Politics
Penn Law holds lecture on Paris climate change agreement
A New York University environmental ethicist gave a well-attended lecture about the 2015 Paris Agreement on global greenhouse gas emissions.
Scholarship in honor of Beau Biden established by his former Castle brothers
Months after his untimely death, 1991 College graduate Beau Biden’s legacy will live on in the form of a scholarship.
U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty discusses her campaign at Penn
A win in the upcoming elections would guarantee Katie McGinty a position in the history books as the first female Senator from Pennsylvania.
'No Loans,' but Penn students still graduate with debt
32 percent of Penn’s 2015 graduates took out a student loan to finance their education, averaging $18,900.
Penn professor's computer algorithm could fight terrorism while protecting privacy
If created, this algorithm could have major implications for the political scene, particularly after former CIA member Edward Snowden’s revelations of the information that the government has kept secret from the public.
News Analysis: Older, whiter voters flex their muscle in N.H.
Whether it was media-anointed nativist Donald Trump or self-proclaimed democratic socialist Bernie Sanders, the rallies were lily-white.
Biden's visit to Penn brings increased attention to collaboration efforts in cancer research
Biden is leading a “moon shot” effort to create tangible milestones in cancer treatment, which is especially meaningful after the loss of his son, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, to brain cancer only last year.
Trump tosses out insults, policy positions at blowout rally in N.H.
Donald Trump delivered a bombastic, wide-ranging address on the eve of the New Hampshire primaries.
Primary sources: on the campaign trail with NH voters
On the New Hampshire campaign trail, here were the voices that stood out.
Former Harvard President Lawrence Summers talks protests and free college
Summers worked for Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
Bernie Sanders plays both preacher and therapist for N.H. crowd
At times the event resembled more of a conversation between candidate and voter, rather than a speech.
Q&A with New York Times reporter Matt Flegenheimer about covering the 2016 election
With only two days until the New Hampshire primary, the DPolitics team caught up with Matt Flegenheimer to discuss the election.
Former Phila. Mayor Nutter will teach from experience at Columbia
After spending eight years running America’s fifth-largest city, Michael Nutter is now teaching students how he did it.
Socialist resurgence
Students for a Democratic Society is making its comeback on campus, after its initial debut during the Vietnam War.
Donald Trump anonymously nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Despite his tough stance on ISIS and his promises of strong military action, some view Republican presidential candidate and 1979 Wharton graduate Donald Trump as an arbiter of peace. On Tuesday, he was anonymously nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
A taste of the Iowa caucuses at Penn
The Iowa caucus frenzy, along with its election results full of surprises and upsets, cruised its way to Penn’s campus Tuesday night.
Families torn in close Democratic caucus
Such is the weird majesty of the Iowa caucuses, where private politics become public.
Trump dealt humbling loss in Iowa; Cruz wins with Sanders and Clinton in virtual tie
Marco Rubio, who finished in third place, and Bernie Sanders the real
