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Jose Andres Brings Beefsteak to Philly
World-renowned chef Jose Andres makes his debut in Philadelphia by bringing his vegetarian, fast-food concept, Beefsteak to the University of Pennsylvania campus in early 2016. Beefsteak […]
OKCupid: Penn Students Have Low Sex Drive
OKCupid has a lot of users, and a treasure trove of data about them. Every once in a while, they release data in a cutesy […]
Colleges With Highest Salaries 10 Years Later
Around this time of year, it seems like a new ranking of colleges is released every day. But a new one caught my eye. But […]
Penn Slips in New Colleges Rankings from U.S. News & World Report
It’s that time of year again — when college students go back to school, see old friends and probably hit the year’s first party. It’s […]
Penn Alumni Establish First Ever Online Resource For LGBT Asylum Seekers
Imagine a government that condones imprisonment, corrective action, humiliation, and even systemized rape for those who identify as LGBT. This may sound outlandish for those […]
Local Lawsuit Blames Penn, Amazon.com in Student’s Suicide
A complaint filed on behalf of a 20-year-old University of Pennsylvania nursing student who died by suicide in her dorm room in February 2013 blames […]
Philly Colleges with Highest Salary Potential
Which Philadelphia-area colleges lead to the highest salaries? PayScale has the answers in its recently released College Salary Report. It ranked more than 1,000 colleges by the median salaries […]
Two Philly Schools Ranked on List of Best Fashion Design Programs in the World
The Business of Fashion recently conducted a global study to determine the best fashion design programs, and guess what? Of the top 21 schools ranked for undergrad, Drexel and […]
Eight Great College Football Games to See (in Person) This Fall
Football is under siege — from parents, doctors, academics, a Kennedy, even from Buzz Bissinger, the guy who wrote the definitive book on football, Friday […]
What Does Alice Goffman Have in Common With Rachel Dolezal?
When last we heard of Alice Goffman, the Penn alum whose undergrad field project became the renowned (and controversial) ethnography On the Run, she was […]
New Google CEO Has Philly Roots
He was instrumental in creating the Google Chrome web browser, the Android operating system and the Google search toolbar. Now he’s leading arguably the most powerful company […]
Penn Set to Open Six New University Buildings in 2016/2017
These days, it can’t be said that the University of Pennsylvania rests on its collective laurels when it comes to real estate development. The market […]
Penn Dropping Essay Portion of SAT Test
Editor’s note: The original headline has been changed to reflect that Penn won’t require the essay portion of the SAT Writing test. Remember way back […]
25-Year-Old Penn Grad Called “Next Elon Musk”
She’s worked for NASA. She’s got an ingenious way to charge your cell phone. Now she’s getting compared to Elon Musk. Meredith Perry, a 25-year-old […]
One Philly College Makes Forbes’ Top 10 List
Well, Forbes has published its 2015 list of the Top Colleges in the U.S., and it’s bound to cause some consternation among status-conscious grads hereabouts, […]