Topics focused on Chapin’s personal experiences as a journalist and her thoughts on the recent funding cuts made to public broadcasting by the second Trump administration.

The Oct. 11 message was sent in response to a memo from Penn that outlined recommendations for department chairs to “maintain teaching continuity” should graduate students participate in a work stoppage.

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Chen detailed his journey from Penn to Silicon Valley, the culture of Elon Musk’s company, and his relationship to Diego Pasini. 

He described his new role as an effort to maintain the University’s momentum — a mission that requires institutional flexibility amid an evolving landscape of federal policies and financial stress.

At the picket, GET-UP announced that its members have begun pledging to authorize a strike if Penn continues to reject the union’s proposed contract. 

The compact was broadly described as a threat to the practice of shared governance — where faculty, staff, administrators, boards, and sometimes students share responsibility for decision-making and policy development. 

In his role as a distinguished visiting fellow, Ezoe engages “with students, staff, faculty, and the community on pressing global issues including climate change, democracy, global justice, human rights, and security.”

Klein’s new role at Penn Washington involves research, policy, and applied learning.

The compact, which was send to nine universities including Penn on Oct. 1, outlined sweeping set of principles addressing academic freedom, testing, and international undergraduate enrollment.

The Oct. 3 memo condemned the compact as “another attempt” by the Trump administration to pressure universities “to comply with its political agenda.” 

According to The New York Times, Rowan was a chief architect of the compact — which builds directly on the ideas he first outlined in a 2023 message to Penn’s Board of Trustees.

The zoning overlay bill will require the Philadelphia City Planning Commission to review proposals for land sold by colleges and universities before construction begins. 

In an Oct. 5 message, Penn President Larry Jameson said that administrators will “seek the input” of stakeholders across campus to develop the University’s response to the federal government.

“When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation,” the AAUP-Penn wrote.

Experts told The Daily Pennsylvanian the compact could reshape the relationship between institutions of higher education and the federal government, posing a significant risk to academic freedom.

The plan would establish an international board which will serve as the “supreme political and legal authority for Gaza during the transitional period” and comprise seven to ten members.

The project — an initiative by the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics — marks the centers‘ annual celebration of Constitution Day.