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Penn eliminates enrollment deposit as part of effort to 'create equitable practices' in admissions
The elimination of the enrollment deposit, a decision made by Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule, aims to ease the students’ admission into Penn.
FFP protestors suspended from Penn Band, allege University involvement in discipline
Students have been suspended from Penn Band until January 2024 and have been barred from traveling with the band or holding leadership positions in the group at any point.
Five Penn community members join Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro’s transition team
The Shapiro administration will be inaugurated on Jan. 17. They announced a list of over 300 transition team members who will work alongside the Gov.-elect.
The full interview: Liz Magill talks to the DP one year after her presidential nomination
The DP sat down with Penn President Liz Magill in her College Hall office on Jan. 9 to discus her first semester at Penn and the future of the University.
Five takeaways from the DP's exclusive interview with Magill one year after her nomination
Magill talked about issues such as climate change, Penn's relationship with the West Philadelphia community, and the search for new administrators.
From Bulgaria to Bucks County, meet five Class of 2027 students admitted via Early Decision
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with five members of the Class of 2027 about their backgrounds and what they are looking forward to the most this fall.
Penn Biden Center housed classified documents from Biden's time as vice president, DOJ finds
Biden's personal attorneys found the classified documents from Biden's term as vice president at the center on Nov. 2, 2022.
United By Blue closes temporarily after inspection finds mice droppings, 13 health violations
The coffee shop reopened on Jan. 9 following a third reinspection by the Department of Public Health.
Penn Admissions extends test-optional policy for 2023-24 admissions cycle
Penn Admissions’s announcement, released today on its blog, represents a continuation of the policies first implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Penn sophomore Maurice Campbell died Dec. 20
Outside of the classroom, Campbell was a contributing reporter for the The Daily Pennsylvanian where he worked in the sports department.
Penn announces early decision results for Class of 2027, eliminates enrollment deposit
According to the announcement, over 8,000 students applied to Penn through the Early Decision Program this year — an increase from last year’s 7,795 applicants and the largest early decision applicant pool in its history.
Year in Review: The top stories that defined Penn in 2022
The Penn community navigated a changing University administration, campus renovations, and student protests this year.
Year in Review: Students advocate for change on Penn's campus, Philadelphia, and abroad
Penn community members protested University's role in gentrification around West Philadelphia.
Year in Review: Penn women's swimming's Lia Thomas makes history as first transgender NCAA Division I champion
Following Thomas' performance at the 2021 Zippy Invitational, her participation began to draw criticism and transphobic rhetoric from media outlets such as Fox News and the New York Post.
Year in Review: How the Amy Wax controversy unfolded, from racist comments to a U. investigation
Wax — a self-described “race realist” — drew national outcry at the start of the year after making racist remarks about Asian Americans on a podcast.
Year in Review: Resignations, vacancies, and retirements dominate Penn admin. in 2022
The DP's coverage followed all the developments, from the search for a new provost to the sudden departure of the director of the Pan-Asian American Community House.
Year in Review: Penn sees increased climate activism, sustainability initiatives in 2022
Penn saw an increased visibility of student concerns about climate justice, protests surrounding Penn’s impact on the environment, and a new administration’s response to students' climate demands.
Year in Review: Renovations, construction, acquisitions headline changes to Penn's campus
University City will soon welcome a renovated McDonald's and a new Target store.
Year in Review: Liz Magill inaugurated, marking first presidential transition at Penn in 18 years
The confirmation of former Penn President Amy Gutmann as the United States ambassador to Germany at the beginning of 2022 set into motion a months-long presidential transition.