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Dec 9, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione
After a tumultuous fall 2023 semester for the Penn administration, the University experienced significant administrative changes as the fallout from former Penn President Liz Magill's resignation continued. With Interim Penn president Larry Jameson at the helm, Penn appointed five deans and multiple new vice provost positions, among other administrative shifts.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione |Alex Slen |Makenzie Kerneckel |Ethan Young
It's been a year to the day since former Penn President Liz Magill testified in front of Congress, leading to nationwide fallout and her resignation just four days later. In the months that have followed, Penn's campus has seen monumental changes: an interim University president and new chair of the University Board of Trustees, sweeping new protest guidelines, and a shift toward institutional neutrality.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione
Penn appointed Jeffrey Kallberg as interim dean of Penn's School of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday afternoon. Kallberg, who currently serves as the deputy dean in SAS and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Music, has served on Penn's faculty since 1982. He will begin the role on Jan. 1, 2025, according to the announcement sent to the University community by Interim President Larry Jameson and Provost John Jackson Jr., and will serve until a permanent successor is named.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione
Penn's Board of Trustees discussed opportunities to utilize artificial intelligence, campus renovation plans, and impacts of Trump's victory on the University on Nov. 14 and 15. The Board of Trustees met over the course of two days at The Inn at Penn for their annual fall full Board meeting.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione |Vivi Sankar
On-campus partisan political student groups have reported an increasing difficulty in registering events amid Penn’s move to limit University statements on political events. Penn College Republicans and Penn Democrats, the University’s largest partisan political organizations, told The Daily Pennsylvanian that they have faced difficulties registering events on campus.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione |Ethan Young
The University's historic sanctioning of University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Amy Wax this week has invited a wave of reactions on campus and nationwide — with many applauding a long–awaited response to Wax's controversial comments, and others apprehensive about the decision's implications for free speech.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione |Diamy Wang
Penn Student Government announced the results of the Class Board 2028 and Undergraduate Assembly elections on Monday morning. College first year Mert Kayabas was elected Class of 2028 president with 456 votes — more than twice as many votes as runner-up and Wharton first year Joel Wang, who received 218 votes. College first year Eddie Mukalazi was elected executive vice president of the class with 370 votes.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione |Gabriel Jing Huang |Katie Bartlett
Penn community members expressed support for Interim Penn President Larry Jameson's new policy on institutional neutrality, but some shared concerns about Penn’s ability to commit to the new policy. Jameson announced last week that University leaders will no longer issue public statements on local or global events that do not have a direct impact on Penn, claiming that the new policies aim to protect the “diversity of thought” central to Penn’s mission.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione |Vivi Sankar
For the first time since campus turmoil erupted last fall, a Penn president sat down for an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian to address the tumult of the past year and articulate the University's path forward. Interim President Larry Jameson declined to go into detail on several of the controversies that have placed Penn under political and legal scrutiny — spanning from the Palestine Writes Literature Festival nearly a year ago to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment last spring.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Elea Castiglione
Penn President Larry Jameson addressed open expression on campus in an Aug. 23 letter to the Penn community. Jameson's email welcomed students, faculty, staff, and postdoctoral researchers back to campus.
