Jared G. Mitovich

The First Casualty in the War Against Elite Universities Liz Magill goes deep, for the first time, on how a congressional hearing on antisemitism fueled her resignation from the University of Pennsylvania — and launched a broader war on higher ed.

Spoke with @politico.com about what I saw reporting on Liz Magill from the honeymoon start to tumultuous end of her presidency at @upenn.edu — including from the U.S. House chamber where she testified & became the first casualty of the war in higher ed.
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The First Casualty in the War Against Elite Universities Liz Magill goes deep, for the first time, on how a congressional hearing on antisemitism fueled her resignation from the University of Pennsylvania — and launched a broader war on higher ed.

Former University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill opens up, for the first time, on how a congressional hearing on antisemitism fueled her resignation — and marked a turning point in the politics of higher ed.

Jared Mitovich | Keep your palace gates open Former DP Editor-in-Chief Jared Mitovich recounts his experiences at Penn and in the DP.

Even reporting on historic news for the campus paper wasn’t enough to make me see all there is to see
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In my final byline for @dailypenn.bsky.social I reflected on what truly fueled my DP experience—123K Slack messages, coverage of 4 Penn presidents, & all: www.thedp.com/article/2025...

Philly life sciences slowdown leaves a proposed grocery store in flux Economic challenges are leaving projects on hold as developers struggle to secure tenants and financing.

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Philly life sciences slowdown leaves a proposed grocery store in flux Economic challenges are leaving projects on hold as developers struggle to secure tenants and financing.

NEW: "The community is left blighted — empty lots... empty buildings."

The slowdown in life sciences investment isn't just affecting developers. It’s leaving some Philly residents uncertain about the future (and grocery store) they envisioned for their neighborhood.

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Jared G. Mitovich Jared G. Mitovich is an accomplished, award-winning reporter on global politics, power, and finance. He is an incoming News Associate at The Wall Street Journal.

Before I join @wsj.com, I'm looking for freelancing opportunities on U.S. & China policy & investment in Panama during Trump 2.0.

I'm the 1st @upenn.edu journalist to receive an Overseas Press Club Foundation fellowship for foreign reporting.

📁: www.jared-mitovich.com
📩: jaredmit@sas.upenn.edu

Jared G. Mitovich Jared G. Mitovich is an accomplished, award-winning reporter on global politics, power, and finance. He is an incoming News Associate at The Wall Street Journal.

Before I join @wsj.com, I'm looking for freelancing opportunities on U.S. & China policy & investment in Panama during Trump 2.0.

I'm the 1st @upenn.edu journalist to receive an Overseas Press Club Foundation fellowship for foreign reporting.

📁: www.jared-mitovich.com
📩: jaredmit@sas.upenn.edu

WSJ hires Mitovich as news associate - Talking Biz News The Wall Street Journal has hired Jared Mitovich as a news associate. He will start next month. Mitovich served as the 140th editor-in-chief of The Daily Pennsylvanian and is currently an intern at WH...

@wsj.com hires Jared Mitovich as a news associate: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...

Personal news! In September, I'm joining @wsj.com as a News Associate.

Starting my career at the Journal is a dream come true & such a privilege. I can't wait to contribute to the paper's coverage of money, power, politics & more.

But for now: Time to soak up my last month @upenn.edu.

Exclusive | Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong Is Stepping Down Katrina Armstrong has come under pressure amid a high-profile battle with the Trump administration over the university’s federal funding.

BREAKING: Columbia's second presidential resignation in seven months. The school has announced a "review" of its leadership team and structure:
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St. Joe’s nears sale of first properties on USciences campus Developments have been proposed for three outlier sites. But some speculate that one of Philly’s “eds and meds” heavyweights could still enter the mix.

NEW: St. Joseph’s University is finalizing agreements to sell 3 “outlier” sites on its University City campus in Philly.

But there’s an Ivy League-sized elephant in the room: Is @upenn.edu, four blocks to the east, interested?

