Articles by Conor Murray
04/19/21 1:27pm
Penn suspends dean's list for 2020-2021 academic year
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University suspended dean's list awards to keep academic policies consistent with the previous year, in which Penn also adopted an extended pass/fail grading system. 04/12/21 7:08pm
Penn Museum will repatriate Morton Collection in effort to repair ‘racist and colonial practices’
Penn Museum and the University issued an apology for their "unethical possession of human remains" in a Monday evening statement. 03/09/21 3:19pm
Penn will hold in-person commencement for Class of 2021 with no guests allowed
Only seniors who have participated in Penn's asymptomatic testing program this semester and who have not had housing or access to campus revoked because of a Campus Compact violation will be eligible to participate. 02/05/21 7:12pm
Penn threatens campus-wide quarantine policy in light of ‘worrisome’ positivity rate
If trends do not reverse, the University will move to Campus Alert Level 3: Safer at Home on the University's four-level alert system as early as next week. 12/16/20 8:23pm
Penn accepts 15% of early decision applicants to Class of 2025, a record low
The early decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2025 marks a 4.7 percentage point decrease from last year. This year, 7,962 students applied through the University's early decision program, a 23% increase from last year's 6,453 applicants. 12/09/20 4:11pm
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for COVID-19
Wolf said he is currently experiencing no symptoms but is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health guidelines. 11/17/20 1:47pm
Penn pledges $100 million to Philadelphia public schools to address environmental hazards
Penn will contribute $10 million annually over the next decade. The announcement comes as the University faces widespread criticism from both students and faculty for its refusal to make Payments in Lieu of Taxes, known as PILOTs, to the city of Philadelphia. 04/23/20 1:46pm
Penn rejects federal coronavirus aid after facing criticism
Fox News host Tucker Carlson blasted Penn for qualifying for federal aid, citing President Amy Gutmann's $3.6 million salary and the University's $14.7 billion endowment. 04/08/20 1:28pm
Former Penn prof. Biden is set to face Wharton grad Trump after Sanders drops out
Biden, a former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice, now has a clear path to the nomination and will face Trump, a 1968 Wharton graduate, in November's general election. 03/20/20 11:03am
Penn will allow students to opt in to pass/fail grading for all courses by April 13
Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote in an email to Penn undergraduates Friday morning that students must opt in to take their classes pass/fail, and have until April 13 to do so. 03/20/20 11:03am
Penn will allow students to opt in to pass/fail grading for all courses by April 13
Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote in an email to Penn undergraduates Friday morning that students must opt in to take their classes pass/fail, and have until April 13 to do so. 03/20/20 11:03am
Penn will allow students to opt in to pass/fail grading for all courses by April 13
Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote in an email to Penn undergraduates Friday morning that students must opt in to take their classes pass/fail, and have until April 13 to do so. 03/16/20 2:14pm
Three Penn students test positive for coronavirus after traveling abroad for spring break
Associate Provost and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé wrote in an email to the Penn community Monday afternoon that two of the positive coronavirus cases are away from campus and one is currently on campus. 03/12/20 6:38pm
Students must leave campus by March 17 after Penn extends mandatory move-out by two days
President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett announced Thursday evening that students will now be expected to move out of their on-campus residences by March 17 at 8 p.m. 03/11/20 3:14pm
Penn moves spring semester classes online and asks students to move off campus by March 15
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. 03/10/20 6:35pm
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. 03/06/20 4:42pm
Penn Admissions cancels Quaker Days events for admitted students due to coronavirus fears
This year's Quaker Days events, which were planned for April 6 and April 15, and the Multicultural Scholars Preview program on April 14, have been canceled, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda wrote in a press release. 02/04/20 11:49pm
International Affairs Association suspended, loses registration with Penn
The Office of Student Affairs confirmed Tuesday night that the University has ended the IAA's registration with the University. 12/19/19 8:04pm
Fire erupts from HUP rooftop generator, patients temporarily relocated
Patients from three floors in the Rhoads Pavilion were temporarily relocated to receive care in another part of the hospital. All patients are safe. 12/08/19 9:55pm