figures (a) and (b) from the GRASP Lab’s “SEER: Safe Efficient Exploration for Aerial Robots using Learning to Predict Information Gain”: arXiv:2209.11034 by Penn Against the Occupation, 2025 Penn Engineering prides itself on an interdisciplinary, humanitarian approach to engineering for the betterment of the world. However, just a few layers of digging show a concerning levelContinue reading “Drone Research; Palestinian Death”
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Penn Culture
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in Washington on March 14, 2025. | Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images by Anonymous, 2025 The two most powerful men in America are President Trump and Elon Musk. Both men are racist, arrogant, and narcissistic, viewing their wealthContinue reading “Penn Culture”
Penn vs. International Students
By U.S. Customs and Border Protection – CBP International Travel Preclearance Operations in Canada, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66500139 by Anonymous, 2025 Penn hosts one of the largest international student communities in the Ivy League, with students hailing from over 137 countries, a fact often repeated in admissions flyers and marketed as a differentiating strength. In theContinue reading “Penn vs. International Students”
Lynching victims in the dissecting room: Penn’s record of desecrating Black human remains
Clipping from the Inquirer (1894) by Anonymous, 2025 The University of Pennsylvania’s history is a story of scientific racism and dehumanizing practices. In 2021, facing pressure from racial justice community organizers, the Penn Museum and the University issued long overdue apologies for displaying the skulls of enslaved Africans in a eugenist collection and for stealingContinue reading “Lynching victims in the dissecting room: Penn’s record of desecrating Black human remains”
ICE out of Philly
Immigration agents are seen on video as they arrest five Guatemalan men near 20th and Morris Streets in Philadelphia on July 6, 2025. Obtained by The Inquirer by Anonymous, 2025 Before I ever sat in a lecture hall at Penn, I cleaned the Alpha Tau Omega house on 39th St. That summer of 2019, rightContinue reading “ICE out of Philly”
How Penn Gentrifies
Mel Hairston, resident at the UC Townhomes, protests with Fossil Free Penn to save UC Townhomes on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Photo by Siena Christopherson by Anonymous, 2025 Following a period of relatively cordial relations established by William Penn himself and ended by his death, his sons engaged in a legalistic swindle of the Lenape’sContinue reading “How Penn Gentrifies”
History of Organizing Last Year at Penn
A lot happened last year. September 9/4-9/10: Disorientation Week A collective of student activists published the annual Penn Disorientation Guide and hosted a week of educational and community events in collaboration with Penn and Philadelphia organizations. 9/22: Palestine Writes Literature Festival A collective of Palestinian writers and allies welcomed hundreds of visitors to Penn’s campusContinue reading “History of Organizing Last Year at Penn”
For Palestine: Vignettes from the Encampment
A Genocide is ongoing in Palestine. A Genocide. A Genocide is ongoing in Palestine. It has not ceased and does not cease if we look away, and the University of Pennsylvania, with all its power continues to look away. It has not condemned Israel, and it has not divested from Israel. For this, Penn isContinue reading “For Palestine: Vignettes from the Encampment”
Resources for FGLI Students: From Professional Connections to Textbook Access.
We’ve compiled a set of resources that FGLI students can use to make their transition to Penn as seamless as possible.
The Enduring Connection Between Penn and Slavery
Penn and slavery had an undeniably intertwined relationship, in which both parties benefitted from the other.
Penn Disorientation Guide 