Is There Any Leadership Left at the University of Pennsylvania?

Ivy school fails to exhibit the very qualities it demands of its applicants.

AP/Matt Rourke, file
University of Pennsylvania signage at Philadelphia, May 15, 2019. AP/Matt Rourke, file

In response to reporting that the federal government had canceled $175 million in funding for the University of Pennsylvania because of the school’s policies allowing biological males to participate in women’s sports, officials at my alma mater issued a statement that made me wish the Trump administration had doubled that figure.

“Penn has always followed NCAA and Ivy League policies regarding student participation on athletic teams. We have been in the past, and remain today, in full compliance with the regulations that apply to not only Penn, but all of our NCAA and Ivy League peer institutions,” the school said.

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