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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

New rankings score colleges on merit, academic rigor, free speech
New university rankings from the City Journal highlight a growing divide between institutions that prioritize affor…
By Emily Sturge  
Nov 17, 2025
Major professors’ group accuses UPenn of ‘discrimination’ for combating campus anti-Semitism
The American Association of University Professors criticized the University of Pennsylvania's anti-Semitism investi…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 3, 2025
UPenn rejects Trump higher ed compact after faculty senate pressure
The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has rejected the Trump administration’s invitation to participate in a compa…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 23, 2025
Court strikes down UPenn Medicine’s ‘Black doctors directory’ for excluding white physicians
A federal court has ruled that the University of Pennsylvania Medicine’s Black Doctors Directory can no longer excl…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Oct 14, 2025
STURGE: Trump’s 'Compact for Academic Excellence' brings law and merit back to campus
The Trump administration initially invited nine colleges to join its 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Edu…
By Emily Sturge  
Oct 7, 2025
UPenn Provost Resigns After Likening Charlie Kirk to ‘Hitler Youth,’ Keeps Professor Role
Michael Mann has resigned from his administrative role after sharing a social media post that likened conservative …
By Wesley Liu '28
Oct 6, 2025
UPenn research center elevates Vox writer who botched Israel geography
The University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House has named Vox writer Zack Beauchamp, who has substantial anti-Is…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 7, 2025
Senators warn Jewish life is 'hiding' on campus amid rising anti-Semitism
U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick have urged five of Pennsylvania’s largest universities to take stro…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 4, 2025
Education Department warns universities of 'foreign threats' in new bulletin alert
As a new academic year begins, the federal government is warning American universities about the danger posed by po…
By Jared Harris 
Aug 27, 2025
UPenn law school shuts down DEI office that ran anti-bias training for future lawyers
Archived programs show future attorneys were taught to analyze bias and identity as part of courtroom preparation.
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 20, 2025
Israel studies programs at U.S. universities on brink of collapse amid rising campus anti-Zionism
Israel Studies programs are reportedly facing collapse on American campuses due to growing anti-Zionist sentiment, …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 31, 2025
UPenn removes Lia Thomas' swimming records: WATCH
The University of Pennsylvania agreed to ban men from women's sports and restore the records of female swimmers who…
By Campus Reform 
Jul 9, 2025
UPenn offers $9,949 ‘Social Justice Research Academy’ summer camp for high schoolers
An Ivy League school is offering a 'Social Justice Research Academy' for high school students next month, studying …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 27, 2025
Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing University of Pennsylvania of enabling anti-Semitism on campus
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from Jewish students alleging the University of Pennsylvania failed to address …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 10, 2025
Penn Medicine ends ‘gender-affirming care’ surgeries on minors
President Trump signed an executive order in January requiring federal agencies to cease funding institutions that …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 3, 2025
Office for Civil Rights orders UPenn to reinstate female athletic records won by men
In its decision, the office ordered the university to remove records from any men who have accomplishments in women…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
May 5, 2025
University of Pennsylvania Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies program reaffirms support for DEI
The University of Pennsylvania’s Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program has said it will not remove DEI-bas…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 8, 2025
University of Pennsylvania removes DEI position titles amid federal crackdown
Following the Trump administration's crackdown on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher educa…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 4, 2025
Anti-Semitic cartoonist kicked out by University of Pennsylvania, blames school for surrendering to ‘MAGA thugs’
One of the cartoons in question seemed to relate to the ‘blood libel’ conspiracy theory, which blames Jews for alle…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 25, 2025
Trump admin suspends $175 million in UPenn funding over men competing in women’s sports: VIDEO
‘This is just a taste of what could be coming down the pipe for Penn,’ an administration official said.
