University of Pennsylvania
Private university in Philadelphia
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| March 27 2025 | J. Larry Jameson becomes President of the University of Pennsylvania as of the current date. |
| March 13 2025 | J. Larry Jameson continues as Interim President as of the current date |
| March 13 2025 | Unspecified president takes office, continuing from J. Larry Jameson's interim term |
| 2024 | 13 Penn students or alumni participated in the Summer Olympics in Paris, competing across 5 sports (athletics, breaking, fencing, rowing, and swimming) representing 7 different countries: Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Egypt, Nigeria, Slovenia, and the United States. |
| 2024 | U.S. News & World Report ranked Penn 6th of 394 national universities. College Factual ranked Penn 4th of 444 universities in the United States. Wharton School was again ranked number one. Wall Street Journal reported Penn's undergraduate alumni earn the 5th highest salaries nationally, which is 2nd in the Ivy League. |
| 2024 | While in office, President Joe Biden expressed his desire to return to the Annenberg School and Penn Biden Center after leaving the White House. |
| 2024 | Pro-Palestinian students initiated a campus encampment as part of wider university protests. |
| 2024 | Pro-Palestinian students initiated a campus encampment protest at the University of Pennsylvania. |
| 2024 | Cherelle Parker (Fels Institute of Government class of 2016) became the 100th mayor of Philadelphia |
| May 10 2024 | The University of Pennsylvania pro-Palestine campus encampment was raided by authorities, resulting in the arrest of protesters and the termination of the occupation. |
| April 2 2024 | Ten-year anniversary celebration of the ML program featuring a lecture with journalist Linda Greenhouse and National Constitution Center CEO Jeffrey Rosen entitled 'A Supreme Legacy: 45 Years Covering the High Court'. |
| 2023 | University of Pennsylvania Curling Club qualified for the National Championship at 6th place and won the national championship by defeating Princeton University in the championship match with a score of 6 to 3. |
| 2023 | Penn was ranked 7th in The Princeton Review's Dream Colleges list. Penn's Law School was ranked number 4 nationally. The university was ranked as having the 7th happiest students in the United States. |
| 2023 | Penn ranked third among U.S. universities in research expenditures according to the National Science Foundation. |
| 2023 | Katharine Strunk succeeded Pam Grossman as the dean of Penn GSE, representing a leadership transition for the school. |
| 2023 | J. Larry Jameson becomes President/Interim President, serving from 2023 to 2025. |
| 2023 | John Fetterman begins serving as a United States Senator for Pennsylvania. |
| 2023 | Josh Shapiro begins serving as Governor of Pennsylvania. |
| December 9 2023 | Liz Magill and board chairman Scott L. Bok resigned from their respective positions following extensive media pressure and donor concerns. |
| December 6 2023 | President Liz Magill testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, where her response to a hypothetical scenario about antisemitism was widely criticized. |
| October 2023 | Penn hosted a Palestinian Writers Conference, which sparked significant campus tensions between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups. |
| August 2023 | University increased estimated total cost of attendance to $105,932 for the 2023-2024 academic year, representing an over 7% increase from the previous academic year. |
| March 2023 | University of Pennsylvania announced the first LGBTQ+ scholar in residence, following a $2-million gift. |
| 2022 | University of Pennsylvania Curling Club qualified for the National Championship and finished in 2nd place. |
| 2022 | Wharton School was ranked number one in national rankings. |
| 2022 | University of Pennsylvania received 54,588 applications for the class of 2026, making it one of the most selective schools in the country, with an extremely low admission rate of 4.24%. |
| 2022 | For the entering J.D. class, 9.74% of 6,816 applicants were offered admission, with 246 students matriculating. 13% of matriculating students were first-generation college students, and 35% were first-generation professional school students. |
| 2022 | M. Elizabeth Magill becomes President, noted for having the shortest tenure in the university's history. |
| 2022 | Amy Gutmann concluded her presidency after 18 years of service. |
| 2022 | Controversy arose regarding Amy Wax, a Penn law school professor, after she made controversial remarks about Asians, with some calling for her tenure to be revoked. |
| 2022 | Jack Redmond (College class of 2007, with BA and MA) became a Circuit Judge in Birmingham, the Midlands, United Kingdom. |
| February 9 2022 | Wendell Pritchett served as interim president from February 9, 2022, to June 30, 2022. |
| 2021 | Regina Salmons was a member of the USA Olympic team. |
| 2021 | Mask and Wig voted to become gender-inclusive, opening auditions to all undergraduates including male, female, and non-binary performers. |
| 2021 | University of Pennsylvania's School of Education was ranked number one nationally. |
| 2021 | Guttman College House (formerly New College House West) was opened, becoming the latest College House to be built at the university. |
| 2021 | 52 percent of the graduating class pursued a certificate, maintaining the school's strong commitment to interdisciplinary education. |
| 2021 | Gary Gensler became chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| 2021 | Published The Spring Break Issue of Pennsylvania Punch Bowl magazine |
| 2021 | Joe Biden begins serving as President of the United States. |
| 2021 | Rick Krajewski begins serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 188th District. |
| June 2021 | Established the Harold Cramer Memorial Scholarship Program to support veterans admitted to the Law School. |
| January 1 2021 | Osagie O. Imasogie became the Chair of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Board of Overseers, becoming the first African-born chair of an American law school. |
| 2020 | Penn installed 'Brick House', a monumental bronze sculpture by Simone Leigh at the College Green gateway. |
| 2020 | Penn removed the statue of Reverend George Whitefield from campus after research revealed his ownership of enslaved people and advocacy for slavery. |
| 2020 | 99.6% of the Class of 2020 obtained full-time employment after graduation. |
| 2020 | 57 percent of the graduating class pursued a certificate, demonstrating continued growth in interdisciplinary programs. |
| 2020 | University of Pennsylvania Law School achieved 99.6% full-time employment for graduating class, with 75.2% joining law firms and 11.6% obtaining judicial clerkships. |
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