Politics
From Penn Law to Wistar Institute — how campus joined the national protest against gun violence
On Wednesday morning, director of the Wistar Institute Dario Altieri sent out an email saying he would walk out 'for personal reasons.' Over a hundred of his employees joined him.
Thousands of Philadelphia high school students join national protest against gun violence
Over 1,000 of Central High School's 2,400 students walked out, as well as two-thirds of Lower Merion High School's student body of 1,300, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Economists from Trump's alma mater have gotten into a public spat with his administration
The Penn Wharton Budget Model became the latest target of Trump's ire when its economists found themselves in a back-and-forth with the White House over Trump's infrastructure plan.
The first 'teach-in' at Penn in 49 years will include talks on race and augmented reality
The first of its kind since 1969, the teach-in will focus on "the production, dissemination, and use of knowledge."
Penn alum Conor Lamb wins Democratic House seat after tight special election race
The race, considered a "bellwether" for the November midterm elections, has captured national attention in recent months.
Rallying to free Phila. rapper Meek Mill, thousands gather at Penn seeking justice reform
The hallmark of the evening occurred when Mill called and spoke to the audience from the SCI — Chester in Delaware County.
Penn welcomes San Antonio Mayor and 'son of Annenberg' Ron Nirenberg back to campus
In June 2017, Penn graduate Ron Nirenberg made headlines when he unseated Ivy Taylor, the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, in a decisive election victory.
Trump's budget proposal could cut $90 million from Phila. Housing Authority funding
According to the Inquirer, PHA currently receives 93 percent of its budget from the National Department of Housing and Urban Development and the city of Philadelphia received more than $400 million from HUD in 2017.
Anti-Semitic incidents in Pennsylvania increased by nearly 50 percent in 2017
This is Pennsylvania's largest single-year increase in anti-Semitic incidents recorded by the Anti-Defamation League in the past decade.
Penn grad and State Rep. Nick Miccarelli has been accused of abuse and sexual misconduct
In an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer, 2007 Nick Miccarelli called the allegations “absolute lies, a thousand percent lies,” adding that he has “never laid a hand on a woman.”
Former VP Joe Biden made a low-profile visit to Penn on Feb. 28
Biden arrived amid very little fanfare, and two separate Penn spokespeople wrote in emails to The Daily Pennsylvanian they were not aware Biden was on campus.
Top Penn administrators lobby against GOP bill that could significantly affect financial aid
University Director of Financial Aid Elaine Papas Varas said the federal grant program, loan programs, work-study, and loan forgiveness would all likely be affected by the bill.
Penn prof and author of 'Free Speech on Campus' warns of the dangers of censorship
The panelists and attendees discussed why college campus censorship is dangerous and where to draw the line between hateful and controversial speech.
Ambassador Dennis Ross on state of the Middle East: 'Worse than anything we've seen before'
In addition to collaboration with Hillel, the event was sponsored by 12 constituent groups on campus, whose organizations are rooted in politics and political affairs.
A breakdown of the 1,740 honorary degrees Penn has granted in the last three centuries
Penn has granted 1,740 honorary degrees since 1757. Only 164 of these degrees — 9.43 percent — have been awarded to women. Today, this is changing.
Neo-Nazi group celebrated Samuel Woodward's alleged murder of Blaze Bernstein, report says
ProPublica has obtained roughly 250,000 encrypted messages exchanged between members of Atomwaffen Division, the Neo-Nazi hate group linked to Bernstein's death.
Philadelphia has introduced a new phone line for employees to report sexual misconduct
The purpose of the line is to “better understand the policies, processes and procedures in place from the perspective of the individual who has to go through [sexual misconduct],” Philadelphia Controller Rebecca Rhynhart said.
Amy Wax's newest opinion piece has reignited a familiar debate at Penn Law
'What Can't Be Debated on Campus' was published in The Wall Street Journal and explores the 'unreasoned speech' Wax encountered in response to her original Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed.
Dozens of Penn students, faculty gather in the rain to protest gun violence on Thursday
At noon today, students with umbrellas flanked both sides of Locust Walk holding up white paper signs, each with the date, location, and number of deaths from a mass shooting.