Here’s what I found:

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Penn faculty ordered to halt $175M worth of research The termination follows threats last week from the Trump administration. The White House has not told Penn how it can get the money back.

NEW: Penn has officially lost $175M and, unlike Columbia, has no clear route to get it back.

As the university's Trump-driven upheaval deepens, Sen. Chris Coons plans to meet with school leaders in the coming weeks.

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Trump freezes $175M in funding to Penn “This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.

NEW: Philly councilmember Jamie Gauthier is urging @upenn.edu to take Trump to court after he froze $175M of the school's federal funding.

"Trump's deplorable decision to freeze Penn's federal funding hurts the entire city," she says.

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Schumer postpones book tour stop in Philly amid vote backlash U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer isn’t coming to Philly this week after all, as he postponed an upcoming appearance that was part of a national book tour.

NEW: Chuck Schumer isn’t coming to Philly this week after all.

He's postponed a book tour stop here after his vote to advance a GOP-sponsored spending bill sparked an uproar among Democrats.

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Over a quarter of Columbia University's federal grant funding has been cut — 6.6% of the school’s total budget — by Trump:

Exclusive | Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon would be directed to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure” based on “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.”

New: President Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday aimed at abolishing the Education Department, according to people briefed on the matter www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Gov. Shapiro meets with Penn Med leader amid Trump funding cuts The top administrator painted a dire portrait of Penn Medicine’s future amid a “chaotic pace of government regulations and executive orders.”

🚨 “My own view is that challenges to our academic and healthcare institutions and to our culture will continue to intensify and that the simmering pot may yet come to a full boil," Penn Med dean and EVP Jon Epstein said in recent remarks.

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Gov. Shapiro meets with Penn Med leader amid Trump funding cuts The top administrator painted a dire portrait of Penn Medicine’s future amid a “chaotic pace of government regulations and executive orders.”

SCOOP: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has met with the leader of the University of Pennsylvania’s Health System multiple times as Philly's largest private employer faces an “existential threat” from a loss of federal funding.

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Some personal news... honored to have won the 22nd Nora Magid Mentorship Prize at @upenn.edu!

Thanks to @stephenfried.bsky.social, Isabella Simonetti, Eliot Kaplan, & the committee; Ken Winneg, my @dailypenn.bsky.social family, & everyone who's supported me.
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Philly-area lawmakers walk out of meeting with Penn president over DEI cuts A Pennsylvania state senator and state representative left the meeting after they say a university administrator referred to diversity as a “lightning rod.”

NEW: Two Philly-area lawmakers walked out of a meeting with the @upenn.edu president on Tuesday after they say a university administrator referred to diversity as a “lightning rod.”

One state senator called the meeting “bullshit.” @whyy.org whyy.org/articles/pen...

Food hall to open this fall across from 30th Street Station The Gather Food Hall and Bar will open on the ground floor of the Bulletin Building, the historic former home of the Philadelphia Bulletin newspaper.

A new food hall will debut this fall across from 30th Street Station at a prominent gateway to University City. It'll include six local vendors, an elevated bar and small business development programs. @whyy.org mitovich.beehiiv.com/p/gather-foo...

Residents anticipate proposed 110-key hotel at site of Broad Street Diner The latest plan from the diner’s owners is to turn the property into a 110-key hotel operated by Hyatt Studios, a new, extended-stay extension of the Hyatt brand.

NEW: Residents are awaiting more information about a hotel slated for the site of a classic diner in South Philadelphia — but as of now, some are uncertain it’s the ideal proposal for the neighborhood. @whyy.org
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Penn scrubs webpages for diversity offices, initiatives The changes — which come amid federal attacks on DEI — suggest the University of Pennsylvania is backpedaling on some of the initiatives it has championed in recent years.

SCOOP: Two University of Pennsylvania schools have shut down central offices and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, scrubbed webpages suggest.

It’s the University’s most significant steps to date suggesting a backpedaling on DEI.
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Excited to be reporting for @whyy.org as a newsroom intern with their Plan Philly desk!

Send me your Philly transit, real estate, and urban development tips: jmitovich@whyy.org.

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