Students began setting up tents on Sept. 14 and intend to remain until their demands are met.
Penn seniors launch startup that delivers home-cooked meals to students’ doorsteps
Breadhead serves as a food-service platform that connects students with homemade meals cooked by student chefs in the community.
Penn alumni donate $55 million to Basser Center for BRCA to research, prevent breast cancer
Penn alumni Mindy and Jonathan Gray made the donation to establish and fund the Cancer Interception Institute to research early identification and prevention of breast cancer.
Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend auctions mementos from Penn relationship for over $100K
Memorabilia from their college relationship included 18 photos of Musk as a college student at Penn, a signed birthday card, a 14-karat gold necklace, and a signed dollar bill.
Penn seniors launch startup that delivers home-cooked meals to students’ doorsteps
Breadhead serves as a food-service platform that connects students with homemade meals cooked by student chefs in the community.
Penn alumni donate $55 million to Basser Center for BRCA to research, prevent breast cancer
Penn alumni Mindy and Jonathan Gray made the donation to establish and fund the Cancer Interception Institute to research early identification and prevention of breast cancer.
Wharton coconut spread startup wins 2022 Good Housekeeping Award
Co-founded by Wharton MBA students Breanna Atkinson and Jared Golestani in 2020, Kokada is a startup that produces sugar-free, gluten-free, and nut-free coconut spreads.
Perelman School of Medicine launches a four-year palliative care program
Penn is one of the few medical schools in the country that provide a robust, four-year curriculum on palliative care.
Penn Women’s Center to select new director before end of the semester
The Penn Women’s Center plans to have a permanent director by the end of the semester after Sherisse Laud-Hammond left last semester.
Penn President Liz Magill forms search committee to select new provost
The committee was announced Tuesday and consists of 20 students, professors, and staff from across Penn.
GAPSA leaders meet Liz Magill at GradFest kick-off event
The kickoff event was invitation-only and allowed student leaders across all twelve professional and graduate schools to meet each other and talk with administration.
Penn sees one of largest cost increases among universities nationwide
Last March, the Penn Board of Trustees agreed to increase tuition to $81,340 in the 2022-23 school year, up 2.9% from $79,014 in the 2021-22 school year.
Several students shared their thoughts about the importance of the center, while others held up signs with messages like “No Funding = Loss of Culture Scholarship Discourse” and “The MEC is our Community”.
Penn calls risk of campus monkeypox outbreak ‘extremely low,’ advises caution
There have been no cases at Penn this semester and the risk of an outbreak on campus remains “extremely low,” according to Penn Public Health and Wellbeing.
Penn's 60-Second Lectures returns to College Green this fall with new format
The lecture series will take place on Sept. 14, starting at noon at the Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall.
Penn Wellness to host ‘Lunch-n-Learn’ session to educate on monkeypox
The event will take place in Houston Hall from noon to 1 p.m. and will host a Penn epidemiologist and a medical provider from Student Health and Counseling.
Princeton financial aid will cover all costs for families making up to $100K
Starting in fall 2023, all eligible students at Princeton University will be exempt from paying all college-related expenses, including room and board.
Wharton names Renita Miller as inaugural chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer
Miller comes to Penn from Princeton University, where she spent four years as the associate dean for access, diversity, and inclusion at Princeton Graduate School.
Penn Medicine launches clinical trial to test gum that traps COVID-19, preventing spread
The chewing gum, designed by the School of Dental Medicine researcher Henry Daniell, has the ability to block the transmission of COVID-19.
Penn to build new performing arts theater in first-ever expansion of Annenberg Center
The 3,100-square-foot building, which is part of a $25 million renovation plan, is expected to have an audience capacity of 300 to 350 people


















