University of Pennsylvania celebrates Juneteenth but not Presidents Day

Published February 21, 2024 2:14pm ET



As someone who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2021, I continue to be amazed by all the ways the school exists in a radical left-wing bubble. The administrators’ actions continue to disappoint and, arguably, embarrass the institution. Consider events from just the last few years.

First was the controversy surrounding the trans swimmer. This was the enormous national story I broke of my former classmate, then-William “Lia” Thomas, a man competing against women in collegiate swimming. Next were the events surrounding the tenure of former Penn President Liz Magill. Now comes the discovery that the Ivy League university does not recognize Presidents Day as a holiday, but it does recognize Juneteenth. It’s yet another sign of the Ivy League’s turn away from patriotic, American values.

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