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Penn will comply with all Title IX demands issued by @usedgov and the federal government. Follow along for live coverage on this developing story from our team @DailyPenn: thedp.com/article/2025/0…
NEW: The Ivy League’s motion to dismiss was granted at today’s hearing. Pending a filing from the judge, @Penn, Harvard, and the NCAA will either be called for further arguments, or the case will be stayed as the court awaits a decision in Gaines v. NCAA.
The case — brought by three former Penn swimmers against Penn, Harvard University, the Ivy League, and the NCAA — alleges Title IX violations for allowing trans athlete Lia Thomas to compete in the 2022 Women’s Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships. thedp.com/article/2025/0…
Penn and its co-defendants in a Title IX lawsuit are asking a judge to double their allotted time for arguments at a Monday motion hearing. The hearing marks the first court proceeding in the case since @Penn reached a settlement with the federal government over the same issue.
Penn’s research assistants and postdoctoral students voted to unionize by an overwhelming majority on Thursday. thedp.com/article/2025/0…
This week, @Penn postdocs and research associates overwhelmingly voted to unionize. @RAPUP_UAW is the sixth union to form at Penn in the last five years. More in @dailypenn: thedp.com/article/2025/0…
NEW: @aaup_penn issued a statement in support of @RAPUP_UAW, asking the University to “implement a policy of neutrality in all union organizing drives at Penn” and “end the anti-union campaign against” RAPUP — which will vote on unionization next week. aaup-penn.org/letter-to-the-…
“There is no question — none — about why Penn made this call: to avoid the wrath of Donald Trump,” @Penn professor Jon Zimmerman writes in an Inquirer op-ed. “Shame on us.” “What does it profit a university if it gains the whole world of federal dollars, and loses its own soul?”
The U.S. House has passed President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill, ushering in a tiered tax system on university endowments that will raise @Penn's rate from 1.4% to 4% — a significant hike on the University’s $22.3 billion endowment. More to come in @DailyPenn.
Members of @pennmuseum Workers United (via @afscmeDC47 and @PhillyCWU) authorized a strike yesterday after their contract expired on Monday. They’re now back to bargaining. The last @Penn strike? 1988, when Penn Police officers went on strike after wage negotiations broke down.
Senior DC officials told @DailyPenn that Penn approached them months ago to negotiate a settlement — one that ultimately complied with all federal Title IX demands, put the University in the White House's good graces, and recouped $175M in frozen funding.thedp.com/article/2025/0…
After announcing a resolution with the Education Dept. on July 1 to settle a Title IX investigation, Penn has begun complying with the federal government’s outlined requirements. @IshaChitirala breaks down everything you need to know in @DailyPenn. thedp.com/article/2025/0…
.@CouncilmemberJG, @RepKrajewski — both @Penn alumni — and @RuePhilaCouncil have criticized the University’s move:
With @ruephilacouncil and @repkrajewski: As representatives of Philadelphia, we are deeply disappointed in the University of Pennsylvania’s decision to reward a politically motivated campaign that seeks to erase Transgender athletes under the narrative of equity in sports. Penn…
🧵In April, @usedgov issued @Penn three demands after a Title IX investigation: 1️⃣ Release a statement affirming Title IX compliance 2️⃣Restore awards “misappropriated” by transgender athletes to female athletes 3️⃣ Send apology letters to affected athletes Penn has now complied:
Full story in @dailypenn from Ayana Chari, @ishachitirala, and @finnryan_: thedp.com/article/2025/0…
BREAKING: @Penn has agreed to a Title IX resolution with @usedgov’s Office of Civil Rights. Story TK @dailypenn.
NEW: Senior WH policy strategist May Mailman tells me that Penn first approached the WH around April to begin negotiations regarding Title IX. Mailman said that if Penn lives up to their end of the deal, $175m in previously frozen funds could be restored. "There's obviously a…
Evans has spent the last year recovering from a stroke. Several names have already been floated as possible primary contenders — including @Penn alumni state Sen. @SenSharifStreet and state Rep. @RepRabb.
NEW: Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), whose district includes Penn’s campus, will not seek re-election, his office has just announced.
BREAKING: A United States district judge has denied University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Amy Wax a preliminary injunction in her ongoing lawsuit against the University. l8r.it/TXPg
Last week, I spoke with new Faculty Senate chair Kathleen Brown about her role. I’m sorry that I’ve lived long enough to see what’s happening at the moment in higher education,” Brown said. “But I sort of feel well prepared … to step up.” thedp.com/article/2025/0…
On Tuesday, Vice President for Public Safety Kathleen Shields Anderson announced the appointment of Derrick Wood as the new chief of police for Penn’s Police Department. Wood will oversee crime prevention, law enforcement, and safety education. thedp.com/article/2025/0…
Penn announced its proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2026 last week, providing plans for the University’s four undergraduate and 12 graduate schools, as well as the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Read more for @dailypenn thedp.com/article/2025/0…