Student Life
This report has found that there are fewer new international students coming to U.S. colleges
Experts have suggested that this dip in numbers is associated with the rise of President Donald Trump, who has implemented a range of controversial immigration reform policies.
RAs and GAs to students intending on applying for their roles: 'It's not for the faint of heart'
Not only does the process to become an RA or GA start months before students take on the role, the application can consist of several rounds of interviews.
A look into the history of College course requirements — and why they're so selective
Not all courses in the History Department count towards the History and Tradition sector, and no calculus courses actually satisfy the Natural Sciences and Mathematics sector.
A total of 26 Penn graduates made this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
This year, over 15,000 people applied or were nominated for consideration for the Forbes lists, placing the “acceptance” rate at less than four percent.
An 86-year-old woman was arrested for robbing the TD bank near Penn's campus last week
Police told Fox News that the woman walked into the bank with her walker and pulled out a revolver before demanding $400 from employees.
Penn Dems says the GOP tax plan will 'screw over' the poor. College Republicans disagree.
“This is a tax plan to help GOP donors and really, really really, really, rich people, while screwing over everyone else in the process,” said Penn Dems President Rachel Pomerantz.
Meet the two juniors working to reintroduce a historically black fraternity to Penn's campus
In early November, College junior Chris Harrison and Wharton junior Michael Beavers affiliated with Phi Beta Sigma Inc.
Open to all applicants, the Penn Improv Society wants students to have fun with 'no exclusivity'
“I got rejected after a six-hour-long audition from a selective group that was the only way I could pursue that passion [for improv comedy] before PIS came along."
Penn freshmen discuss how selective their residential programs are — and whether it makes a difference
Some residential programs have fewer participants than their stipulated capacity while others have an acceptance rate of as low as 30 percent.
Students have created a Penn-centric version of the game 'Cards Against Humanity'
Called "Squirrels Without Morality," the meme-based card game is meant to be "a light-hearted medium for students to laugh at the absurdity of Penn's culture."
A year after its opening, New College House has yet to change its 'descriptor' name
Penn said the name of the dorm would be temporary, but NCH has yet to receive a new one. Now, a new building near the west end of campus is being named New College House West.
Trump's decision to end TPS program sparks new immigration concerns at Penn
In several announcements throughout November, the Trump administration has left tens of thousands of migrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Haiti with just months to leave the country.
Two Penn students have been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Penn seniors Adnan Zikri Jaafar and Christopher D’Urso bring the number of Rhodes Scholars from Penn to 26.
Penn students embrace their 'raw feelings' about food in this new book
"The book, in a way, challenges the notion of Penn Face because it really conveys students’ raw feelings and lets other people know it’s okay to be vulnerable."
Penn students and faculty discuss how Larry Krasner's 'seismic' election may affect the city
"[T]here's already a bit of tension between what the DA says he wants and what the police department say they want," said political science professor Marc Meredith.
Meet the Penn student who has written an entire musical adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby'
Theater Arts and English lecturer David Fox said that alhough he has seen many students write plays, this is the first fully-developed musical that he has seen from a student.
The Netter Center at Penn celebrated 25 years of community engagement last week
The two-day conference featured speeches from Penn President Amy Gutmann, Provost Wendell Pritchett, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda, and Netter Center Founding Director Ira Harkavy.
To connect to students, new College Dean Paul Sniegowski has joined Snapchat
After debating between social media platforms with DAB members and his children, the dean decided on Snapchat — and signed up as "sniegowskisnaps."
Why this Asian advocacy group is calling the Common Application discriminatory
In a letter, the Asian American Coalition for Education called on the Common App to "stop the practice of subdividing Asian American applicants into 10 subcategories."