According to The New York Times, Rowan was a chief architect of the compact — which builds directly on the ideas he first outlined in a 2023 message to Penn’s Board of Trustees.

The zoning overlay bill will require the Philadelphia City Planning Commission to review proposals for land sold by colleges and universities before construction begins. 

In an Oct. 5 message, Penn President Larry Jameson said that administrators will “seek the input” of stakeholders across campus to develop the University’s response to the federal government.

Also, former members of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly alleged that Penn officials encroached on the organization's independence.

The conversation — which was the latest installment in the Africana Classics Lecture Series — encouraged ‘genuine’ discourse regarding Morrison, her novel, and Black experiences in the United States.

“When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation,” the AAUP-Penn wrote.

Experts told The Daily Pennsylvanian the compact could reshape the relationship between institutions of higher education and the federal government, posing a significant risk to academic freedom.

Housed in the Institute for Urban Research, the program will convene transportation practitioners, private-sector partners, students, and faculty to tackle challenges including safety, mobility access, technology deployment, and procurement.

Former GAPSA executive board members described an “overarching infiltration” at the hands of administrators, citing unreasonable performance expectations and a lack of respect for shared governance.

The plan would establish an international board which will serve as the “supreme political and legal authority for Gaza during the transitional period” and comprise seven to ten members.

The Water Center will serve as a hub for developing strategies that reduce the water footprint of artificial intelligence infrastructure and use AI technology to address global water challenges.

The workshop sought to engage the Penn community in the art form and supplement to Japanese culture classes at Penn.

Their research centers around a multi-robot system that allows the robots to physically connect, pulling and pushing each other to overcome environmental hazards.

The new vaccine, detailed in an article published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, prevented dangerous immune reactions and life-threatening inflammation caused by allergens in tests with mice.

The project — an initiative by the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics — marks the centers‘ annual celebration of Constitution Day.

The researchers created the tool in response to a long-term trend of increasing stimulant-involved overdose deaths in the United States.

The Quad renovation project began in 2023 and is currently in its third and final phase, with renovations to Fisher Hassenfeld College House slated for completion in August 2026.