Phoebe Anagnos

The Nov. 22 gathering marked the second time this month that hundreds of young people have converged on the 40th Street corridor near Penn’s campus.

A University official clarified that while five individual storefronts may be empty, “there are no vacant Penn-owned buildings at this time.”

An update posted on Penn Abroad's site last week stated that the decision "reflects student feedback" and a change to King's College's application process.

Penn has contracted security through Allied Universal since 1996.

A Friday conversation between Penn professor Michael Mann and scientist and engineer Bill Nye drew a large crowd to Irvine Auditorium. 

According to English faculty members, the decision to end the nearly 40-year-old program was made abruptly by Penn Abroad at the start of the fall 2025 semester. 

Housed in the Institute for Urban Research, the program will convene transportation practitioners, private-sector partners, students, and faculty to tackle challenges including safety, mobility access, technology deployment, and procurement.

The donation — announced by Penn President Larry Jameson on Sept. 22 — will support a co-director position as well as a postdoctoral fellowship at the Penn Institute for Urban Research. 

Wenrick will provide leadership and operational coordination across Penn’s arts programming.

In an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Morris Arboretum Executive Director William Cullina said the lab fills a critical gap for the Arboretum’s scientific staff.