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In this week's crime log: thefts from Penn bookstore and an assault on a police officer
In this week's crime log, personal thefts in campus buildings and assault on an officer making an arrest.
Helen Gym, Penn graduate and Philadelphia city councilmember, endorses Bernie Sanders
Gym is the second elected official in Pennsylvania to endorse Sanders.
FDA accuses fast food chain Jimmy John’s of serving food linked to E. coli and salmonella
None of the Jimmy John’s locations mentioned in the warning letter from the FDA are in the state of Pennsylvania.
Penn’s total cost of attendance will rise to $76,826 next year, a 3.9% increase
The Trustees also approved an undergraduate financial aid budget of $256 million for the next academic year, a 3.7% increase from last year’s budget of $247 million.
Philadelphia's first supervised injection site to open next week following landmark ruling
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the proposed facility will not violate federal law. Safehouse, the nonprofit that proposed the facility, aims to provide a safe environment where people struggling with addiction may use their own drugs.
Penn Student Government budget for next academic year reaches record-high $2.75 million
The budget, which was passed on Sunday, represents an approximately 3.7% increase from this year’s $2.65 million.
Here’s how the 2020 census could affect all Penn students, regardless of hometown
All college students will be counted as residents of where they are living as of April 1, as opposed to where they grew up or where their guardians live. At Penn, the rules are the same for non-Pennsylvanian students as well as international students.
Penn Global releases video to quell coronavirus fears and denounce xenophobia
Penn Global International Student and Scholar Services released a YouTube video titled "Stay Strong, Penn" which features Penn administrators and students leaders from groups like the Assembly of International Students and the Undergraduate Assembly offering reassurance, information about on-campus resources, and warnings against xenophobic targeting.
Pa. state proposal aims to counteract expensive housing and Philadelphia gentrification
The average price of a home in University City has skyrocketed in recent years, increasing from $78,500 in 1995 to $500,000 in 2018. This has caused the displacement of many former residents, with the area’s Black population declining by more than half, according to WHYY.
Incoming Wharton dean Erika James aims to continue legacy of ‘solving world’s challenges’
James said that her long-term goal is to leave Wharton better than it was when she began the job.
New Wharton course will teach students ‘financial savvy’ in the fall
The course, Consumer Financial Decision Making, will be open to students from all years and schools and will explain how to make financial decisions relating to mortgages and insurance.
Erika James, the dean of Emory's business school, will be the new Wharton School dean
James will succeed Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett, who will leave Penn to serve as dean of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business beginning July 1.
Michael Horowitz named director of Perry World House
Horowitz has served as interim director of PWH since July 2019 and will succeed PWH’s founding director, Penn Law professor William Burke-White.
Wharton to introduce its first course on artificial intelligence in 2021
Artificial Intelligence for Business will be the first course to be fully dedicated to studying AI in a business context.
Penn received nearly $258 million in foreign money — with possibly more to be disclosed
The identity of Penn’s foreign donors remains unclear in many cases, but some include Chinese banks, foreign pharmaceutical countries, and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
U.S. Supreme Court will hear Philadelphia same-sex foster parents case
The City of Philadelphia alleged that Catholic Social Services violated the city's nondiscrimination laws by refusing to provide adoption services to same-sex couples.
Penn alum John Legend appointed to Vox Media board
At Vox, Legend will advise the company on strategic growth and venturing into new business opportunities and participate in regular board meetings.
Female leaders tell students to 'take a leap of faith' at fourth annual OWN IT summit
This year's conference, which was held at The Study at University City, marked the first time that the event was not held on Penn's campus.
Cyntoia Brown-Long explains how the criminal justice system failed her at BARS conference
Cyntoia Brown-Long and other formerly incarcerated individuals and criminal justice advocates discussed criminal justice reform at Saturday's inaugural BARS conference.