Kathryn Ye

The partnership intends to build “lasting infrastructure” for collaboration between Penn and the Commonwealth.

Student leaders also shared feedback on the guidelines during an April 29 meeting of the University Council.

As the University prepares to gather input on its draft through listening sessions this week, students and faculty raised concerns about the revised role and structure of the Committee on Open Expression.

In a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, School of Arts and Sciences Dean Mark Trodden wrote that the initiative “epitomizes” the school’s strategic goals.

The annual program — dubbed “Quaker Days” — welcomes visiting students and their families with a lineup of activities designed to help them learn more about Penn.

The event also facilitated a discussion of the University's operating budget.

After circulating the document, Penn will solicit feedback from faculty, staff, and students to shape the final set of policies.

Both the tuition increase and the financial aid budget are pending final approval by the Board of Trustees at its stated meeting on Friday. 

Trodden, who was appointed in June 2025, previously told the DP his primary goal for his first six months in office was to construct the new framework.

Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Mark Trodden announced the framework — titled “SAS Horizons: Pathways for a Changing World” — in a Feb. 25 email.