Politics
Penn defends DACA against legal challenges in amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court
The brief, filed by Penn and eighteen other universities, claims that talent and potential would be lost for universities and the nation as a whole if the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program were rescinded.
Penn program lets students work with polling data leading up to 2020 election
Some PORES fellows in past years have had the opportunity to visit NBC News on election night, making predictions and crunching data at the decision desk.
John Legend and comedians headline ‘Stand Up and Vote’ event at Penn
Stand Up and Vote featured performances from 1999 College graduate John Legend and comedians Mike Birbiglia, Michelle Wolf, Roy Wood Jr., and Aparna Nancherla.
Six of the seven Penn alumni in Congress support the impeachment inquiry against Trump
At the heart of the issue is a July call between Trump and Ukraine's president, in which Trump asked the leader to investigate Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate and a former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice.
Penn Political Coalition loses funding, leaving political groups to worry about events
The organization’s membership includes Penn Democrats, College Republicans, and the Government and Politics Association.
John Kerry and other global leaders talk climate change, Iran, and AI at Perry World House
The colloquium, "How Emerging Technologies are Rewiring the Global Order," featured conversations with Kerry, President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth, and Uber Chief Scientist Raquel Urtasun.
Annenberg study reveals American civic knowledge is low, despite improvements
The study found that more Americans are able to answer questions about civics now than they were in the 2014 version of the survey.
Author Michelle Malkin denies anti-Semitism accusations, decries illegal immigration
"I am not an immigrant hater. I am an America lover," Malkin said during her speech at Penn.
After accusations of anti-Semitism, conservative author Michelle Malkin to speak at Penn
College Republicans spokesperson and Wharton sophomore Corey Paredes said Malkin's comments on Fox were not anti-Semitic, and said the allegations were "ridiculous personal smears."
At Penn Dems debate watch party, members split between pragmatism and progressiveness
Penn Dems members greeted the more exclusive lineup, which featured all of the top contenders on the same debate stage for the first time
Obama’s right-hand woman discusses her upbringing and the former president at Penn event
Valerie Jarrett served in the Obama administration for all eight years of his presidency, and was seen as a trusted advisor who pushed for liberal policies in the administration.
Perry World House fall colloquium to feature former Secretary of State John Kerry
The colloquium, titled "How Emerging Technologies are Rewiring the Global Order," will feature speeches and panel discussions with other prominent government and technology leaders.
Penn’s political groups plan speaker events and tabling efforts for voter engagement
College Republicans, Government and Politics Association, and Penn Democrats are preparing for the buildup to the 2020 elections.
Meet Penn for Biden: the group backing the former vice president’s bid for the White House
Here's why the presidents of Penn for Biden think the former vice president should be the one to take on Trump.
Penn admissions officer who interviewed Trump says the president was no "super genius"
“I certainly was not struck by any sense that [I was] sitting before a genius," the admissions officer said.
Joe Biden earned $15.6 million in two years. Here's what he made at Penn.
The former vice president earned nearly $800,000 from working at Penn as a Presidential Professor or Practice.
Former Clinton aide Jennifer Palmieri urges young women to be unapologetic at Penn event
At the event, Palmieri explained how women in leadership are subject to “deeply enlarged gender biases” and urged them to be unapologetic about their identities despite this.
Joe's leaving Penn for now. But the Biden Center isn't going anywhere.
Penn President Amy Gutmann wrote in an email to the Penn community Thursday that Penn Presidential Professor of Practice Joe Biden “will be taking an unpaid leave of absence from his work at the Penn Biden Center" throughout his campaign.
Penn professor Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential campaign
Penn hired Biden to become a Presidential Professor of Practice in February 2017 and he opened the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C. a year later.