Shapiro’s push to influence affairs Penn — according to documents obtained and first reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education — came as on-campus activism increased in fall 2023.

The allocation of these funds marks the first time Philadelphia has made plans to renovate Clark Park since 2006.

The brief — which was released on July 28 — came as the Trump immigration works to enforce its mass deportation immigration policy.

We've compiled a categorized, non-exhaustive list of Penn clubs to ease the stress associated with your extracurricular experience. 

As the fall semester approaches, here’s what you missed on and around campus this summer at Penn.

Throughout the year, the University navigated student protests, leadership shifts, and new federal mandates — much of it stemming from controversies that first erupted two years prior.

Whitaker will replace current Vice President for Government and Community Affairs Jeffrey Cooper, who announced his retirement in June.

Some reinstatements were awarded following the appeal process, while others were mandated by federal court rulings.

The lawsuit argues that the early decision admission process disadvantages students because colleges are not given an incentive to provide those who are accepted with increased financial aid.

The closure is the latest in a series of moves contributing to a widespread rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the University. 

The University initiative, which is run out of PennPraxis — the applied research arm of the Weitzman School of Design — studies housing conditions in Philadelphia to advise policymakers.

Penn argues that PBMs — which serve as intermediaries between drugmakers, insurers, and pharmacies — have misused their connection to drugmakers to keep prices high.

The remaining defendants — Penn and the NCAA — will await a ruling in Gaines v. NCAA, a similar suit filed in a Georgia federal district court.

Former executive director of Penn’s Fels Institute of Government David Thornburgh and 1987 Penn Carey Law graduate Michael Smerconish are among the group of voters who brought the case.

Ahead of his first year in the role, Wood named safety, community partnerships, and officer morale as his priorities in an interview with the DP.

Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier described the current situation as "one nightmare after another" in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with University public health experts and legal scholars to understand the impact of recent policies — including the effects of restricted Medicaid eligibility on immigrant populations.