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Penn student-run letter-writing initiative reaches over 13,000 frontline workers
Lockdown Letters has expanded their reach to target all essential workers, after focusing exclusively on health care workers at the start of the pandemic.
Penn expects to sustain $77 million loss by June due to COVID-19
The losses are due primarily to reduced tuition and a decline in enrollment.
Penn study finds errors in cleaning voter roles disproportionately hurt minority voters
Study authors believe stronger enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act, which prevents states from removing voter registrants from rolls without a clear indication that a registrant has moved or died, might help relieve issues.
Penn ranked among best large employers in the country by Forbes
Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania ranked No. 90 and No. 92, respectively.
Health System hospital ends COVID-19 vaccination program for family of staff members
The University of Pennsylvania Health system discontinued the practice after discussions with the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Faculty, students deem Penn Global Seminar’s new virtual format a success
While Penn Global Seminars include an abroad component either during winter break, spring break, or summer break, where students visit the country they learn about in class, the courses now follow the Collaborative Online International Learning format.
The 2021-2022 room selection period is open. Here’s what’s new.
This year, students are able to request housing in New College House West for the first time. Penn is also set to return to regular occupancy levels in college houses next year.
Penn creates automated text-based support system for students in isolation and quarantine
Students with a red PennOpen Pass are automatically enrolled in the COVID Navigator program and receive daily text messages checking in on their well-being.
Penn faculty and staff will not return to in-person work until July at the earliest
The University will also continue to update faculty and staff on plans to return to in-person work, as well as the potential of returning to in-person classes in the fall and research projects, according an email from University administrators.
Penn mental health experts offer four tips to manage stress in quarantine and isolation
While Penn reduced its mandatory quarantine period for students who are exposed to COVID-19, spending this much time physically away from others has proven difficult — emotionally, socially, and academically — for students.
Here's how to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Philadelphia
Anyone living or working in Philadelphia can demonstrate interest in getting the vaccine through a form at the city’s sign-up page or by calling the city’s COVID-19 call center.
Penn State will return to a full on-campus learning environment in fall 2021
The fall semester will closely resemble a traditional instructional experience with a full range of online classes available as well.
Biden questioned loan debt forgiveness for Ivy League students. So did Penn experts.
Penn's experts maintain that those who graduate with the highest amount of student loan debt often end up with higher earnings after graduating from four-year university programs.
Penn faculty organize to seek stronger voice in University decision-making
After feeling left out of the University's COVID-19 decision making process, professors formed a new chapter of the American Association of University Professors in hopes of giving faculty members a greater voice on campus.
Penn responds to fraudulent green PennOpen Passes with new daily code
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé and Chief Operating Officer for Wellness Services Erika Gross confirmed that students had been creating fake green PennOpen Passes to access campus buildings when they did not actually meet the required criteria to enter that building.
Annenberg Center’s online events allow audiences to watch on-stage performances from home
The livestream events are an hour long, with 40 to 45 minutes of performance and 15 minutes of discussion with the artists, during which audience members can ask the performers questions directly.
Black Penn students allege pattern of racism in Chemistry dept. on viral Instagram page
Multiple posts levy accusations against Penn’s Chemistry Department, leading the department to apologize to certain students for their "negative experiences" related to the department, but the University as a whole has taken no such steps.
Penn Libraries publishes annual list of featured books for Black History Month
Comprised of print books, e-books, videos, and streamable audio, the list of librarian-recommended resources aims to help students explore the works and lives of Black Americans.
Here’s how the Ivy League plans to hold commencement ceremonies this year
As May approaches and the threat of COVID-19 still looms large, many universities are reconsidering their plans to hold in-person commencement ceremonies for the classes of 2020 and 2021.