Employees of Penn Libraries have successfully negotiated an agreement with the University and are set to hold their union election on August 7 and 8 in Van Pelt Library. 

Following the incident, Penn Police and Allied Universal Security Services have increased security checks in the area.

Fry, who served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Penn from 1995 to 2002, will begin his tenure once Drexel University appoints its next president.

The 40-story building will have both inpatient and outpatient services. CSC, a real estate investment group, announced that the building will cost $300 million.

Despite calls from some in the party for Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee, Democratic officials in Pennsylvania have continued to offer their support for Biden's candidacy.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Mason residents and representatives from the City of Philadelphia to discuss the causes of the shutdown, the current state of the building, and its potential future.

The task force, which is co-chaired by Breanna Moore, a Ph.D. candidate in history at Penn, aims to “stud[y] and develop … reparations proposals and programs for Black Philadelphians.”

A sign posted by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections states that the building is “ordered vacated immediately” because of several code violations and details several corrective actions required to lift the order. 

Philadelphia City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke invited United RAs at Penn to speak to City Council on May 16 about Penn’s union-busting tactics and to advocate for the resolution.

The center features youth-led programming, teach-ins, and workshops, providing youth with the opportunity to engage with art through professional-grade equipment.

An email sent by UArts administrators on May 31 gave the community one week’s notice that the school would be permanently closing its doors. 

The refrigerator is the first project of its kind for Chester and aims to provide nutritious and filling foods for the community. 

GET-UP is the largest union at Penn in recent memory, representing over 3,700 workers. Resident advisors, graduate resident advisors, and Penn Medicine residents have also increased union campaigns in recent months.

Several RAs told The Daily Pennsylvanian that Penn cut the final scheduled day of negotiations of the semester short and refused to accept the group’s multiple counterproposals.

The initiative breaks down into three parts: a donation center for unwanted items, a curbside furniture drive, and curbside bulk trash removal.

While several of Pennsylvania’s most high-profile politicians praised Penn’s move to disband the encampment, two politicians who represent Penn expressed deep concern about the University's conduct. 

Approximately 33 individuals were arrested at the encampment early Friday morning, a University spokesperson wrote to The Daily Pennsylvanian. As of 9:05 a.m., all individuals had been released.