Mayor Michael Nutter appointed Lorene Cary, lecturer in the Creative Writing Program within the English Department, to the School Reform Commission earlier this month.

Provost Vincent Price is currently considering a calendar proposal that, if approved, would require 2013-14 classes to begin Aug. 28. New Student Orientation would start on Aug. 23. INTERACTIVE: Proposed changes to academic calendar

Since Penn Park’s opening over a month ago, the University community has been using the space for athletic practices, student-run events and general recreation. TOPICS: Penn Park

Mark Winkelman has been selected as chairman of Penn Medicine, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Board of Trustees Chairman David Cohen announced Monday. Winkelman’s appointment is effective Nov. 1.

Read a first-person account of Friday’s Occupy Eric Cantor demonstration.

More than 100 Penn graduate students express support for the Occupy movement express solidarity with the Occupy movement.

President Barack Obama’s announcement to withdraw all troops from Iraq by year’s end garnered relatively little attention but carries weighty implications.

The events that occurred on campus after Eric Cantor canceled his lecture exemplified both the best and the worst of our community — and raised questions of access.

On Saturday evening, the Inn at Penn was packed with 165 education advocates for Philadelphia Writing Project’s black tie event.

India has roughly 600 millions citizens under the age of 25. As a result, the country’s universities have become overwhelmed with applicants, The New York Times reported last week.

This weekend, 120 students spent time painting murals, clearing lots and pruning trees throughout West Philadelphia as part of the biannual CHORDS Service Weekend.

At the 105th minute, Yale forward Charlie Paris scored an easy goal on a short pass inside the box, effectively ending Penn’s hopes for a title in a 2-1 loss.

Despite a halftime lead, Penn field hockey fell to first-place Yale, 2-1, Sunday afternoon at Franklin Field.

Bon Appétit and students in the academically based community service and Fox Leadership class “The Politics of Food” coordinated Food Week to explore the nature of food in America.

As the third quarter came to a close Saturday, several members of the Yale football team held four fingers aloft.

Penn Volleyball jumped out to early leads against Ivy co-leader Princeton in the last two sets, but gave them up shortly after the Tigers called timeouts and regrouped.

With another convincing win, the Penn women’s soccer team remained within striking distance for another Ivy League championship.