Penn announced that Pottruck Health and Fitness Center will be open for students to use starting on Feb. 24 with restrictions to follow COVID-19 guidelines.
Social justice advocates spoke at the environmental justice panel.
Daniel Cohen discussed the disproportionate toxicity and pollution in Black and brown communities.
Lucy Corlett spoke about Penn's role in the gentrification of Philadelphia.
Nine students stood up and read critical statements in front of top administrators, including Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett.
College senior Jordan Andrews stood in solidarity with the students who spoke on climate issues at the meeting.
College senior Nyazia Bey said low-income areas, where many Penn students hail from, will be most detrimentally impacted by the climate crisis.
Students throughout the audience stood in solidarity with their peers who spoke on climate issues.
Keynote speaker Howard Dodson discussed his work in contemporary revisionist history of the African diaspora.
(Left to right) Howard Dodson, Hermine Pinson, Koritha Mitchell, and Dagmawi Woubshet.
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