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 19, 2025
UPenn implements hiring freeze 'immediately and until further notice'
Another elite institution has implemented limitations to its hiring and spending in response to potential changes t…
By Campus Reform 
Mar 11, 2025
ANALYSIS: Conservative values are the roadmap for post-COVID education reform
70 percent of 8th graders are below proficiency in math and reading, but post-pandemic learning loss is worse in bl…
By Emily Sturge  
Feb 25, 2025
UPenn becomes sixth Ivy League school to end pandemic 'test-optional' policy for undergrads
The University of Pennsylvania announced it would require standardized test scores for undergraduates in the upcomi…
By Campus Reform 
Feb 18, 2025
Dept. of Ed urges NCAA to rescind records, awards from men playing in women's divisions
This move follows President Donald Trump's recent executive order titled ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,' which…
By Emily Sturge  
Feb 14, 2025
Office for Civil Rights launches investigations into UPenn, SJSU for trans athlete controversies
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will investigate several universities for high-profile instan…
By Campus Reform 
Feb 12, 2025
Ex-UPenn swimmers file Title IX lawsuit for having to compete with male teammate
Former UPenn women's swim team members have filed a Title IX lawsuit against various entities for allowing Lia Thom…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 8, 2025
Poll shows improved outlook for free speech following Trump victory
The Freedom for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has released a new poll showing an increase in the prospect…
By Campus Reform 
Jan 31, 2025
Prof who sought to 'ruin' National Review ordered to pay outlet over $500k in legal fees
A climate scientist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania has been ordered to pay the conservative Nation…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jan 28, 2025
2024: 5 Anti-American protests on college campuses 
In 2024, leftist students continued their demonstrations against Israel's military actions in response to deadly te…
By Natalie Eaton 
Dec 27, 2024
Free speech advocacy group defends Penn prof from investigation after praising suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has come out in defense of a University of Pennsylvania …
By Campus Reform 
Dec 26, 2024
2024: 5 universities that went neutral
Following a year in which many institutions came under severe criticism for their responses to controversial issues…
By Campus Reform 
Dec 22, 2024
2024: 5 times anti-Israel groups endorsed terrorism
In 2024, anti-Israel protests disrupted life on many campuses. These demonstrations, and the student organizations…
By Campus Reform 
Dec 18, 2024
Socialist University of Pennsylvania prof apologizes for praising CEO-killer suspect, school condemns her post
The comments ‘were completely insensitive and inappropriate, and I retract them wholly. I do not condone violence a…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 11, 2024
University of Pennsylvania prof praises CEO-killer suspect, calls him the ‘icon we all need and deserve’
She also shared an article titled: ‘Man Engages in Beautiful Italian-American Tradition of Taking Matters Into His …
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 10, 2024
UPenn student op-ed warns of second Trump presidency, GOP pledge to deport 'pro-Hamas radicals'
The University of Pennsylvania’s (UPenn) student newspaper recently published an op-ed describing the adverse effec…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Dec 6, 2024
Unhinged higher ed reactions to Trump's win: ROUNDUP
Here are 15 unhinged reactions to Donald Trump's victory over Kamala Harris.
By Campus Reform 
Nov 18, 2024
University of Pennsylvania business school fraternity banned for putting up joke posters mocking Israeli hostages
Members of the fraternity were accused of putting up posters that seemingly mocked Israeli hostages captured by Ham…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 13, 2024
University of Pennsylvania faculty cancel classes to ‘recognize and validate’ student’s ‘disappointment’ towards election results
Faculty from over 8 departments changed class-day plans after the presidential election declared Donald Trump the …
By Emma Arns '26
Nov 12, 2024
University of Pennslyvania to offer course on ‘Queer Science’
The course will challenge the idea that science can know a person’s biological sex.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 9, 2024
University of Pennsylvania AAUP criticizes school’s protest policy amid pro-Palestine demonstrations
The University of Pennsylvania's AAUP chapter criticized the university’s protest and event policies, calling them …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 9, 2024
‘Sinwar’s Stick’ group takes credit for ‘spontaneously’ defacing UPenn campus with pro-terrorist messaging
“We raised the slogan ‘Sinwar Lives’ because we were moved by Sinwar’s martyrdom,” the group said, referencing the …
By Elad Vaida 
Oct 29, 2024
UPenn anti-Israel activists graffiti messages glorifying deceased Oct. 7 mastermind
The graffiti featured the message ‘SINWAR LIVES,’ in reference to the now-deceased Hamas leader and the main planne…
By Elad Vaida 
Oct 23, 2024
6 times elite universities lost donations over campus anti-Semitism
Ivy League universities are contending with a significant revolt from major donors.
By Campus Reform 
Oct 22, 2024
Donor sends funds to Israeli schools that were once meant for UPenn due to anti-Semitism concerns
‘I think that liberal colleges in America are flawed institutions that are doing a poor job of preparing students f…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 19, 2024
‘DEATH TO ISRAEL’: Student groups outraged by death of Hezbollah terrorist leader, say Israel should ‘burn to the ground’
‘[D]eath to israel’ is not just a threat. [I]t is a moral imperative and the only acceptable solution. [M]ay the en…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 2, 2024
Protesters Wreck Library, Students and Taxpayers Foot the Bill: VIDEO
"I don't think anything will change unless university administrations finally take a stand," Campus Reform Correspo…
By Campus Reform 
Oct 1, 2024
UPenn anti-Israel group falsely blames Jewish state for bombing it didn’t commit
‘This is what happens when the US gives its precious ally a carte blanche. I’s war has spread to Lebanon,’ the grou…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Sep 25, 2024
UPenn adopts official institutional neutrality following turbulent period of anti-Israel protests
‘It is not the role of the institution to render opinions—doing so risks suppressing the creativity and academic fr…
By Mary Stevens '25
Sep 18, 2024
Anti-Israel activists vandalize Ben Franklin statue at UPenn, call it ‘symbol of imperial violence and colonialism’
The group called the disruptive vandalism a ‘visual reminder of the over 186,000 martyrs and the university’s compl…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 16, 2024
MESA calls on Penn to end cooperation with House ‘witch hunt’ investigation on campus anti-Semitism
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) stated that Penn’s cooperation with Congress amounted to endangering aca…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Sep 6, 2024