Guest Columns
Natalie Minkovsky | Student protests at Penn
Guest Columnist and Penn parent Natalie Minkovsky praises student protestors’ act of moral conviction and calls on the University’s administration to engage in a dialogue.
Omonye Osezua | Navigating dual disadvantage
Guest Columnist Omonye Osezua highlights her experiences and urges Penn to enhance the visibility and accessibility of its support services for FGLI students.
Tulia Falleti | The billboard trucks are back
Guest columnist and Faculty Senate Chair Tulia Falleti urges Penn administration to protect peaceful protest and engage with students.
Garv Mehdiratta | Penn must pay its ASL lecturers more
Guest Columnist Garv Mehdiratta argues that Penn must rectify disparities in compensation for its ASL lecturers before it’s too late.
Olivia Haynie | Penn’s Jewish community has been anything but united since before Oct. 7
Guest Columnist Olivia Haynie reflects on her time in Penn’s Jewish community and how she has seen it fracture.
Yoni Hillman | What would the Talmud say?
Guest Columnist Yoni Hillman applies ancient Jewish wisdom in considering student protests of the war in Gaza.
Daniel Hopkins and Gall Sigler | On-campus protests reflect stark generational divide on Israel-Palestine
Guest Columnists Daniel Hopkins and Gall Sigler argue it’s not just the Penn community–survey evidence shows a stark generational divide on Israel-Palestine.
Michelle Lyu | We shall not be moved
Guest Columnist Michelle Lyu writes about the meaning of the student anti-war protests.
Joseph Houlden | Beyond the Greek letters: A dive into fraternity life at Penn
Guest Columnist Joe Houlden offers a critical reflection on the highs and lows of navigating fraternity culture as a UK exchange student.
Seema Parmar | Want to motivate climate action? Share your climate story
Guest Columnist Seema Parmar argues that members of the Penn community should share their personal experiences with climate change to reinforce motivation for climate action.
Four History Professors | Speak to protesters’ first demand
Four history professors remind us that Philadelphia’s history of struggles over ethical choices is pertinent today.
Madeline Kohn | A place on campus to ask questions
Madeline Kohn reflects on an interfaith seder, the recent protests at Columbia, and a future for Israel/Palestine discourse at Penn.
Jane Holahan | What it means to destigmatize disability accommodations
Guest Columnist and Executive Director of Weingarten Center Jane Holahan shares what it means to destigmatize disability accommodations and how disability contributes to an individual’s identity.
Beaue Bernstein | The exam you will probably fail: climate literacy
Guest Columnist Beaue Bernstein argues that Penn must add an interdisciplinary, climate literacy graduation requirement.
Penn Chavurah | Hillel should condemn genocide, not celebrate Israel Week
Progressive Jewish student group Penn Chavurah implores Penn Hillel to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to apartheid in Palestine, following Hillel's "Israel Week" celebration.
Noah Rubin | This is unacceptable
Guest columnist Noah Rubin explains why he spoke to Congress.
Rafael Álvarez Febo | Is Penn taking racism as seriously as it does other forms of bigotry?
Guest columnist Rafael Álvarez Febo argues that Penn needs to take racism on campus seriously and reform staff disciplinary procedures.
Michelle Lyu | We want to be free
Guest Columnist Michelle Lyu serves as witness to the American crisis and qualitative changes taking place on Penn's campus.
Bernadine Kumi | I joined a sorority and I’m glad
Guest Columnist Bernadine Kumi shares her experience as a Black woman and FGLI student going through sorority rush.