.
‘Very bittersweet’: Associate Director of La Casa Latina Kareli Lizarraga leaves Penn
2013 College graduate and Associate Director of La Casa Latina Kareli Lizarraga ended her position on June 30, making Director of La Casa Latina Krista Cortes the only remaining staff member.
Penn alum donates $100k to fund Penn Libraries lecture series on diversity and inclusion
1989 College graduate William Park's donation to Penn Libraries will fund a five-year lecture series on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
Reality TV star wins Prism Fellowship to attend Wharton MBA program with full-ride
Dillon Patel — star of the reality TV show “Family Karma” — was awarded the Prism Fellowship, a full-tuition scholarship for an incoming Wharton MBA student who has demonstrated leadership in the LGBTQ community.
Penn LGBTQ groups host in-person events for Pride Month as COVID-19 restrictions ease
The celebration of Pride Month highlighted the sense of unity among queer and allied members of the Penn community.
New Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies will fund research, house postdoc program
The Latin American and Latinx Studies Program will become the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies on July 1.
Author Ibram X. Kendi discusses antiracism with Wharton Dean Erika James at Juneteenth event
The hour-long webinar was hosted to commemorate Juneteenth and discussed racism as a power construct and the power of an individual to challenge racial ideas and structures.
‘A huge help’: Phila. restaurant owners see sales increase during Black Restaurant Week
Black Restaurant Week, an event that showcases Black-owned restaurants and culinary businesses in the city, took place from June 4 to June 13.
More than 300 students, faculty, alumni sign statement urging Penn to divest from Israel
The statement, released on May 19, has been signed by nearly 330 members of the Penn community and 28 Penn groups and Philadelphia-based organizations.
Former Wharton Vice Dean Jason Wingard named Temple University president
Wingard graduated from the Graduate School of Education in 2000 and will be the first Black president of Temple.