Penn had a 4.9% acceptance rate this admissions cycle according to an announcement today. Out of the 72,544 students who applied to Penn, 3,530 applicants were accepted. 13.6% are legacy students.

In a letter from the The Daily Pennsylvanian editors, Emily Scolnick and I — alongside five other student papers across the country — condemn attacks against press freedom at Columbia and Columbia Daily Spectator student journalists, and endorse Spectator in its demands for change. thedp.com/article/2025/0…

Penn's Title VI "Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion" was quietly renamed to the "Office of Religious and Ethnic Interests" this spring amid the University's widespread rollback of DEI programs, policies, and initiatives in compliance with federal orders.

.The Daily Pennsylvanian has reported on the Mason’s history of code violations and resident complaints since 2023. Most recently, in April, isaac pollock reported on residents’ allegations of the building locking its doors and issuing termination notices to residents: thedp.com/article/2025/0…

NEW: A federal judge has denied Penn Law professor Amy Wax a preliminary injunction in her case against the University, which argues that the sanctions brought against her constitute a breach of contract. Story TK @DailyPenn. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Excited to share my first solo byline on @cnn’s 5 Things PM! cnn.com/2025/06/26/us/…

NEW: Penn has retained the lobbying firm BGR Group to lobby the federal government on “issues related to higher education,” according to a new filing. One of the lobbyists representing Penn is David Urban, who advised the Trump campaign in 2016. lda.senate.gov/filings/public…

NEW: Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), whose district includes Penn’s campus, will not seek re-election, his office has just announced.

NEW: Penn was issued a subpoena today by the House Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into price fixing in the Ivy League. Chair Jim Jordan wrote to Penn’s president today that the university’s response to their April request for documents has been “inadequate.”

BREAKING: Penn has agreed to a Title IX resolution with U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. Story TK The Daily Pennsylvanian.

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

Penn bans transgender athletes and strips Lia Thomas' records after caving to federal demands. Live updates from the The Daily Pennsylvanian staff here: thedp.com/article/2025/0…

NEW: The White House has restored $175 million in funds to Penn that were previously frozen due to the University’s alleged failure to comply with an executive order barring transgender athletes from women’s sports, CNN reported Wednesday. The funding restoration comes after

Nearly 24 hours after Penn announced a resolution agreement with U.S. Department of Education to resolve an ongoing Title IX investigation, here's where things stand: - The University has removed 2022 College graduate and former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas’ individual records. - Penn issued a public

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…

Like other elite Universities, Penn has faced funding cuts as Trump pushed higher ed reforms. Yet senior government officials told @DailyPenn that the University’s willingness to engage with the federal government paved the way for a resolution that restored millions in

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.

“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?”