According to data from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the DP found that Penn ranked first among all Ivy League universities as an employer of H-1B visa beneficiaries.
New documents show Shapiro’s Penn proxy pushed for faculty discipline, broad antisemitism definition
Many of the documents focus on the role of 1982 College graduate Robert Fox, who served as Shapiro’s representative to Penn during and after the University's fall 2023 leadership crisis.
Joe Biden’s public career is waning. The Penn Biden Center’s influence has faded with it
The fate of the Penn Biden Center has mirrored Biden's shifting path from public office to private life — and back again.
Penn expert criticizes announcement from Trump, RFK Jr. linking autism to acetaminophen use
Mandell, who has studied autism for 27 years, said that most research does not show a link between the use of acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — and autism.
New documents show Shapiro’s Penn proxy pushed for faculty discipline, broad antisemitism definition
Many of the documents focus on the role of 1982 College graduate Robert Fox, who served as Shapiro’s representative to Penn during and after the University's fall 2023 leadership crisis.
Joe Biden’s public career is waning. The Penn Biden Center’s influence has faded with it
The fate of the Penn Biden Center has mirrored Biden's shifting path from public office to private life — and back again.
Public confidence in U.S. health agencies has decreased, Annenberg Public Policy Center study finds
The survey, which collected a nationally representative sample of over a thousand U.S. adults in August, concluded that trustworthiness in such organizations has fallen across the board.
2020 graduate Luigi Mangione’s defense cites Penn, academic record in argument against death penalty
In a Sept. 20 motion filed in the Southern District of New York, Mangione’s defense described him as “a smart, kind, well-rounded, young man” whose life “has been derailed” by the government’s case.
Penn ISSS warns H-1B visa holders to avoid international travel as Trump implements $100,000 fee
The Sept. 19 proclamation — titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” — imposed a $100,000 annual fee on new and renewal H-1B visa petitions.
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro urges 'moral clarity' following recent incidents of political violence
Shapiro — who also holds an ex officio seat on the Penn Board of Trustees — was especially vocal about the selective condemnation of incidents of political violence.
The planned changes follow an executive order signed by 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump directing the National Park Service to remove exhibits that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”
Penn Leads the Vote holds voter registration drive on Locust Walk for National Voter Registration Day
The last day to register to vote in Pennsylvania is Oct. 20. Election day this year will take place on Nov. 4.
Penn experts link political violence to misinformation, polarization after Charlie Kirk assassination
In today’s political environment, faculty members argued, isolated acts of violence can reverberate far beyond those directly involved — and foster distrust in public institutions while deepening polarization.
New York court drops terrorism charges against 2020 Penn graduate, murder suspect Luigi Mangione
The terrorism charges levied against Mangione were among the most serious counts he faced and carried a sentence of life without parole.
Free speech nonprofit criticizes Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s ‘uniquely dangerous’ influence at Penn
The Sept. 16 report from FIRE labeled Shapiro’s sway at Penn as a form of unprecedented government overreach.
‘Despicable’: Sen. McCormick condemns senior Penn administrator's posts about Charlie Kirk shooting
Mann later acknowledged in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that he "should have been more circumspect about the reposts given the incendiary social media environment in the wake of this tragic event."
Penn College Republicans hosts vigil for assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk
The Sept. 12 event at Penn saw around 40 undergraduate and graduate students gather with candles around the Peace Symbol sculpture near Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.
Several Penn alums appear to have joined Trump in contributing notes to Jeffrey Epstein's birthday album
Along with Trump, 1961 Wharton MBA graduate Mortimer Zuckerman and 1954 Perelman School of Medicine graduate Gerald Edelman — who died in 2014 — appear to have signed notes for the book.
AAUP-Penn outlines semester programming goals in DP interview
Jessa Lingel, AAUP-Penn’s chapter president, spoke with The Daily Pennsylvanian about the organization’s upcoming initiatives and priorities.
The increased spending comes after the University’s federal funding — which amounts to over $1 billion annually — was threatened several times by the Trump administration this past year.



















