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Department of Education to issue credits after mismanagement of loan forgiveness program
The waivers will help millions of borrowers move toward loan forgiveness.
Two Penn affiliates named Soros Fellows, receiving up to $90,000 in graduate funding
The Soros Fellowship gives grants to immigrants or children of immigrants pursuing graduate education in the United States.
Princeton Board of Trustees extends current president's tenure
The announcement comes at a time of widespread turnover among administration for high-profile universities — several other presidents are also stepping down from their positions.
Division of Public Safety holds first in-person commendation ceremony in two years
At the April 14 ceremony, awards were given to UPPD police officers, PennComm Operations Center personnel, Penn Patrol security guards, and graduating seniors in Penn MERT.
Demanding divestment, Fossil Free Penn is camping out on College Green
FFP's demands include Penn's public condemnation of the fossil fuel industry, defunding the University's Police Department, and banning oil and gas companies from job recruitment programming.
‘Massive shoes to fill’: Penn Hillel’s Allison Sorgeloos announces departure
In an email sent to students and alumni of Penn Hillel, Sorgeloos announced that she is leaving Penn to start a new job as a consultant for a nonprofit organization in Washington.
Penn Big Brothers Big Sisters branch cultivates relationships between Penn and Phila. students
The program provides one-on-one mentoring opportunities where Penn student "bigs" meet with their "littles" at their Philadelphia school for lunch once a week.
Leaked reports allege that Penn officials led ‘shameless cover-up’ to protect Gene Therapy Program
The University stands to benefit from Wilson's empire of biotechnology companies, which have received hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital financing.
Marianne Williamson stresses power of love in politics at Penn Justice Dems event
Williamson, a nationally acclaimed author of 13 books, is also a progressive political activist and founder of several nonprofit organizations.
12 Penn students win 2022 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prizes
The prizes are awarded annually to Penn seniors for the development and undertaking of a post-graduation project that aims to positively impact the world.
Kelly Writers House to hold first in-person marathon reading event in two years on Thursday
Beginning at 9 a.m., students and faculty who have signed up for 10-minute slots will take turns reading aloud until the book is finished.
Black students egged and called racial, homophobic slurs at Spring Fling party
The party was scheduled to start at 10 p.m., and at 11:15 p.m., students were heard screaming while several individuals threw eggs at students that burst upon impact on their faces, body, hair, and clothes.
Penn’s COVID-19 case count reaches over 800, marking 13-week high
Administrators wrote on the COVID-19 Dashboard that new transmissions continue to be primarily associated with social gatherings, such as parties, and household exposures.
SEPTA's mask mandate has been lifted despite newly reinstated Philadelphia mandate
SEPTA's decision — prompted by a federal judge striking down the national mask mandate for public transportation and ruling that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had overstepped its authority — was announced Monday.
"Level Up" funding stream will give Philadelphia schools $119 million
Wolf also plans to give $1.25 billion to all 500 districts to distribute equal funding to Pennsylvania's most struggling school districts.
Perry World House hosts 2022 Global Shifts Colloquium
The colloquium will provide a space for policymakers and thinkers to discuss how international global policy can prepare for the impacts of climate change and its effect on countries at risk.
‘Not as efficient’: Students criticize Path@Penn as difficult to navigate
Students reported having hopes that Path@Penn would improve on Penn InTouch — only to be disappointed with difficulties in the advance registration process.
Yale files two motions — one jointly with Penn — to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
Yale argued that they have used a different method for calculating financial aid than the other accused schools for the past 14 years.
Businesses and residents file a lawsuit against Philadelphia's reinstated mask mandate
The mandate, which was announced last week and went into effect on April 18, made Philadelphia the first major city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate following an uptick in COVID-19 cases.