“In this moment, it is imperative that university leadership offer unequivocal reassurance and a concrete commitment to protecting those most vulnerable,” the letter read. 

Four Penn professors were named on a list of 126 other fellows who together make up "the most promising early-career scientists working today."

In a Feb. 23 email, Kallberg said that the “difficult” decision to reduce graduate program admissions rates by one-third was a “necessary cost-saving measure.”

Perna was first appointed to the position in 2020 and has furthered a number of initiatives including “new websites, interactive dashboards, and e-newsletters catering to faculty needs and interests.”

This is the third year MERT has offered this program and the largest to date, with 697 attendees.

Professors expressed concerns about the future of federal funding for DEI-related research and a lack of institutional support for their work from Penn.

Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students.

Also, Amy Wax spoke at a conference at Harvard University.

Gauthier introduced the resolution at the Feb. 20 city council meeting in a response to a Feb. 19 Truth Social post in which Trump wrote, “Long live the king!”

Hellerstein, who is also the former director of the Jewish Studies Program at Penn, has authored multiple translations, including “A Question of Tradition: Women Poets in Yiddish, 1586-1987.”

During the spring 2024 semester, students participated in a preservation project of Stuart Weitzman Hall through a course titled "Documentation, Research, Recording II." 

The conference was co-hosted by various conservative and Republican student clubs at Harvard University and The Harvard Salient, a conservative campus publication.

Owned by Philadelphia-based restauranteur Stephen Starr, Pod first opened in 2000 and will close on Feb. 22.

This semester, Robb’s students are to individually respond to the question of whether sports fandom can equate to a religious experience.

Also, a Senate committee flagged $11 million in Penn research grants for allegedly promoting DEI intiatives.

The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, recently launched various Ainu-themed programming, including a documentary screening and an ongoing exhibit on Ainu representation in media.

The Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts opened a recreation of a colonial coffeehouse last week in recognition of the Semiquincentennial: the 250th anniversary of America’s birth.