A Faculty Senate committee, which has an advisory role for Penn administration, released a resolution in an effort to raise more awareness to climate-related issues among faculty and University departments.

About 50 students from a variety of local universities — including Penn, Drexel University, and the University of Delaware — attended the virtual event. 

With the bill, Philadelphia becomes the first big city to ban these traffic stops that disproportionately affect people of color.

Various members of the Penn community, including parents, faculty members, and students, are still hopeful the University's donation can help mitigate the issue of environmental hazards — but worry that it may not be enough.

Orts centered his three-month-long campaign around combating the climate crisis. His exit leaves behind a wide field of candidates in the lead up to May’s Democratic primary. 

The survey reported that 34% of Americans would favor eliminating the court if it issued numerous rulings that most Americans disagreed with.

McMullin, who graduated from the Wharton School with an MBA in 2011, is best known for his 2016 presidential run as an Independent.

The march was organized by several Philadelphia community members, including Perelman School of Medicine students.

Sustainability Director Nina Morris said a significant part of Climate Week programming was virtual to ensure that it reached beyond the University, and created a ripple effect throughout the Philadelphia community and in higher education as a whole.

The report found that tax rates on foreign income by multinationals would increase from 2.1 percent to 7.4 percent.

More than 50 students protested outside the Psi Upsilon chapter house on Tuesday, urging Penn to respond to an alleged assault by a fraternity brother against another student at a party earlier this month.

Student groups like Penn Leads the Vote and Penn Democrats are looking to use this day to increase civic engagement on campus.

The report's recommendations are based on an independent review of DPS that was previously commissioned  by the University in July 2020, following the police killing of George Floyd and ensuing criticism of policing on campus. 

The survey measures American adults' knowledge about civics and government.

Krasner answered questions from Penn and Philadelphia community members regarding his work on criminal justice reform, his recent win in the Democratic primary, and the role of higher voter turnout in the primary election. 

Penn experts on climate action, some of whom contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, are emphasizing the urgency of climate action and reaching net-zero carbon emissions.

With a return to in-person learning comes a return to in-person extracurricular activities, and Penn's political clubs in particular are in for an event-filled academic year.