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Students, faculty praise plan to pay dining staff but urge U. to rethink subcontracting
Penn announced on Monday that it would pay laid-off dining workers employed by Bon Appétit Management Company through May 15.
Virtual Annenberg event describes how journalists face online trolling and censorship
George Washington University professor Silvio Waisbord spoke about the online intimidation of journalists in a virtual event hosted by the Annenberg School for Communication.
Pennsylvania under stay-at-home order until April 30 to stop spread of coronavirus
The stay-at-home order began at 8 p.m. on April 1 and will continue until April 30, Governor Tom Wolf announced.
Penn Museum faculty, students create Wikipedia pages about women to boost representation
To celebrate Women's History Month, the group published three new pages and added new information to 20 other Wikipedia articles about notable Penn-affiliated women.
Philadelphia’s Homewood Suites by Hilton to offer free rooms to healthcare, safety workers
As doctors, nurses, and other staff work to ensure health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Hilton offered the option for those who cannot return to their homes.
Lizzo treats Hospital of University of Pennsylvania workers with lunch deliveries
Penn Medicine took to Twitter on Thursday to thank the "Truth Hurts" singer for providing lunch to its emergency room staff earlier this week.
Despite Biden's youth vote struggles, Penn Dems hopes the left will unite come November
While Penn Democrats officially endorsed Biden in late March, Penn for Bernie said their group has no plans to support Biden’s campaign unless he adopts leftist policies that address issues pertinent to younger voters.
Coronavirus derails internship plans, forcing students to work online or restart job search
Penn Abroad announced the cancellation of its Global Research & Internship Program on March 17, giving approximately 150 students about two months to iron out their summer plans.
Penn will move first summer course sessions online as coronavirus spreads
Due to the coronavirus outbreak and Philadelphia's indefinite stay-at-home order, Penn will conduct most summer academic sessions remotely.
Penn Dems and Penn for Bernie urge investigation into Biden sexual assault allegation
Last week, former Senate staffer Tara Reade alleged that Joe Biden sexually assaulted her when she worked in his senate office in 1993. The Biden campaign denied the allegation.
UA urges admin to push back pass/fail deadline and give timeline for housing, dining refund
The UA-administered survey, conducted from March 20 to March 30, garnered responses from 944 students across all four undergraduate schools, according to the report.
Philadelphia unable to use local hospital for coronavirus patients due to steep rent cost
Hahnemann University Hospital closed in September 2019 when owner Joel Freedman requested the city $1 million a month for rent. The hospital will remain closed and unable to treat coronavirus patients.
HUP Pavilion tower accelerates construction to aid Philadelphia’s fight against COVID-19
Construction of the HUP Pavilion building has been accelerated to complete 120 new patient rooms by mid-April in order to accommodate increasing demands for medical resources amidst the outbreak.
Penn pledges $4 million to support employees, contract workers, community organizations
The funds will go to affected workers as well as the PHL COVID-19 Fund, which is helping local nonprofits stay afloat during the pandemic.
After widespread backlash, Penn will pay laid-off Bon Appétit workers through May 15
Bon Appétit had previously planned to lay off approximately 140 workers in the retail dining cafes and Falk Dining Commons without pay at the end of March due to the coronavirus pandemic.Last month, Shakira performed at the Super Bowl. Now, she's taking a Penn course.
Philosophy professor and undergraduate chair Susan Sauvé Meyer said the lecture Shakira was watching in the video is from her online Coursera course titled Ancient Philosophy: Plato and His Predecessors.
Here’s how Penn’s pass/fail grading policy compares to the rest of the Ivy League
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, five Ivy League schools — including Penn — have implemented an opt-in pass/fail policy, while three are mandatory pass/fail.
As peer institutions adopt mandatory pass/fail policy, Penn says it has 'no plan' to do so
Harvard University, Stanford University, and Columbia University have established policies that make all classes graded on a pass/fail, pass/no credit, or satisfactory/no credit basis.
Students praise Penn Law's decision to convert all classes to Credit/Fail
Students commended the school's transparency in the decision-making process and thanked the school for listening to student opinion before making a final decision.