Summer Wylie

Path@Penn is set to contain a number of improvements to the outdated Penn InTouch system, including a cleaner interface, mobile device compatibility, and the ability to swap courses instead of adding and dropping courses.

AAUP-Penn is doubling down on their push for Penn to allow instructors to choose whether to teach in person or virtually.

With the addition of a new cooling system in Gregory College House, every college house at Penn will finally have air conditioning starting this semester.

2019 Graduate School of Education graduate Rina Madhani co-founded Start Lighthouse last year to provide students with customized literacy kits containing reading materials at a time when many may lack access to their schools or local libraries due to COVID-19.

Penn's chapter of the American Association of University Professors urged the administration to refrain from encouraging professors to teach through the 10-minute passing time at the end of class meetings.

Several faculty members reported unclear communication from administrators about whether they would be required to teach for extra time, and if so, whether they would be compensated.

Many recent and soon-to-be graduates have found fewer available opportunities, had employment offers rescinded, and felt uncertain and anxious throughout the application process. 

The petition states that such funding is necessary for students to effectively perform their duties as both teachers and researchers in light of the pandemic.

With many similarities to Lauder College House — formerly known as the original New College House — NCHW is set to feature suite-style apartments, spacious common areas, and a dining hall. 

The disruption has prompted financial concerns for students who may now require additional semesters of funding.