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Rutgers Offering a Course on Beyonce
According to CBS, Rutgers’ University‘s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies is offering a course called “Politicizing Beyoncé.” Here’s a little more info before you drop […]
Princeton Raises Tuition to…a Lot of Money
Princeton is raising its tuition by 4.1% this year to $41,820. Tack on $13,620 in room and board, and that’s a lot of money for a […]
Madison Holleran’s Father: “She had lost confidence”
The New York Post spoke with the father of 19-year-old Penn freshman Madison Holleran, who died of an apparent suicide on Friday. “We knew she needed help. […]
Why Are We Writing About Madison Holleran? [Updated]
[Updated 7:37 pm] Joel Mathis writes: I’d like to offer my sincere apologies to the family and friends of Madison Holleran. The short post below […]
Penn Law Student, Once Homeless, Seeks State Office
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports on Dafan Zhang, a Penn Law student who was formerly homeless—after emigrating from China—who is now seeking the Democratic nomination to […]
More Than Ever, The Kids Want to Go to Penn
The Daily Pennsylvanian: “Penn saw a record number of applications for admission to the Class of 2018, the University announced today. Penn received 35,788 applications, a […]
How Penn Law Became One of the Nation’s Most Gay-Friendly Schools
THE STORY HAS become something of a legend, told around the table every year at an annual chili supper for Penn Law’s gay and lesbian population […]
The Five Best-Paid University Presidents in PA
The Chronicle of Higher Education has released its annual These University Presidents Are Very Rich list, and both Drexel’s John Fry and Penn’s Amy Guttman […]
Penn Prof Found Guilty of “Open Lewdness”
Penn Department of Anthropology lecturer Adam Bund was found guilty of “open lewdness” and harassment yesterday. According to court dockets, there he was accused in […]
Penn Study: Glorious Utopian Future of Free Elite Online Education is a Bit of a Crock
The New York Times reports on a Penn study showing that MOOCs—”massive” online courses provided cheaply or freely by elite universities—aren’t really democratizing education the […]
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Groundbreaking Penn Cancer Treatment
A Penn/CHOP study released over the weekend confirmed that a groundbreaking new cancer treatment being tested by a group of Penn researchers has yielded a […]
Locust Walk Wind Tunnel May Be Due to Architectural Error
An engineering professor at Penn has weighed in on the Locust Walk Wind Tunnel. The pathway along the university’s campus gets positively hurricane-like after the […]
That Wind Tunnel on Locust Walk? Here’s Why It Happens.
Ever wondered why there’s a gusting wind tunnel that knocks your carefully positioned, tilted-back beanie off your head right around the footbridge at 38th and […]
Inquirer Reporter’s Husband Dies After Penn Trial
Jeffrey Ware, a Penn neuroscientist, and the husband of Inquirer writer Barbara Boyer, died of brain cancer in 2011 at the age of 47. Yesterday his family […]
Buzz Bissinger to Lecture at Kelly Writers House
Buzz Bissinger—last seen confessing a leather fetish in pages of GQ—seems to be re-emerging into society. The Daily Pennsylvanian reports the famed Philadelphia writer will […]