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Penn Dorm Makes (Short) New York Times List of Really Crappy Dorms
The New York Times had a story today about the dorms that colleges never, ever show you on those peppy-student-ambassador-walking-backward tours, and the very first […]
New York Times on Penn’s Problems With Suicide and Perfectionism
Today’s New York Times has an article on campus suicide that features the story of Kathryn DeWitt, a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Like […]
BizFeed: Philly Hosting $1 Million Entrepreneur Competition
1. Forbes Under 30 Summit Giving Away $1 Million The News: The conference that brings you TED-style presentations from the likes of Monica Lewinsky, Malala Yousafzai and Mike Tyson is now […]
Rare Big 5 Doubleheader Scheduled for Palestra This Season
The Palestra is always named among the best gyms in college basketball. The arena, built in 1927 and most recently renovated in 2000, used to […]
BizFeed: The 10 Best Philly Colleges For The Money
1. Best Colleges for the Price The News: Money magazine has determined which colleges deliver the most value. It looked for schools that deliver “a great education, […]
Penn Ranks No. 1 in Return on Investment for Business, Economics Careers
With student loan debt reaching crisis levels and the debate around the value of a college education boiling over, students and parents are becoming more […]
Penn Study: Trying Kids as Adults Can Reduce Recidivism
A number of academic studies have found that prosecuting juveniles as adults increases the likelihood that they’ll end up back in the criminal justice system, with recidivism going up […]
Alice Goffman’s Book on “Fugitive Life” in Philly Under Attack
Last year, Alice Goffman published On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City, an adaptation of her dissertation at Princeton. For six years, while […]
Male Penn Grad Says He Was Sexually Assaulted After 2013 Phi Kappa Psi Party
Recent University of Pennsylvania graduate Reginald Stewart has sued Penn’s Phi Kappa Psi fraternity as well as fraternity brother Charles Gibson over a January 2013 […]
Former Penn Official: Admissions Practices at Elite Universities Hurt Asian Americans
A former admissions official at the University of Pennsylvania says the admissions practices of elite universities often discriminate against Asian Americans. The charge was made […]
Penn Named to “Most Stressful” List
Penn is one of America’s “most stressful” universities, College Magazine says in a new ranking. The Ivy League university ranks 10th on the magazine’s list. […]
Timothy Hamlett’s Body Found in Hudson River
Inviting you to share the life of Timothy Akil Hamlett. Posted by Missing Timothy Hamlett on Monday, June 1, 2015 The body of Timothy Hamlett, […]
Wharton Employee Sues Penn Over Million-Dollar Invention
In 1993, Paul Ratnaraj, an information systems specialist at Wharton, helped to create a major database tool that made business research much easier. Called Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), it simplified the […]
10 Most Profitable Hospitals in Philly Region
In 2014, the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania was the highest-grossing hospital in the Philadelphia area (and the state of Pennsylvania) with $380 million in net […]
Penn Researcher Identifies New Dinosaur
A University of Pennsylvania doctoral researcher has identified a previously unknown species of dinosaur — a member of the velociraptor family that was probably particularly […]