The Jan. 30 event — titled “Higher Education and the State: How Politics are Reshaping America’s Great Universities" — was the first of the Faculty Senate’s three-part colloquium series.

The formation of the task force comes after 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to deport non-citizen students involved in pro-Palestinian protests.

The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled some key moments from past Januarys to paint a picture of Penn's campus at the start of the last four years.

1998 Wharton MBA graduate and former Rep. Brandon Williams (R-N.Y.) was tapped by 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump to head the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

The Jan. 29 action is aimed at addressing antisemitism on college campuses, according to a White House fact sheet. 

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia) scheduled a special election for March 25 to fill the seat. Until then, the House will operate with an even division.

Jameson’s email marks the University’s first comments on the second Trump administration’s policies — many of which have ignited a firestorm in Washington.

In November 2016, shortly before Trump took office for his first-term, then-Penn-president Amy Gutmann announced that Penn would be a “sanctuary” for undocumented students.

Trump suggested purchasing the Danish territory during his first term in office, but touted his plans to buy the island as recently as this month. 

Shapiro discussed the responsibility of universities to protect Jewish students and commented on the lack of appropriate action taken by the administration in response to antisemitic incidents. 

National controversy surrounding transgender women in women’s sports has persisted following 2022 Penn graduate Lia Thomas’ participation in NCAA swimming.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to Penn healthcare experts and Philadelphia-area abortion providers about what the next four years under Trump's second administration may hold, from federal abortion bans to state-by-state restrictions.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to Penn professors about the potential consequences of dozens of executive orders signed by President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump, many of which reversed policies from the Biden administration.

Stedman is one of 1,500 people — including some convicted of assaulting police officers — included in sweeping pardons issued shortly after the 1968 Wharton graduate returned to the White House.

Trump’s inauguration speech centered around the theme of broad sweeping, America-first change, which he claimed would mark an end to “America’s decline.”

Parker delivered a speech laying out her plans and goals for 2025, as well as her administration's accomplishments from her first year in office.

The 42-page report is the culmination of an investigation Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) initiated last April, when he called for a "House-wide crackdown on antisemitism."