Communications professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, who had led the center for over three decades, will remain part of the center as a director emerita.
“We expect to announce a new restaurant tenant for the ground-floor space in the near future,” Real Estate Services Associate Vice President Rachel Siegert wrote to the DP.
Penn Sheraton hotel completes $60 million renovation
According to a release, the renovation aimed to modernize the property through choices that capture the environment of Penn’s campus.
The decision comes almost one year after Penn affirmed its Title IX compliance across all athletic programs in a settlement with the federal government.
“We expect to announce a new restaurant tenant for the ground-floor space in the near future,” Real Estate Services Associate Vice President Rachel Siegert wrote to the DP.
Penn Sheraton hotel completes $60 million renovation
According to a release, the renovation aimed to modernize the property through choices that capture the environment of Penn’s campus.
Four Penn affiliates invited to Peter Thiel’s exclusive ‘Dialog’ society
The documents surfaced after internal directories for Dialog’s 2026 retreat were left publicly accessible online.
Penn Faculty Senate releases annual committee reports on lecturer tracks, AI use
This year’s reports, posted on June 16, include the Senate Committees on Faculty and Academic Mission and on Students and Educational Policy.
Penn Wharton Budget Model warns against rising U.S. debt in new report
Under current projections, the report found that the federal debt could become unsustainable within the next two decades.
Penn researchers awarded Google grant to improve medical imaging accessibility
The project will implement Google’s MedGemma artificial intelligence model to increase access to medical imaging technology in Botswana.
How GET-UP became Penn’s blueprint for labor organizing
The DP spoke to unions and organizations across campus about GET-UP’s impact on their work at Penn.
Penn announces grant for pre-commercial innovations
The NextUP Program is open to applicants from all 12 schools and is managed by Penn’s Office of the Chief Innovation Officer.
Penn Faculty Senate overwhelmingly rejects draft open expression guidelines
The Senate Executive Committee called for a return of authority to the Committee on Open Expression.
Penn issues guidance after federal court blocks Trump freeze on immigration benefits
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has indicated it will comply with the order while the federal government’s appeal is processed.
Penn graduate Luigi Mangione’s lawyers abruptly walk back psychiatric defense
Mangione’s lawyers backtracked after announcing plans to argue he suffered extreme emotional disturbance during the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Wharton graduate Charlie Javice reportedly seeks Trump pardon after fraud conviction
During the trial and after her guilty verdict, Javice argued that she was unfairly prosecuted.
‘One of a kind’: Penn’s Center for Media at Risk to close as longtime director retires
The center was established in 2018 as a response to an increasingly hostile climate for journalism under President Donald Trump’s first presidency.
Penn extends open expression review amid campus pushback
The final draft is now tentatively due on Nov. 18 — roughly two months after the Committee on Open Expression’s original September deadline.
Penn Museum, Wharton host festival to celebrate Philadelphia culture
The event combined the Penn Museum’s annual Juneteenth celebration with the Wellness Empowerment Project, a collaboration between the Wharton School and Penn Medicine.
Penn Med study finds GLP-1 use may lower breast cancer incidence
Radiology professor Elizabeth McDonald wrote in a release that GLP-1 medications are “intriguing from a cancer research perspective” despite not being “designed for cancer therapy.”



















