Student Life
50 years of Spring Fling: Analyzing the concert's performers over the years
Rock, rap, and electronic genres are the most popular sounds of Spring Fling.
Student groups present on Chinatown redevelopment, grad student financial insecurity at U. Council
This meeting comes after months of back-and-forth with Penn administration as GAPSA and ASPC attempted to schedule their presentations before the University Council.
Penn NROTC midshipmen reflect on their training, academic experience
The NROTC’s primary focus is preparing students to immediately enter the Navy after they graduate.
Gloria Allred named 2023 Carey Law School commencement speaker
Allred is an 1963 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts for Women, which merged with Penn’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1974.
Van Pelt Library remains closed for fourth day as flood clean up continues
The library first closed on Monday due to a "serious" failure of a chilled water pump that flooded the library's basement mechanical room in the morning.
College Republicans, Penn YDSA back mayoral candidates while Penn Dems abstain from endorsement
While Penn College Republicans will be endorsing David Oh and Penn Young Democratic Socialists of America will be endorsing Helen Gym, Penn Democrats is abstaining from endorsing a single candidate in the mayoral race.
Dr. Carolyn Ureña appointed College director of Academic Advising
Ureña's primary role will be to oversee academic advising programs in the College.
Two Engineering sophomores create AI tools to streamline studying, course searching
Penn Course Search is a search engine for the Penn course catalog powered by artificial intelligence and CramGPT is a chatbot which is trained on course notes and recordings.
Student groups add agenda items to U. Council meeting after back-and-forth with Penn adminstrators
The months-long process led to presentations that will cover graduate student financial insecurity and the development of the Philadelphia 76ers arena in Chinatown.
Penn West African Vibe wins first place at Princeton dance competition
WAVe won $1000 and first place recognition.
Penn announces 2023 College graduation ceremony speakers
2010 College graduate and award-winning poet Joshua Bennett will speak at the College of Arts and Sciences graduation ceremony alongside College and Wharton senior Hoang Le.
From the Netherlands to Dubai, meet five Class of 2027 students accepted through Regular Decision
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with five students who were admitted through regular decision about their backgrounds, their academic interests, their motivations for applying to Penn, and what they are looking forward to when they arrive on campus this fall.
Quaker Days return to all day programming, welcome admitted Class of 2027
Each Quaker Day included a Class of 2027 welcome and opening session, campus tours led by the Kite and Key Society, and academic programming specific to each school and dual-degree program.
Kelly Writers House hosts Grammy-nominated performer Britt Daniel for symposium
Held annually since 2006, the event is endowed by Penn alumnus and philanthropist Mitchell Blutt and his wife Margo Blutt.
Van Pelt Library closed Monday and Tuesday due to flooding, power outage
The building is also currently out of power.
LGBT Center hosts first scholar in residence for night of comedy, poetry
The LGBT Center announced ALOK as its first-ever scholar in residence in March following an anonymous $2 million gift to the center.
Penn Sustainability hosts 2023 Earth Week
From April 17 to 23, Penn Sustainability will host the University’s annual Earth Week featuring cross-disciplinary events on environmental justice and nature open to the Penn community.
Disabled, queer content creator Spencer West to speak at Penn's Disabled Coalition event
West — who has identified as disabled from a very young age — is a disability and LGBTQ advocate with 4.3 million followers on TikTok.
Penn community to honor life of 2022 College graduate Jamie Albrecht at Kelly Writers House
As a Penn student, Albrecht won the 2022 Creative Writing Honors Thesis Prize for the poetry manuscript "What Have You."