Where Research Meets Community
PennFERBS wants to help the next generation of scientific leaders.
New Appointments
New leaders for the College, Arthur Ross Gallery, and Penn Libraries.
Fragile Foundations?
Weighing a world of threats at Perry World House.
$10 Million Each for Two New Interdisciplinary Initiatives
$10 million each for centers focused on democracy and sustainability.
Sanctions Imposed on Law Professor Amy Wax
Law professor Amy Wax sanctioned for “unprofessional conduct.”
New Office Centralizes Anti-Discrimination Efforts
Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion established.
(Re)introducing In Principle and Practice
What In Principle and Practice means for Penn.
Detecting Media Bias
An AI-powered measure of media bias.
Doom or Boom?
Weighing the costs and benefits of a work-from-home world.
Overcoming Fear, Finding Love
In a “hard year,” praise for a class “forged in the crucible of change.”
Renaissance Man Recaptured
“Red and Blue” composer William J. Goeckel C1895 L1896 honored.
Encampment on College Green
A pro-Palestinian encampment on College Green lasted 16 days.
Open or Closed Expression
Roundtable weighs threats to academic freedom and open expression.
President’s Prizes Announced
2024 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes.
Supporting Supportive Housing
Writer Jennifer Egan C’85 and SP2’s Dennis Culhane on homelessness.
Guidance and Goals
Antisemitism task force and presidential commission findings.
New Rules for Events and Demonstrations, Pending Open Expression Review
Temporary rules for events and demonstrations announced.
Slow Burn
Q&A on SP2 economist R. Jisung Park’s Slow Burn.
Waiting, on a Cloudy Day
Eclipse day on College Green: Big Crowd, Cloudy Skies.
A Home on Campus
Greenfield Intercultural Center celebrates 40 years.
Tuition and Aid for 2024–25 Academic Year
2024–25 tuition and fees up 3.9 percent; financial aid up 4.5.
Penn and Philly
Penn stories “in, of, and for Philadelphia” online.
Oncologist and Author Siddhartha Mukherjee to Speak
Physician-writer Siddhartha Mukherjee will speak at Penn’s 268th Commencement ceremony.
On Jews and the University
Katz Center examines “Antisemitism, Admissions, Academic Freedom.”