University of Pennsylvania
Private university in Philadelphia
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| March 27 2025 | J. Larry Jameson becomes President of the University of Pennsylvania as of the current date. |
| 2024 | While in office, President Joe Biden expressed his desire to return to the Annenberg School and Penn Biden Center after leaving the White House. |
| 2024 | Pro-Palestinian students initiated a campus encampment as part of wider university protests. |
| 2024 | Pro-Palestinian students initiated a campus encampment protest at the University of Pennsylvania. |
| 2024 | Cherelle Parker (Fels Institute of Government class of 2016) became the 100th mayor of Philadelphia |
| May 10 2024 | The University of Pennsylvania pro-Palestine campus encampment was raided by authorities, resulting in the arrest of protesters and the termination of the occupation. |
| 2023 | J. Larry Jameson becomes President/Interim President, serving from 2023 to 2025. |
| 2023 | John Fetterman begins serving as a United States Senator for Pennsylvania. |
| 2023 | Josh Shapiro begins serving as Governor of Pennsylvania. |
| December 9 2023 | Liz Magill and board chairman Scott L. Bok resigned from their respective positions following extensive media pressure and donor concerns. |
| December 6 2023 | President Liz Magill testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, where her response to a hypothetical scenario about antisemitism was widely criticized. |
| October 2023 | Penn hosted a Palestinian Writers Conference, which sparked significant campus tensions between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups. |
| March 2023 | University of Pennsylvania announced the first LGBTQ+ scholar in residence, following a $2-million gift. |
| 2022 | M. Elizabeth Magill becomes President, noted for having the shortest tenure in the university's history. |
| 2022 | Amy Gutmann concluded her presidency after 18 years of service. |
| 2022 | Controversy arose regarding Amy Wax, a Penn law school professor, after she made controversial remarks about Asians, with some calling for her tenure to be revoked. |
| 2022 | Jack Redmond (College class of 2007, with BA and MA) became a Circuit Judge in Birmingham, the Midlands, United Kingdom. |
| 2021 | Gary Gensler became chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| 2021 | Published The Spring Break Issue of Pennsylvania Punch Bowl magazine |
| 2021 | Joe Biden begins serving as President of the United States. |
| 2021 | Rick Krajewski begins serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 188th District. |
| 2020 | The Gryphon Senior Society was established at the University of Pennsylvania, specifically focused on recognizing outstanding student leaders within the College of Arts and Sciences. |
| 2020 | Stacy Brenner becomes a Democratic member of the Maine State Senate. |
| 2020 | Released three distinct issues: The Apocalypse Issue (Winter), The 2020 Election Issue (Fall), and The P-Files: The Conspiracy Mini-Issue (Spring) |
| 2019 | John Jackson became the new dean at Annenberg. |
| 2019 | Kathryn Boockvar became Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and head of the Pennsylvania Department of State. |
| 2019 | Gregg Semenza shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability |
| 2019 | Katherine Sarah Kate Gallego became the 62nd mayor of Phoenix |
| 2019 | Eric Johnson (Penn Law JD class of 2003) became the 60th mayor of Dallas, Texas |
| 2019 | Published three issues: The National Geographic Issue (Fall), The Dating Issue (Summer), and PennMD: The Medicine Issue (Spring) |
| 2019 | Jamie Gauthier begins serving on Philadelphia City Council representing the 3rd District. |
| 2018 | Geoffrey Berman became United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, serving until 2020. |
| 2018 | Released three issues: BRO·GUE: The Fashion Issue (Fall), Punch Bowl's Believe It Or Not! (Summer), and Punch Bowl 3018 (Spring) |
| 2018 | Dwight Evans begins serving as the United States Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District. |
| August 2018 | Daniel Will was appointed as the first Solicitor General of New Hampshire. |
| April 2018 | Shamash Senior Society was founded to celebrate and create a community for Jewish students at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on leadership, impact, community, diversity, and service. |
| January 1 2018 | Mark Farrell (Penn Law class of 2001) became the 44th mayor of San Francisco, serving from January through July 2018 |
| 2017 | Joe Biden became the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor at the Annenberg School after leaving the Obama Administration, and joined the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. |
| 2017 | Ron Nirenberg became mayor of San Antonio, Texas |
| 2016 | Helen Gym became a Philadelphia City council member. |
| 2016 | Cira Centre South development was completed by Brandywine Realty Trust, featuring the 49-story FMC Tower (the tallest building in University City), FMC Corp. headquarters, a public green roof parking garage, an apartment building, and street-level retail. |
| 2016 | Jim Kenney begins serving as Mayor of Philadelphia. |
| 2014 | Ivy Taylor became mayor of San Antonio, Texas, serving until 2017 |
| 2012 | Jennifer Beck serves in the New Jersey State Senate representing the 11th Legislative District. |
| 2012 | Susan Francia won a gold medal in women's rowing at the Summer Olympic Games. |
| 2012 | Andrew Byrnes won a silver medal at the Summer Olympic Games. |
| September 2011 | Penn Park officially opened, spanning from Walnut Street to South Street and featuring integrated recreational and athletic facilities, including underground rainwater collection cisterns. |
| 2010 | Barbara Judge became chairman of the Pension Protection Fund, serving until 2016. |
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