Penn State’s 2026 makeover: Transfer adds, Lions who stayed, staff updates, more

There has been a flurry of Penn State football activity since the transfer portal opened last Friday. Players coming and going. And plenty of former Iowa State players headed to State College. Iowa State’s former head coach,
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As University of Penn leaders resign, students say 'a lot still needs to change'

PHILADELPHIA – The resignations of University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill and Scott Bok, chairman of Penn's board of trustees, have done little to quell the desire for further change at the school, students on the campus said Sunday. "There's a ...
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University of Penn professors in Israel speak out on US campus antisemitism

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Until three months ago, University of Pennsylvania psychology professor Michael Kahana said he had never felt the need to wear a yarmulke, or Jewish skullcap, to his classes. "It started Oct. 7. I now feel that if I don't wear a ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

What Penn’s leaked internal ‘talking points’ say about recent University controversies

Among the thousands of files leaked in an Oct. 31 cybersecurity attack on Penn were several memos that appear to have been internally circulated among employees with talking points about a range of controversial issues involving the University. The ...
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University of Pennsylvania president resigns amid outrage over response to antisemitism

WASHINGTON – University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned amid an uproar over her recent congressional testimony that raised questions from the White House, donors and alumni about how the elite school handles antisemitism on campus.
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Looking back at 2025: How Penn scrambled to navigate pressure from the Trump administration

The school complied on DEI and transgender athlete policies but rejected a compact that would have given the government influence over admissions and hiring.
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