University of Pennsylvania

Julie Platt, chair of Jewish federations group, is helming Penn’s board amid leadership transition

The same Jewish philanthropist and communal leader is on the front lines of two of the most prominent organizations reshaped by Oct. 7 and its aftermath.

By Philissa Cramer December 11, 2023 9:33 am

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Criticism mounts against UPenn president after she declines to say whether calls for genocide of Jews constitute harassment

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was the latest to lambast a contentious exchange between presidents of elite universities and a congressional committee examining the spike in antisemitism on campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.

December 6, 2023 6:23 pm

Roger Waters performs in Munich

Cancel or condemn? Jewish groups decrying UPenn’s ‘Palestine Writes’ festival are split on the ideal response.

The dilemma for the organizations stems from a backlash in recent years against repressing academic speech, even for those with repugnant views.

September 18, 2023 11:00 am

2 UPenn kosher chefs lost their jobs because of COVID. Now they’re opening a kosher food truck to help the needy.

By Marcy Oster September 21, 2020 12:31 pm

U of Pennsylvania to rename design school for Stuart Weitzman

By Marcy Oster March 7, 2019 2:50 pm

Philadelphia 76ers owner Joshua Harris and wife donate $10 million to Wharton School

By Marcy Oster February 26, 2019 3:13 pm

Wharton professor Amir Yaron tapped as next governor of Israel’s central bank

October 9, 2018 11:36 am

Penn group nixes Chris Hedges as speaker following Israel-ISIS comparison

December 29, 2014 11:59 am

Perelman gives $25 million to alma mater Penn

By Marcy Oster February 5, 2013 6:34 pm

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Op-Ed: Obama, Jewish tradition agree on universal health care

By Ezekiel J. Emanuel July 30, 2012 1:35 pm

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