‘Out now!’: Penn students join protests outside President Trump’s Philadelphia town hall

Outside the venue, at least 200 people gathered for an anti-Trump demonstration organized by Refuse Fascism Philly and the Penn Community for Justice. 

Cory Booker, Pa. AG Josh Shapiro headline Penn Dems virtual kickoff event

The event was held over Zoom Monday night, and is part of Penn Dems' effort this semester to encourage as many people as possible to vote.

Penn closed on-campus housing for the fall. Now, fewer students can vote in Pa. in 2020

Though upperclassmen with residences in Philadelphia remain eligible to vote, most first years did not live on campus, preventing them from establishing a residence and registering to vote in the state.

Penn Dems and Penn for Biden gear up for election season through a virtual format

Penn Democrats have seen over 150 sign-ups after posting about it in the Class of 2024 Facebook group, along with many new Facebook likes and follows on their social media pages.

Penn releases 'Return to Campus Guide' for faculty and staff regarding masks, safety, pay

The "COVID-19 Return to Campus Guide for Penn Faculty and Staff," released in mid-July, was developed by a 20-member committee comprised of faculty and staff from various University departments.

New Student Orientation and Convocation will be online for incoming first years, transfers

David Fox, director of NSO and the Penn Reading Project, said Convocation may be run in a similar form to the Class of 2020's virtual commencement this spring. NSO will be held primarily through Thrive at Penn modules on Canvas.

Penn’s history of refusing to pay PILOTs, explained

What exactly are PILOTs, why doesn’t Penn pay them, and where does that money go instead? The Daily Pennsylvanian has answers to all of those questions and more — here is everything you need to know about the relationship between Penn and PILOTs.

Professors are wary of in-person teaching following Penn’s hybrid semester announcement

Under Penn's hybrid model, courses with more than 25 students will be recorded and taught remotely while all smaller courses may be taught in person, at the discretion of the individual professor, and with larger seating space permitted. 

Communication major consolidates 12 concentrations to five new options in curriculum update

The new concentrations ⁠— Advocacy & Activism, Audiences & Persuasion, Culture & Society, Data & Network Science, and Politics & Policy ⁠— represent a "less is more approach." 

Penn supports Supreme Court ruling to uphold DACA program

Following the 5-4 ruling, Penn President Amy Gutmann released a statement, writing she was “enormously pleased” by the decision, calling it a “great victory for human rights and the future of America.”

Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination

America is now left to decide between the former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice and 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump.

Error 404 exhibit showcases Fine Arts senior thesis projects — in virtual reality

The virtual art exhibition was created by 2020 College graduate Stara Diamond and 2020 College of Liberal and Professional Studies graduate Natalia Cabalceta.

KWH Kerry Prize winner creates virtual writing camp for children, taught by Penn students

Rising College junior Rowana Miller, who is the 2020 recipient of the Kelly Writers House Kerry Prize, hopes to make a positive contribution to younger children's lives in the midst of the pandemic. 

Two Penn professors receive $200,000 Carnegie Fellowship for media research

Professors Sarah Jackson and Duncan Watts will receive $200,000 grants for research projects that focus on pertinent issues facing society. Jackson and Watts are the sixth and seventh Penn professors to receive the award in the Carnegie Fellows Program's six year history. 

Yale prof. talks how Russian interference diminishes trust in election results at PWH

Perry World House Lightning Scholar Sarah Bush said she found that election interference is often viewed as positive in an authoritarian regime, but is generally seen as negative when it impacts a democracy.

Penn prof. leads project in Sydney to protect biodiversity from fires and city expansion

The goal of Weller's project was for students to design a conservation sanctuary using the layout of Sydney's Centennial Park to preserve biodiversity.

Pulitzer Prize finalist talks difficulties of writing plays about climate change at KWH

Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George cited several reasons why climate change is difficult to write about, including verb tense issues and the waste created by theatrical productions.

Professor talks about Russian ‘hybrid war’ tactics and impeachment inquiry at Penn event

Orenstein discussed his recent book, “The Lands in Between: Russia vs the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War,” which was published in April at a Penn Law event. 

At Perry World House, Lord Mendelsohn highlights need for U.K. to reform after Brexit

Mendelsohn, who has served in the British Parliament's House of Lords since 2013, spoke about the history, possible causes, and implications of the Brexit referendum on Tuesday evening. 

Wondering how architecture and literature are related? Take this course in the spring

This is the second time the Architecture Department will offer "Topographical Stories: Architecture, Literature, and Cities," a seminar taught by professor David Leatherbarrow.