Luke Petersen

national politics @dailypenn / contact: [email protected]

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

@chrisrabb, a Penn grad, just claimed victory in the Democratic primary for the Third Congressional District, according to @AP election sourcing.

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[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Throughout the month of March, I averaged 2.5 articles per week of production! Make sure to go check out what happened last month at Penn: from the community response to the Iran conflict to the race to represent University City in the U.S. House!

https://t.co/wFAM3HMWXi

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Penn's interim CIO Joshua Beeman has been appointed to the role permanently, effective April 1 — pending Board of Trustees approval.
Read more of my latest @dailypenn:
https://t.co/7JNn5CmJnb

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

A deduction vs. a rate cap — two ways to expand the zero tax bracket, two very different outcomes for who benefits. Wharton's budget model breaks it down.
Read more of my latest @dailypenn: https://t.co/nMAt4jM9uC

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Two years after her resignation, former Penn president Liz Magill is heading to Georgetown Law. Penn administrators and donors reflect on her presidency with @dailypenn
Read more of my latest:
https://t.co/2CtIDnlQ4m

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Dave Oxman has officially dropped out of the race for PA’s 3rd Congressional District, endorsing Penn professor Ala Stanford for the seat.

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[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Penn Libraries just struck a deal with the world's largest university press — Penn authors can now publish in Oxford University Press journals open access, no fees required.
Read more of my latest @dailypenn:
https://t.co/hm88xJWYWI

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

U.S. military strikes in Iran — what does the Penn community think? Experts, student organizations, and professors weigh in as the conflict escalates.
Read more of my latest @dailypenn: https://t.co/deU2buJB28

[Jasmine Ni @jasmineni_]

Jewish @Penn professors have been receiving calls from @USEEOC to their personal phone numbers as part of the federal agency's ongoing probe into allegations of antisemitism at the University.

Scoop from @LukePetersen06 for @DailyPenn:
https://t.co/PLSTBrrRf8

[Finn Ryan @finnryan_]

The EEOC has contacted Penn affiliates as part of its antisemitism probe, offering a window into how the agency is gathering information as the University simultaneously tries to block its access in court.

More from @lukepetersen06:

https://t.co/DF4zDMpbEt

[Ananya Karthik @ananyaakarthik]

Penn’s graduate student union may strike in less than a week.

Last Friday, a dozen local lawmakers signed a letter urging administrators to reach a fair contract before the union’s Feb. 17 strike deadline.

My latest for @dailypenn:
https://t.co/AGmAwJiLUj

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Former Penn donor Ronald Lauder's name appears 515 times in the Epstein files. Lauder was scheduled to have a Valentine’s breakfast with the convicted pedophile in 2017. Epstein later referred to Lauder as a "dinosaur"

Read more from me: @dailypenn
https://t.co/XyL8JH2tIR

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

On Valentine's Day 2017, former Penn donor Ronald Lauder was scheduled for a breakfast and afternoon tea with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein...

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[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Speechwriters Cody Keenan and Tyler Lechtenberg — who both worked in the Barack Obama administration — spoke about the former president’s most recognized speeches and the evolving landscape of political messaging.

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https://t.co/2nrKfevaog

[Isha Chitirala @ishachitirala]

Cybercrime group ShinyHunters appears to take responsibility for the October 2025 hack at Penn.

Stay tuned as the @dailypenn team independently reviews the leaked files.

[Ethan Young @EthanMYoung_]

After a Oct. cyberattack at Penn that allegedly compromised 1.2 million lines of data, the univ. quietly took down its FAQ page. A spokesperson now says the investigation is “complete” but offered no new information about how many people were affected.

https://t.co/zJGlW1oEvn

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Go read the latest on the @dailypenn coverage of the Epstein saga by my awesome politics editor @AlexBDash and the amazing @arti_jain_!

[Alex Dash @AlexBDash]

Outgoing Wharton Board of Advisors chair Marc Rowan maintained a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein that included phone calls and multiple visits to Epstein’s NYC home, according to new DOJ documents.

Read my latest in @dailypenn with @arti_jain_:
https://t.co/DKBbt8l1zQ

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

10.6% of Penn professors attended Harvard or Penn, my @dailypenn analysis of 1,131 professors found. In fact, professors more often attended Ivy League schools than public universities in the United States.

Read more below:
https://t.co/JGgxe0cGZl

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Thank you to @riana_mahtani for co-writing! This story couldn't have been possible without you!

[Luke Petersen @lukepetersen06]

Former Penn donor Ronald Lauder pushed Trump to buy Greenland. Now he wants to cash in

Read my latest: @dailypenn https://t.co/f5Q81qyoVS