Penn

Protests in Philly
City Life

Protests Continue in Center City, at Philly Colleges

It’s been little more than one week since Donald Trump was elected. Since then, demonstrations have been held every night in Philadelphia – and after last […]

City Life

Trump’s Victory Has Me Considering Gun Ownership

Another day, another incident. Across Philadelphia and around the nation, you can’t help but notice that marginalized people — whether Muslim or of color, LGBTQ […]

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City

Penn Students in Uproar After Online Post Calling for Lynchings

This is a developing story. Many people affiliated with Penn have displayed their embarrassment that a 1968 graduate is the next president of the United […]

Penn shield; Donald Trump
City

Penn Community Deeply Embarrassed by President-Elect Alumnus

The University of Pennsylvania has never had one of its graduates serve as president of the United States. That will change on January 20, 2017. […]

One Drexel Plaza and Drexel Square
Business

U-City Named Hottest Tech Submarket in Nation

Those shiny new buildings rising in University City are not only turning it into Philadelphia’s second downtown — they’re making it the nation’s hottest submarket for […]

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Four Philly Schools Made the U.S. News List of the World’s Best Colleges

U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of the world’s best colleges, and four Philly schools have made the cut.

Business

USciences and Jefferson Grads Make More Money on Average Than Penn Grads

The U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard has ranked colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region by median post-graduation salary – and the top school […]

Daily Pennsylvanian - Hillary Clinton endorsement
City

Penn Student Newspaper Endorses Clinton, Disses Alum Trump

The Daily Pennsylvanian, the independent student newspaper of Penn, endorsed Hillary Clinton today in a joint editorial with the Wellesley News, the college paper of […]

Hillary Clinton; Judith Rodin
City

Leaked Email: Clinton Considered Ex-Penn President for VP

In June, Hillary Clinton selected Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate. But, according to an email released recently by WikiLeaks, there were plenty […]

City Life

Penn Doesn’t Pay Philly Taxes. Here’s Why It Should.

A couple of months ago, my husband told me about a flier he found in our mailbox. It was from a lawyer, he said, right […]

City Life

Report: Penn’s College Housing Director Taking Heat for “Insensitive Comments”

The director of college housing at the University of Pennsylvania is taking heat from staffers accusing him of “a long line of sexist and culturally […]

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Report: Penn Students Are Tinder’s Hottest Ivy Leaguers

The university that touts the most billionaire graduates in the country is also apparently the most attractive. Dating app Tinder has released information for a […]

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13 Things You Might Not Know About Penn’s Life at Vet U TV Show

We were agog with excitement when news broke earlier this year that Animal Planet had been shadowing six fourth-year students at Penn’s veterinary school for a […]

Wharton logo; Donald Trump
City Life

Petition Calls for Penn to Disavow Donald Trump

If you listen to Donald Trump out on the campaign trail long enough, there’s a good chance you’ll hear him mention his time spent in […]

Elizabeth Banks holds up her phone to take a selfie
City

Elizabeth Banks at Penn: “You F—ing Millennials Need to F—ing Vote”

Elizabeth Banks was done speaking to a packed-to-the-gills LGBT Center at Penn. As she finished up her brief speech, she knew what the kids were […]