Also, a court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of Penn faculty members against the University.
Thursday, June 27
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Data shows that Penn alumni have the highest median income after graduation among Ivy League students receiving financial aid, and Penn Libraries staff have expressed their intent to unionize.
But first, The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to residents and city officials to examine the circumstances surrounding the eight-day shutdown of the Mason on Chestnut.
The Mason on Chestnut, an off-campus residence near Penn’s campus, has faced management changes, failed inspections, and resident dissatisfaction since 2020, when development company CSC acquired and renovated what was formerly International House Philadelphia. An eight-day shutdown due to a Cease Operations Order is the latest incident in the building’s tainted history.
The building received the order from the City of Philadelphia after a flood rendered the building uninhabitable. Mason residents expressed frustration with management’s lack of communication and assistance in the wake of the order from the City and voiced concern about the development company that owns the building.
The DP spoke with representatives from the City of Philadelphia to discuss the circumstances surrounding the shutdown, examined the Mason’s history of failed inspections, and compiled residents’ reactions to the shutdown and their feelings toward management moving forward.
A lawsuit filed by a group of Penn faculty alleging “McCarthyism” has been dismissed by a court due to a lack of standing. The judge also denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction.
Penn Libraries staff members have expressed their intent to unionize to the director of Penn Libraries and have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board.
The Philadelphia City Council announced the members of the new Philadelphia Reparations Task Force, which is co-chaired by a Penn graduate student.
Penn alumni have the highest median income 10 years after graduation among Ivy League students receiving financial aid, according to data from the United States Department of Education’s college scorecards.
Penn has named Felicia Washington its new vice president of human resources. Washington currently holds a similar role at the University of Southern California.
COLUMNIST MAX ANNUNZIATA evaluates the potential harms of Penn’s new Temporary Standards and Procedures for Campus Events and Demonstrations.
SPORTS
Nia Akins, a 2020 Penn graduate, placed first in the 800-meter race during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field to secure her place on Team USA.
IN PHOTOS
Photos by Abhiram Juvvadi and Ethan Young
See how the DP’s photographers captured 1968 Wharton graduate and former President Donald Trump’s campaign event at Temple University on June 22.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
Photo by Sukhmani Kaur
In 2017, the DP reported that biology professor Paul Sniegowski had been named as the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Earlier this year, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Steven Fluharty announced that Sniegowski would be leaving his position to assume the presidency at Earlham College.
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