Lavanya Mani

An Oct. 7 ceremony formally introduced the block’s new name: Walt Palmer-Black Bottom Way. 

The decision means there is no longer precedent for the government to seek people’s personal contact information based on their religious affiliation.

Penn asked the court to drop the case last year, but that request remains pending while the case is stayed.

The decision comes amid an ongoing Education Department investigation into Penn’s foreign funding records over “inaccurate” and “incomplete” disclosures. 

The federal government has been informally enforcing the rollback since Trump’s return to the Oval Office in January 2025.

Also, GSE buildings were forced to close Thursday after a water main broke.

The incident disrupted multiple classes and flooded nearby sections of Locust Walk.

According to Katz Center Director Steven Weitzman, the event examined the constitutional, legal, and ethical questions associated with the case.

Also, faculty consider Linda McMahon’s call for higher education reform.

Penn ISSS said the renewal “applies only to requests that meet the current federal requirements.”