What exactly are PILOTs, why doesn’t Penn pay them, and where does that money go instead? The Daily Pennsylvanian has answers to all of those questions and more — here is everything you need to know about the relationship between Penn and PILOTs.
Student groups can now donate revenue after Office of Student Affairs reverses policy
In a June 29 email to Student Activities Council groups, OSA Associate Director of Activities Rodney Robinson announced that SAC-funded student groups may donate their unused revenue to charities.
Wharton professor co-authors research paper on importance of flu vaccinations
The paper found that wide-spread influenza vaccination would be an effective life-preserving investment, based on current projections for COVID-19 mitigation costs.
Graduate students teaching this fall are frustrated by lack of support from Penn
Some graduate students who are currently weighing whether to teach courses in person this fall expressed confusion and frustration over the lack of support for graduate and professional students in Penn's fall 2020 plan.
Student groups can now donate revenue after Office of Student Affairs reverses policy
In a June 29 email to Student Activities Council groups, OSA Associate Director of Activities Rodney Robinson announced that SAC-funded student groups may donate their unused revenue to charities.
Wharton professor co-authors research paper on importance of flu vaccinations
The paper found that wide-spread influenza vaccination would be an effective life-preserving investment, based on current projections for COVID-19 mitigation costs.
Penn Med project looks to see if spending time in nature can lessen postpartum depression
Nurtured in Nature is a four-week intervention program for women ages 18 and older who had just had a baby and who lived in predominantly Black neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Wharton announces 'Remote Plus' plan for fall 2020 instruction
Wharton's fall classes enrolling more than 48 students will be conducted online, with classes of fewer than 48 students potentially offered in a hybrid format.
Penn to file amicus brief supporting MIT, Harvard lawsuit against ICE restrictions
According to an email sent to the DP on Wednesday afternoon, Penn will file an amicus brief in today's lawsuit brought against new ICE restrictions barring many international students from studying in the U.S. this fall.
Mary Trump says 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump cheated on SAT to get into Penn
In her book 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,' Mary Trump details how Donald Trump created a toxic family dynamic, accusing him of being a "sociopath."
Harvard, MIT sue ICE over rule barring thousands of intl. students from studying in U.S.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the lawsuit seeks to prevent ICE and the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the policy, arguing it violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
International students scramble to find in-person fall courses due to ICE visa restrictions
At universities adopting a hybrid model of instruction, like Penn, international students must continue their studies at least partially in-person to remain in the country.
Bon Appétit dining staff left uninformed as Penn plans to open dining halls this fall
Bon Appétit workers are growing increasingly resentful toward their employer after workers were laid off without pay when Penn asked students to leave campus in mid-March.
Here’s how Penn’s graduate schools are planning for the fall semester
Each school that has announced a plan so far will implement a hybrid of in-person and remote instruction on campus, with varying levels of in-person instruction.
Penn grad Jon Huntsman Jr. loses Utah Republican primary for governor
He previously served as Utah’s governor from 2005 to 2009, before stepping down to become former President Barack Obama’s ambassador to China.
Penn Professor, former School of Social Policy and Practice dean Richard Gelles dies at 73
Gelles worked at Penn from 1998 until his retirement in 2014 and served as the Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice from 2003 to 2014.
Students frustrated after Residential Services fails to provide video calls during packing
Residential Services contracted moving companies to pack students’ rooms, and told students that they could schedule video conferences with their assigned moving company during the packing process.
Penn condemns ICE order requiring intl. students to take in-person classes or leave U.S.
International students will be prohibited from staying in the United States if taking an entirely online course load at their university this fall, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday.
Penn prof. faces backlash after disagreeing with National Book Critics Circle BLM statement
People are calling for the firing of Annenberg professor Carlin Romano and his removal from NBCC's board following his feedback on the organization's statement about Black Lives Matter.
Penn Dems president secures delegate slot to represent Biden at Democratic National Convention
Rising College senior Owen Voutsinas-Klose, who also serves as co-chair of Penn for Biden, was officially declared a delegate on June 16 after running in Pennsylvania’s primary election on June 2.
















