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Penn dedicates ARCH building to cultural centers after decades of student advocacy
The grand reopening of the redesigned ARCH building is set for Sept. 7 and will include remarks from Penn President Liz Magill.
President Joe Biden to give a prime-time address in Philadelphia today
The prime-time event at Independence Hall is the second of Biden's three planned campaigning events in Pennsylvania this week.
Penn’s endowment has grown 364.8% since 2000 — the fastest rate in the Ivy League
After Penn, Yale University had the second fastest endowment growth at 209.4%, followed by Brown, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Cornell University.
Mark F. Dingfield appointed Vice President for Finance and Treasurer at Penn
In his new role, Dingfield will oversee Penn’s financial functions, including cash and short-term investments and capital financing strategies.
Campus Pride names Penn one of the "Best of the Best" schools for LGBTQ inclusion
The “Best of the Best” list features 40 four-year colleges — up from 30 last year — that achieved a five out of five on the Campus Pride Index by receiving an overall score of 93% or higher.
Research led by retired Perelman pharmacology professor under federal investigation
The investigation began after the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma issued a full retraction of three of Armstead’s research papers in June, as per Armstead’s request.
Penn announces search committee to select new vice provost of University Life
The committee consists of 14 Penn faculty and student government representatives.
Penn to rebury cranial remains of enslaved Black Philadelphians from Morton Cranial Collection
Penn is petitioning Philadelphia’s Orphans’ Court to bury the skulls in Eden Cemetery, a historically Black cemetery.
Penn researcher joins $5.7 million multi-institutional cyber-physical systems program
Phan joins a research study that aims “to rethink the modeling, analyzing, and designing of a new generation of intelligent transportation systems."
Penn welcomes nearly 6,000 students back to on-campus housing
Residential Services expected 2,545 first-year and transfer students, 2,379 second-year students, and 866 third- and fourth-year students to move into campus housing between Aug. 21 and 28.
FGLI students recount “jumpstart to the school year” through Pre-First Year Program
Pre-First Year is a four-week academic intensive program prior to New Student Orientation that offers first-generation and low-income students one free elective credit at the conclusion of the program.
From College Green to Capitol Hill: Penn students reflect on congressional summer internships
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to three Penn students who worked on Capitol Hill this summer about each of their job experiences.
Protestors crash Convocation, cutting Liz Magill’s first major speech short
The protest was organized by the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes — a group of residents protesting the sale of 70 units of affordable housing.
Penn student competes for a $2 million island in MrBeast YouTube video
College sophomore Kimi Li was flown to the Bahamas in July to compete in several challenges against ninety-nine other MrBeast subscribers.
Here's an overview of Penn's cultural resource centers
Each individual center will host open houses during the first weeks of the semester to invite all interested students to learn more about their community.
Here's the latest on which University City restaurants have recently closed, opened, and reopened
Here is the latest on dining options for Penn students and the West Philadelphia community.
From new administrators to well-known professors, here are 10 people to know on campus
The Daily Pennsylvanian has gathered a list of 10 people to know on campus, ranging from the new president of the University to Wharton's youngest tenured and highest-rated professors.
An overview of Penn's mental health, accessibility, and FGLI resources for students
Here’s a guide to navigating campus resources for mental health, accessibility, and first-generation, low-income students.
Gutmann College House headlines list of on-campus building name changes, renovations
To keep you updated as you navigate campus this semester, here’s a look at the construction and renovation progress made on campus since you’ve been gone.