Penn will extend spring break by one week and move to remote instruction beginning March 23, President Amy Gutmann Provost Wendell Pritchett announced in an email to Penn faculty.
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Online petition and tweets criticize Ivy League for basketball tournament cancellations
Basketball players, coaches, and fans have taken to the internet to express their disappointment and anger with the League's decision, hoping that collective action may result in a reconsideration from the Ancient Eight's governing body.
Biden spoke at the National Constitution Center due to the cancellation of his rally in Cleveland, Ohio amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Global travel bans and the uncertain fate of Penn's classes and dormitory availabilities have left international and first-generation, low-income students unsure of where they will live and how they will pay for housing and meals.
Online petition and tweets criticize Ivy League for basketball tournament cancellations
Basketball players, coaches, and fans have taken to the internet to express their disappointment and anger with the League's decision, hoping that collective action may result in a reconsideration from the Ancient Eight's governing body.
Biden spoke at the National Constitution Center due to the cancellation of his rally in Cleveland, Ohio amid the coronavirus outbreak.
’It's hypocritical’: Penn players and coaches react to cancellation of Ivy Madness
The teams knew that there was a possibility that the men's and women's tournaments would be played without spectators. Canceling the tournament altogether, though? No one saw it coming.
Online classes, travel bans: How the Ivy League is responding to the coronavirus outbreak
A growing number of universities are banning international travel and mandating that classes shift to online platforms to limit the spread of the virus.
Editorial | As Ivies cave to coronavirus fear, Penn must announce its next steps
Penn students, particularly those who hail from other countries or low-income backgrounds, deserve answers about how coronavirus will affect University life.
Papazekos | The Ivy League's decision to cancel the basketball tournaments was mindless
While the coronavirus is legitimately concerning, the logical jump from wanting to limit the size of large crowds to an outright cancellation of the tournament is not obvious when there were other options on the table.
Ivy League Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
The decision occurred after Harvard, the host of the tournament, announced it was moving classes online following its spring break.
Penn cuts off University-related travel and large on-campus events due to coronavirus
A further update on whether Penn is shifting to online classes will come later this week, Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote in an email to the Penn community.
Penn asks teachers to prepare for possible online classes amid coronavirus spread
Vice Provost for Education Beth Winkelstein wrote that as of now, classes are expected to meet as scheduled when Penn returns from spring break on Monday, March 16.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is treating its first coronavirus patient
The individual is in critical condition and is a Montgomery County, Pa. resident, health officials announced on Monday.
Notebook: Eight things we learned in Penn men's basketball's win over Columbia
Penn men’s basketball finished its regular season with a dominating 85-65 victory over Columbia. Here are eight of the biggest points from the game.
Three takeaways from Penn women's basketball's win over Columbia
Here are three of the biggest takeaways from Penn’s weekend sweep as the Quakers look ahead to their semifinal game against No. 3 Yale next weekend.
Brodeur's record-breaking night sees Penn men's basketball through to Ivy Madness
With 9:46 left in the game and the Quakers already leading the Lions by 20, Brodeur scored on a layup to give him his 18th point in the game and the 1,829th of his career.
Defense prevails as Penn women's basketball beats Columbia for No. 2 seed in Ivy Madness
With a commanding defensive performance against Columbia, Penn women's basketball played like a team that could reach the Ivy League Tournament final this upcoming Saturday night.
Live blog: Penn basketball vs. Columbia
Nothing is set in stone when it comes to determining Ivy League Tournament seeding scenarios. Keep it here for all the live updates from both games.
Penn women's basketball tops Cornell on the road as Columbia awaits on Saturday
After thoroughly defeating Cornell by a score of 67-46 on Friday night, the Quakers picked up their second straight win after dropping their previous two contests.


















