March 2, 2023 by The Daily Pennsylvanian

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Open expression at Penn, explained: guidelines, consequences, and complaints

Penn appoints Hikaru Kozuma as next vice provost for University Life Kozuma is currently the executive director of College Houses and Academic Services

The DP analyzed Penn’s open expression guidelines and the role of the Committee on Open Expression

NICOLE MURAVSKY Staff Reporter

Hikaru “Karu” Kozuma will be Penn's next vice provost for University Life starting May 1, according to an announcement from Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein. Kozuma, who is currently the executive director of College Houses and Academic Services, will succeed Mamta Accapadi, who resigned last June after two years in the role. Since then, the position has been occupied by Tamara Greenfield King, who was appointed as interim vice provost for University Life on June 14. The vice provost for University Life focuses on offering support to academic and career resources for students and works closely with cultural groups on campus. “Karu Kozuma is a highly experienced national leader in university life, who is well known across our Penn community for his empathy, wisdom, and collaborative skill," Winkelstein wrote in the announcement. Kozuma will be in charge of a $45 million budget that oversees 16 departments and a total of 135 full-time employees, according to University Life. The new vice provost for University Life is also expected to continue and expand on the initiatives started by Accapadi and King, the latter of whom will stay at Penn as senior associate vice provost for student affairs. Kozuma — a 2015 graduate of Penn's Graduate School of Education — has been executive director of College Houses and Academic Services since 2021 and previously served as associate vice provost for University Life and executive director of the Office of Student Affairs from 2010 to 2018. The announcement concludes a six-month search that began in late August, when Winkelstein announced the formation of an advisory committee for the selection of the next vice provost for University Life. "We are confident that Karu will be an outstanding partner to all of us in leading our university life initiatives in the years ahead," Winkelstein wrote.

SOPHIA LEUNG Staff Reporter

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The Penn community saw an influx in student activism on campus this year, and — as a result — administrative response to on-campus protests. Students facing disciplinary action for their participation in protests have received varied communication from Penn’s Committee on Open Expression, Center for Community Standards and Accountability, and vice provost for University Life, as well as open expression observers acting on behalf of the vice provost — all of which are intended to act as separate entities in addressing students’ rights to free expression on campus. The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with University administrators and student activists to better understand the impact of Penn’s open expression guidelines and the role of the University's Committee on Open Expression in evaluating the rights of students to protest on campus.

Houston Market closed for five hours Recent protests and their consequences Students affiliated with Fossil Free Penn camped on College Green for 39 days last semester with due to emergency water repairs three demands for Penn: a public commitment

The original message added that students should visit other dining locations until an update was provided for Houston Market’s reopening. After the water main break, the PennEats mobile app was updated to indicate that all seven of the market’s dining facilities were closed to orders indefinitely. Later, in an email to students sent around 4:30 p.m., Penn Dining wrote that Houston Market would be open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday for limited mobile and walk-in dining at its Penn Pi, HM Grill, Ivy Leaf, and

toward preserving the University City Townhomes, total fossil fuel divestment, and making payments in lieu of taxes — or PILOTs — to Philadelphia public schools. This action was capped off by a demonstration last October where nearly 75 students interrupted Penn’s Homecoming football game against Yale. The protest delayed the game for over an hour and resulted in the arrests of 19 demonstrators, 17 of which were Penn students. In addition to legal repercussions for trespassing, the students faced disciplinary action from the University for violating the open expression guidelines. As a result of not cooperating with the open expression officers at the protest, the students were directed to CSA.

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GAPSA, UA approve resolutions seeking student representation on Board of Trustees

purchase agreements, administration appointments, and acquisition and development of land. There are currently 54 trustee members with 14 spots allocated to Penn alumni. No spots are currently allocated to students. The agenda for the Board of Trustees meeting on March 2 does not mention discussion of either resolution at the time of publication. The Board of Trustees did not respond to a request for comment. The previous attempt for the joint resolution was coauthored with representatives of the UA, but only GAPSA was able to approve it with a majority. Both groups have subsequently revised their resolutions and passed them separately. On Feb. 11, the graduate school student governments held their G12+ summit where each of the presidents signed a joint letter with GAPSA in favor of student representation, according to thirdyear dual degree master's student and GAPSA President Robert Watson. Following the summit, Watson said GAPSA passed a revised resolution on Feb. 15, adding two amendments to the original resolution: GAPSA removed the UA’s name in response to their prior tabling of the resolution on Jan. 22, and they extended the student representative’s term from one to two years. Following UA’s prior decision to indefinitely table the resolution on Jan. 22, Schumer and Wharton sophomore and UA representative Keshav Ramesh — the two undergraduate authors of the initial joint resolution with GAPSA — met with administrators to discuss the resolution further. Schumer said these administrators include Associate Vice Provost for Education and Academic Planning Gary Purpura, Executive Director of Office of Student Affairs Katie Bonner, Faculty Senate Tri-Chairs Vivian Gadsen, Tulia Falleti, and William Braham, and Associate Vice President to University Secretary Lizann Rode. During their Feb. 26 meeting, the UA successfully passed their revised resolution to have student representation on the Board of Trustees. The resolution now proposes a two-year term for student representatives. “The Board of Trustees is the biggest and most important body at the University in terms of decision making, yet we don’t have a lot of information about them," Schumer said. "Having student representation would bring those lines of communication and make their processes clearer."

A water main break on Spruce Street also caused street closures LINA CHIHOUB Staff Reporter

Houston Market reopened Monday afternoon after closing for around five hours due to a water main break on Spruce Street. The water main break, which occurred in the morning on Feb. 27, reduced Houston Market’s access to running water, Barbara Lea-Kruger — director of communications and external relations for Penn Business Services — wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Penn Dining notified students via email that Houston Market was closed “until further notice“ while the City of Philadelphia completed emergency water repairs.

The resolutions demonstrate progress towards students being present on Penn’s governing body LARA COTA Staff Reporter

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The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Undergraduate Assembly are advocating for student representation on the Board of Trustees.

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The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Undergraduate Assembly separately passed revised resolutions advocating for student representation to Penn's Board of Trustees. This follows a failed joint resolution from January, when GAPSA passed the draft but the UA was unable to reach a majority. Now, both groups have reached their own agreements that are set to be sent to the Board of Trustees. On Feb. 20, GAPSA sent a joint letter with G12+ school governments — the student leadership from each of Penn's graduate schools — and a revised resolution for student representation on the Board of Trustees to Vice President and University Secretary Medha Narvekar. This is set to be sent out to the Board of Trustees’ chairperson Scott Bok ahead of the Board of Trustees' upcoming meeting on March 2. On Feb. 26, the UA passed their own revised resolution for student representation and sent a similar letter to Bok, according to College junior and UA representative Charlie Schumer. Both assemblies are awaiting to hear whether their resolutions will be considered. The Board of Trustees is a decision-making body that directly decides the University's operations. Trustees' responsibilities include the selection of the University president, tuition, fees,

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