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

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.

Brandon Baker ・July 6, 2020

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.

Brandon Baker ・July 1, 2020

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.

Katherine Unger Baillie, Michele W. Berger ・July 1, 2020

Penn basketball guard Jelani Williams has been going to protests, making his voice heard on campus, and promoting messages of “love and respect.”

The Pennsylvania Gazette ・June 30, 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

Sayeeda Rashid, who identifies as a queer South Asian woman, advocates for social justice in the Philadelphia Mayor’s office of LGBTQ Affairs.

Kristina García ・June 24, 2020

Howard, who has served as University Chaplain since 2008, will assume his new role on Aug. 1.

Ron Ozio ・June 23, 2020

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.

Louisa Shepard ・June 23, 2020