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Campus & Community
Ivy League outlines intercollegiate athletics plans; no competition in fall semester
Ivy League outlines intercollegiate athletics plans; no competition in fall semester
A decision on the remaining winter and spring sports competition calendar, and on whether fall sport competition would be feasible in the spring, will be determined at a later date.
Fall planning with the director of Student Registration and Financial Services
Fall planning with the director of Student Registration and Financial Services
Matthew Sessa talks about what students receiving financial aid can expect during this unprecedented time.
In time of need, emergency funding for a community in crisis
In time of need, emergency funding for a community in crisis
Since the pandemic began, the University has approved and dispersed $5 million in emergency financial support to employees, third-party contractors, and neighboring businesses and organizations.
Chief Wellness Officer Dr. Benoit Dubé discusses hybrid plan for fall semester
Chief Wellness Officer Dr. Benoit Dubé discusses hybrid plan for fall semester
A conversation with Penn’s Chief Wellness Officer about the public health implications of the plan to bring some students, faculty, and staff back to campus for the fall semester.
More side gigs for good during COVID-19
More side gigs for good during COVID-19
In the latest installment of the “side gigs for good” series, Penn Today hears from faculty, staff, and students who have been continuing to care for their communities as the pandemic’s effects stretch on.
Jelani Williams is seizing the moment to protest systemic racism
Jelani Williams is seizing the moment to protest systemic racism
Penn basketball guard Jelani Williams has been going to protests, making his voice heard on campus, and promoting messages of “love and respect.”
Mamta Accapadi appointed vice provost for university life at Penn
Mamta Accapadi appointed vice provost for university life at Penn
Mamta Motwani Accapadi has been named vice provost for university life, effective Aug. 17. The announcement was made today by Provost Wendell Pritchett.
SP2 graduate is now a policy fellow for Philly’s LGBTQ population
SP2 graduate is now a policy fellow for Philly’s LGBTQ population
Sayeeda Rashid, who identifies as a queer South Asian woman, advocates for social justice in the Philadelphia Mayor’s office of LGBTQ Affairs.
Charles L. Howard named Penn’s Vice President for Social Equity and Community
Charles L. Howard named Penn’s Vice President for Social Equity and Community
Howard, who has served as University Chaplain since 2008, will assume his new role on Aug. 1.
Kelly Writers House forum amplifies ideas and voices on racial justice
Kelly Writers House forum amplifies ideas and voices on racial justice
Kelly Writers House held a forum on racial justice featuring faculty, students, staff, and alumni reading written works, their own and those by others, that speak to these times.
In the News
KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)
The new volleyball coach can't step foot on campus yet: College sports during COVID-19
Meredith Schamun, the newly hired head women’s volleyball coach, was interviewed about coaching during the pandemic.
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The Washington Post
The Health 202: The race for a coronavirus vaccine isn't slowing, even as Trump undermines Fauci
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel tweeted in support of Anthony Fauci, calling him “a consummate professional whose advice has been sought out and respected by presidents of both parties. These attacks on him are disgusting and say more about those leveling them than about Dr. Fauci.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Trump administration agrees to end policy that could have led to mass deportation of students from U.S. colleges
President Amy Gutmann said she was pleased with the rescinded directive to ban international students taking exclusively online classes at U.S. universities this fall. “We are unrelenting in our commitment to continue fighting for our international students to ensure that they are treated as equal members of our educational community,” she said. “Today we can celebrate an important step forward in that effort.”
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Forbes
Here’s why seven Ivy League schools are backing Harvard and MIT’s bid to overturn Trump’s ban on international students
The University of Pennsylvania has joined other colleges and universities in filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed by Harvard and MIT. The lawsuit seeks to block the Trump administration’s proposal to revoke F-1 and M-1 visas from international students not taking in-person classes this fall.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Ivy League won’t have any fall semester sports
Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun, who also serves as chair of the Ivy League’s committee on administration, commented on the League’s recently announced policies for fall semester sports. “The only way this really works is if everyone works together,” she said.
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