Close Your Eyes
“Three months, I told myself.”
Course Corrections
On the 65th anniversary of the Penn Course Guide, a deep dive into what contemporary Penn undergraduates actually study—and how their choices have changed over time.
The Surprising Roads to Rhodes
College senior Om Gandhi is a 2025 Rhodes Scholar.
Embracing the New
Class of 2028 urged to “embrace what is new to you.”
Where Research Meets Community
PennFERBS wants to help the next generation of scientific leaders.
New Office Centralizes Anti-Discrimination Efforts
Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion established.
The Unexpected Entrepreneurs
For 10 years, the President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes have equipped a select few graduating Penn seniors with a large cash award and faculty mentorship for post-graduation projects designed to make a “positive, lasting difference in the world.” The prizes, unlike anything else in higher education, have catapulted new social entrepreneurs into the world—and created a “community of changemakers” who are leaning on each other (and other alumni) to take their organizations to the next level.
My Summer of Nothing
So many things I could have done.
(Re)introducing In Principle and Practice
What In Principle and Practice means for Penn.
Overcoming Fear, Finding Love
In a “hard year,” praise for a class “forged in the crucible of change.”
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.
New Rules for Events and Demonstrations, Pending Open Expression Review
Temporary rules for events and demonstrations announced.
Siblings, Interrupted
Notes from the Undergrad | Siblings and citizenship.
Microwaving in the Ivy League
Alumni Voices | A high rise life lesson.
Waiting, on a Cloudy Day
Eclipse day on College Green: Big Crowd, Cloudy Skies.
A Home on Campus
Greenfield Intercultural Center celebrates 40 years.
Whirling Wonder
Anya Stewart C’27’s “amazing talent.”
Admissions in Transition
From test-optional applications, to questions about ChatGPT, to the Supreme Court’s new limitations on considering race and ethnicity, college admissions are in flux. Admissions Dean Whitney Soule dissects the current state of play and how prospective applicants can navigate it.
Fighting a Pernicious Evil
The head of Penn’s task force on combating antisemitism on progress so far.
New Digs for the DP
DP will say goodbye to the “Pink Palace” in 2025.
UMC Unity
United Minorities Council revives Unity Week.
Literary Treats
The annual Kelly Writers House event featured some tasty puns.
“A Place I Could Be Myself”
The Penn Women’s Center celebrates five decades of providing advocacy, advising, refuge, counseling, company, and tea. From its origins in the struggle against campus sexual violence, the center has evolved to tackle a range of concerns, from wellness to combating racism. The latest debate: Is its name, meant to be welcoming, too restrictive or exclusionary at a time when gender itself is contested?