Undergraduate Students

Amid mounting pressure from colleges and universities, including Penn, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has revoked a controversial policy affecting international students with F-1 visas.

Amanda Mott ・July 14, 2020

Rising senior Jackie Shi spent the early part of the spring semester studying abroad in Southeast Asia.

Julian Shendelman July 10, 2020

Student housing and dining experiences will be  markedly different in the upcoming academic year  because of pandemic restrictions designed to keep students  socially  distant while also fostering a sense of college community.

Louisa Shepard ・July 8, 2020

Matthew Sessa talks about what students receiving financial aid can expect during this unprecedented time.

Kristen de Groot ・July 6, 2020

Mamta Motwani Accapadi has been named vice provost for university life, effective Aug. 17. The announcement was made today by Provost Wendell Pritchett.

Ron Ozio ・June 30, 2020

Rising senior Adriana Discher examined public health measures and disparities in four countries—three in person and one virtually—during a semester abroad program this spring.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・June 10, 2020

Jiaqi Song meant to study in Italy for his spring semester—just not like this. Penn Today talks with the Penn sophomore about navigating online classwork, personal projects, and family time.

Kristina García ・May 28, 2020

The President’s Innovation Prize winner wants to bring high-tech, hands-on learning to students of all backgrounds across the country with inventXYZ.

Dee Patel May 7, 2020

The Kelly Writers House Fellows course continued remotely this semester for the class sessions and public conversations. Last week’s guests were Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham of The New York Times podcast “Still Processing.”

Louisa Shepard ・May 1, 2020

Although unable to meet at College Green this semester, President Amy Gutmann celebrated Hey Day—the official “moving up” day for Penn juniors to seniors—in a video with Class Board 2021 members.

Lauren Hertzler ・April 30, 2020