Anya Tullman

Wharton made history by appointing the school's first Black and female dean, and the University Chaplain is taking on additional responsibilities as Vice President for Social Equity and Community.

Reflecting back on the positive experiences of the unprecedented semester, professors nevertheless said they hoped to return to teaching in person as soon as possible.

Students and professors are backing Penn for PILOTs' demands that the University pay 40% of what it would owe in property taxes, which is almost four times the amount Penn has pledged to give annually, and continue contributing to the city well beyond the 10-year period.

Although Penn had planned to complete air conditioning installation for the last dorm without AC by the end of the summer, the COVID-19 pandemic and limited supply of equipment upended the project timeline. 

Two Philadelphia police officers shot and killed Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man, at 61st and Locust Streets on Monday, prompting protests near Penn’s campus on Monday night and throughout Tuesday.

Students in Philadelphia have access to some open facilities such as the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Penn Park, the Hamlin Tennis Center, and the Penn University Archives Reading Room.

On Monday afternoon, two Philadelphia police officers shot and killed Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man. The killing prompted protests near Penn’s campus on Monday night and throughout Tuesday.

In August, the Performing Arts Council and the Platt Performing Arts House announced that students cannot congregate in-person to produce content this semester because campus was still closed.

The program, which will launch in January 2021, will select and fund 10 Nursing students annually across the undergraduate and graduate degree-levels, Director of Media Relations Ron Ozio wrote in a press release. 

The Penn Park Farm and its greenhouse, located at the southernmost tip of Penn Park, welcomed its first harvest of more than 300 pounds of cold weather produce such as kale, spinach, lettuce, and cabbage in September.