Straws in the Wind - Part 168

From the Daily Pennsylvanian: Among the thousands of files leaked in an Oct. 31 cybersecurity attack on Penn were several memos that appear to have been internally circulated among employees with talking points about a range of controversial issues involving the University... One document outlined Penn’s policies on accepting financial donations from donor families with a child actively applying to the University.

“Given the important role that the college application process plays in the lives of so many of our donor families, we must take extra care to avoid the perception, on the part of any individual donor or our broader community, that philanthropy will influence an admissions decision,” the Jan. 20, 2023 document read.

The file added that “many alumni, parents and friends have established philanthropic relationships with Penn,” and that those connections — which include “annual gifts, payments or prior year pledges” — should not be prevented. The initial emails — sent by the alleged hackers — criticized the University’s policy on accepting legacy applicants and students of Penn donors. “We hire and admit morons because we love legacies, donors, and unqualified affirmative action admits,” the Oct. 31 email read...

Full story at https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/11/penn-cybersecurity-leaked-documents-biden-magill-palestine-writes.