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Vice Provost for University Life will leave position for new student engagement role
In her new role, McCoullum said she will be able to focus more on Penn's pipeline and college preparatory programs for high school students in Philadelphia.
Penn Violence Prevention returns to Locust Walk following student backlash
The new location at VPUL's main office at 3609-3611 Locust Walk will house PVP Director Malik Washington’s office and student meeting space for student groups associated with PVP.
Furniture competition allows students to design the lobby of new Wharton building
The Tangen Hall Furniture Competition, spearheaded by Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Karl Ulrich and the Venture Lab, allows individuals and teams to submit furniture designs for the lobby of Tangen Hall, an entrepreneurship scheduled to open in fall of 2020.
Bernie's 'momentum' vs. Buttigieg's 'movement': Youth voters sound off at competing rallies
At Sanders' New Hampshire victory party, hundreds chanted slogans ranging from "Bernie beats Trump" to "Health care is a right." At Buttigieg's rally, the runner-up and his supporters emphasized the need for unity.
Meet Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Penn’s 2020 commencement speaker and award-winning author
Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will give the commencement speech at Penn’s graduation ceremony on May 18.
SAC will fund rental fees for some on-campus conferences beginning fall 2020
Former Student Activities Council Vice President and College senior Elena Hoffman said that SAC will fund space rental fees for conferences up to $2,500 per group for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Students praise Adichie, Penn's first Black female commencement speaker since 1978
Adichie will be the first Black woman to deliver the address since 1978, when then-Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Patricia Harris gave the speech.
Philadelphia ranks as ninth best city for women in tech, falling six places from last year
Philadelphia's decreased ranking can be partly attributed to a larger gender pay gap in the city. Philadelphia women in tech are currently making 91% of what their male counterparts make, compared to 97% in 2019.
Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to give 2020 Commencement speech
Nigerian-born Adichie is known for her critically-acclaimed books “Purple Hibiscus,” which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 2005 and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in 2004, and “Half of a Yellow Sun,” which won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2007.
Sanders, The Strokes, and AOC team up in N.H. to rally for free public college tuition
Filled with college-aged supporters, the enthusiastic crowd illustrated the faithful backing that Sanders boasts as he looks to win Tuesday's primary and build momentum in his presidential bid.
'Fake news,' 'promises kept,' and 'lock her up': The sights and sounds of Trump's N.H. rally
During his hour-long speech, Trump lauded the United States' economic prosperity and boasted about "killing the founder and leader” of ISIS. The audience chanted “lock her up” when Trump brought up Nancy Pelosi's impeachment inquiry, and booed loudly when he decried his Democratic opponents and called mainstream media "fake news."
In a bid to achieve carbon neutrality, Penn will offset emissions of University air travel
Penn-sponsored air travel by students, faculty, and staff generates approximately 64,000 tons of carbon annually, accounting for 20% of Penn’s carbon emissions, according to an email sent by Penn President Amy Gutmann to Penn community members on Jan. 29.
Carmen Maria Machado reads excerpts from her memoir ‘In the Dream House’ at KWH
Machado is a writer in residence at Penn and a recipient of the Bard Fiction Prize for her work.
Penn Med finds patients more likely to track steps with smartphones than wearable devices
The study found that discharged patients who used smartphones to track their daily step counts were 32% more likely than those using wearable devices to continue sending the information to the researchers six months after leaving the hospital.
Former Penn prof. Elizabeth Warren tells the DP America needs to work for everyone
At a rally before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, Warren called for “big structural change.”
Penn for Bernie and Penn for Biden trek hundreds of miles to canvass for N.H. primary
Penn for Bernie joined a group of around 40 students in New Hampshire and returned to Philadelphia Sunday night. Four Biden supporters from Penn also canvassed throughout the state.
IFC increases its education program's attendance requirements for new fraternity members
The six-week program consists of workshops conducted by Counseling and Psychological Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives, Campus Health, and Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault for new members before being officially initiated into their chapter.
UA fills vacant Nursing seat with special election – but only 17 people voted
Nursing sophomore Candy Greczylo won the election unopposed with 17 votes from sophomores, juniors, and seniors in The School of Nursing on Friday.
Phila. Mayor Jim Kenney visits Chinatown to address racism following coronavirus outbreak
Chinatown residents said worries of the coronavirus have caused a decrease in the number of people eating out at restaurants, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.