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. 

Johnny Irizarry, director of La Casa Latina, will retire after a decade at Penn

Irizarry came to La Casa Latin about 11 years ago, after spending years as a community organizer in Philadelphia. 

Temple to offer Headspace meditation app to student athletes for free

Headspace offers many guided tutorials for meditation and mindfulness, and it is available for phone or computer with a focus on meditation on-the-go. 

La Casa Latina celebrates in 20th year at Penn through alumni speakers

The dinner event took place Friday evening at Bodek Lounge and was crowded with about four dozen people seated at banquet tables.