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Donations to colleges and universities remain flat for 2019-2020 academic year
Even amid the overall lack of increase in donations, Penn received several large donations during the previous academic year.
Penn will require sophomores to purchase dining plans beginning fall 2021
The change is intended to complement Penn's Second Year Experience program, which requires sophomores to live in on-campus housing starting in fall 2021.
Penn gets 50% more intl. applicants than in 2020 while foreign enrollment sinks nationwide
Penn received a record increase in international applicants for the Class of 2025, even as international student enrollment in the United States saw a drastic decrease this year amid the pandemic.
Professors report unexpected benefits of virtual education despite facing challenges
The DP spoke to seven professors about their takeaways on a virtual education.
‘Designed to subordinate’: Experts talk racism in United States penal system at Penn event
At the panel Penn Law School professor Dorothy Roberts proposed incremental steps to reform the criminal justice system.
Gutmann criticizes Trump administration’s handling of COVID-19 at pandemic ethics event
Penn President Amy Gutmann discussed the ethical and practical implications of the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual event on Thursday.
Penn Medicine and Black faith leaders lead COVID-19 vaccination clinic in West Philadelphia
Around 20% of Saturday's vaccines were reserved for those who lacked internet access to register online for an appointment.
CAPS hires four new clinicians to expand services amid pandemic
CAPS onboarded three new hires who will serve as clinicians and one who will join the Student Health Service behavioral health consulting program.
Senate acquits 1968 Wharton grad and former President Trump on insurrection incitement charge
The Senate voted to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial on — falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction.
SAS and College to continue undergraduate lab research despite rising COVID-19 cases
The decision comes days after the Perelman School of Medicine recommended that faculty pause in-person undergraduate research due to rising COVID-19 cases on campus.
Here’s what Penn’s political groups are planning for the spring — virtually and on campus
Four of Penn's political groups detail how they are gearing up for a hybrid approach to event-hosting and community building this semester.
Philadelphia restaurants can increase indoor dining capacity to 50%
Restaurants will have to follow new ventilation standards that require air to circulate 15 times per hour.
New club aims to teach beginners key skills in software development and design
All club members will participate in a two-week boot camp to learn design or development before they begin working on a semester-long project.
Students in isolation report inadequate resources and communication from Penn
Some students are reporting inadequate and confusing meal policies and violations of safety guidelines.
New La Casa Latina Director Krista L. Cortes aims to center AfroLatinx voices
Cortes' chief objectives are to implement programming that connects Penn's Latinx community with the greater Philadelphia Latinx community, and also to turn the cultural center into a Black affirming space so all students can feel welcome.
Penn expands summer funding to include middle-income students
The Summer Funding Program will offer financial aid to students with an annual family income of $65,000 to $140,000 to pursue summer internships.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia partners with city to distribute vaccine to school staff
The vaccination effort will begin in late February and take place in pop-up clinics located in school buildings throughout Philadelphia.
Penn undergraduate weekly positivity rate reaches 4.47% as COVID-19 cases double
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé said there is "no evidence of an out-of-control outbreak" on campus despite undergraduate cases increasing from 113 to 239 between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6
At least two Penn students have contracted B.1.1.7, a more contagious variant of COVID-19
The variant — a more contagious form of COVID-19 — was identified on campus after the two students tested positive and reported recent personal or familial travel from the United Kingdom.