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A view from the upper deck of the packed stadium at an Alabama football home game.

How the recent NLRB memo affects college athletes

Karen Weaver, an adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education, discusses the recent memo from the NLRB general counsel stating certain ‘student-athletes’ are actually employees.

Left, Kayla Padilla dribbles the ball to the basketball at an away game at Duke. Right, Jordan Dingle dribbles the ball up the court while guarded by a defender.

Women’s basketball picked 2nd, men 4th, in Ivy preseason poll

Both teams are back in action in November for the first time since March of 2020. Ivy League play for the Quakers begins on Jan. 2 against Brown.

The Palestra awakens after 19-month slumber as Penn finally gears up for a new season

The Penn Quakers plan to play basketball inside the Palestra this winter, after a 19-month hiatus, and a spring semester that was mostly a three-month training camp.

On a wooden bench outside of the Palestra, Andrea Wieland sits while wearing a blue vest with the works Penn on it.

Sports psychologist talks athletes and mental health

Andrea Wieland, the associate athletic director for sports performance at Penn Athletics, discusses athletes and mental health, Simone Biles, Ben Simmons, the yips, and the importance of seeing athletes as whole people.

Playing for Israel against Portugal, Alyssa Baron hangs in the air and prepares to lay the ball in the net.

Alumna Alyssa Baron lifts Israel to FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2021

The 2014 graduate came up big in the qualifying round against Switzerland and was one of the top scorers in the women’s category.

Wearing their white jerseys, Penn's men's basketball team plays a home game at the Palestra in front of a packed crowd.

Penn Athletics prepared to support student-athletes regarding Name, Image, and Likeness

Staff at Penn Athletics has been working for months to prepare for the new legislation, and the Division is well-positioned to meet the needs of Penn student-athletes regarding NIL.

Nikola Kovacikova holds a basketball while wearing her Slovakia women's basketball team uniform, against a black background.

Kovacikova competing for Slovakia at FIBA Women’s EuroBasket

The rising senior, a shooting guard on the women’s basketball team, is a member of the Slovakia women’s national team.

A composite of Michae Jones, left, and Jelani Williams right. Both are standing outside of the Palestra. Williams, wearing a red Penn hoodie, leans against a tree with his arms folded. Jones stands with her hands on her hips.

Student-athletes for an anti-racist society

Junior Jelani Williams of the men’s basketball team and senior Michae Jones of the women’s basketball team are leaders among Penn’s student-athlete community in the fight for social justice and racial equality.

Damon Centola is a professor in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and director of the Network Dynamics Group.

(Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication)

Untapped insights, network dynamics, and a unique approach to NBA scouting

A new book from Annenberg’s Damon Centola describes why some ideas succeed while others fail and uses case studies to illustrate the science behind what drives change.

In 2017 during the NCAA Tournament, Anna Ross of the women's basketball team dribbles the ball up the court while trailed by a Texas A&M player.

By the Numbers

By the Numbers: Penn in the NCAA Tournament (Women)

In celebration of the return of the NCAA Tournament after last year’s was canceled by COVID, Penn Today reflects on the Quakers’ appearances in the Big Dance.

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