Students debate divestment as ad hoc committee begins deliberations
In a discussion on Wednesday students broke down the issues of fossil fuel divestment and discussed the morality of investing the University's endowment in fossil fuels.
In a discussion on Wednesday students broke down the issues of fossil fuel divestment and discussed the morality of investing the University's endowment in fossil fuels.
After sending out an initial UPenn Alert at 9:54 p.m., the Division of Public Safety sent an all-clear message about 12 minutes later.
Data from AP as of 2:00am EST 2/2/16. Results may change as votes continue to be counted. Map data via Wikimedia Commons. Interactive by Andrew Fischer.
On Tuesday, House Committee on Ways and Means met to discuss free speech on college campuses. The Congress Oversight Subcommittee is confronting the question of whether tax-exempt universities endanger their nonprofit status by allowing political activities on campus.
After sending out an initial UPenn Alert at 9:54 p.m., the Division of Public Safety sent an all-clear message about 12 minutes later.
Data from AP as of 2:00am EST 2/2/16. Results may change as votes continue to be counted. Map data via Wikimedia Commons. Interactive by Andrew Fischer.
1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump is barreling towards the Republican nomination, securing Super Tuesday victories in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia.
The discussion at Hillel centered around sexual discovery at summer camp and in other areas of life.
The candidates’ dominant victories and their rivals' resounding losses were felt at Penn, where students paid close attention as news outlets projected wins, often just minutes after the closing of state polls.
The Presidential Professorship is a feature of the University’s Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence.
The group offers free weekly yoga classes in Harnwell College House’s rooftop lounge in collaboration with the Live Well program there.
Alternate Spring Break participants plan to break out of the Penn bubble and step into a different United States community for a week filled with service and reflection.
Penn just released its register of hundreds of courses it will offer in the fall — but less advertised is the opportunity students have to take classes somewhere else.
This Saturday, high school juniors around the country will rise early to tackle the SAT. But for the first time since 2005, it's a different test.
People struggling to keep up with overly ambitious New Years’ resolutions may have found a solution: behavioral economics.
Students who commute — that is, live off-campus with their parents or guardians and travel to Penn each day — can save about $9,060 per year.
The chapter that donates the most to V-Day will be able to co-host a downtown with Castle and OAX.
The endorsement came as yet another surprise in a Republican primary that has been defined by unexpected front-runners rocking the party establishment’s hold over the GOP nomination.
On Feb. 23, Nathaniel Rome petitioned to have Ohio Gov. John Kasich removed from Pennsylvania’s primary election ballot.
Yesterday the Philadelphia Department of Public Health reported that the first case of Zika virus was diagnosed in a Philadelphia resident.