Ben Binday

NEW: Hundreds of unseen docs indicate Josh Shapiro gained an unprecedented level of influence at Penn, sought to ban its main pro-Palestinian group, and had a “partnership” with a significant pro-Israel group on campus. My latest in @chronicle(!): chronicle.com/article/josh-s…

Back in New York and spending the next few months covering markets at @WSJ. If you want to talk markets — and/or my related reporting interests (commodities and trade, critical minerals, U.S.-China competition in Latin America) — please get in touch at jared.mitovich@wsj.com or at 201-250-3524 on Signal. You can also subscribe to my articles for free at jaredmitovich.com.

RT @GoodmanHoops: Incredible story at Penn. Fran McCaffery comes back to his alma mater and takes the Quakers to the NCAA tourney after b…

PENN IS GOING TO MARCH MADNESS

THE PENN QUAKERS ARE GOING DANCING

Follow @conorfsmith for updates as Penn chases its first Ivy title + March Madness berth since 2018…

AJ LEVINE STRONG TAKE TO THE BUCKET... ITS GOOD HARVARD MISSED ON THE OTHER END. THE QUAKERS ARE BACK IN THE IVY CHAMPIONSHIP

Last year, The Atlantic gave me $10K to gamble with. What started as a journalistic gimmick turned into something more... unnerving. My cover story on the online betting boom warping sports, culture, politics, and the psyches of millions of young men: theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/…

@diamywang @Penn @stephen_fried @ejaykaplan @mattfleg @thesimonetti @dailypenn Thank you so much Diamy!

@benbinday @Penn @stephen_fried @ejaykaplan @mattfleg @thesimonetti @dailypenn Congrats Ben !!!!! So so proud of you ❤️

Penn’s graduate student union reached a historic tentative contract agreement late last night, narrowly averting a strike. ⬇️

NEW: Liz Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania who resigned after an uproar over her viral testimony on campus antisemitism, is back. She'll start as the dean of Georgetown Law School on Aug. 1. via @EvanMandery politico.com/news/magazine/…

Jeffrey Epstein appears to call @Penn a school for "poor Jewish families" in texts with director Woody Allen released by the U.S. Department of Justice:

"Their discussion was especially tense when Harris asked Shapiro if he would apologize for some of his comments about protesters at the University of Pennsylvania...Shapiro wrote that he “flatly” told Harris that he would not" theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

@conorfsmith @phillysport Congrats Conor! Can’t wait to read (more of) your work

Not as much pageantry the second time around, but I wanted to announce that I will be writing for @phillysport again through the sports internship program. I am excited to get more by-lines in the paper that raised me— let's get at it!

@emily_scol @WHYYNews This is so exciting! Can’t wait to see all of your work.

As I head into my senior spring, I’m happy to share that I’ll be reporting for @WHYYNews this semester — the start of an exciting year in Philly. I’m excited to return to the community reporting that first drew me to journalism for my hometown outlet, and I can’t wait to start!

New Years Eve. Girlfriend wanted to go to a party. Family is in town. I drove to watch Penn vs NJIT at the Palestra. Some people just want it more. shoutout @JonRothstein

@diamywang @dailypenn @34ST @underthebutton So proud of you Diamy! The DP is going to miss you and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

One year, 30 @dailypenn issues (and three special issues), eight @34ST issues, and one @underthebutton Joke Issue (not to mention countless newsletters, Instagram posts, mini crosswords, and YouTube videos) later, I’ve ended my term as the DP’s executive editor.

@EthanMYoung_ @dailypenn Congrats Ethan! Can't wait to see all your work.

I am excited to share that I've been elected as the next Editor-in-Chief of @DailyPenn. I'm thrilled to work alongside a rockstar team as we lead the paper into its 142nd year.

@neema_baddam @dailypenn Congrats Neema! So proud of you.

I’m beyond honored to announce that I will serve as the 142nd President of the @DailyPenn Board of Editors and Managers! From an irreplaceable community to incredible learning experiences, this organization has given me so much, and I truly can’t wait to get to work.

@jasmineni_ @dailypenn @34ST @underthebutton Congrats Jasmine! So excited for you.

I’m so grateful and excited to share that I’ve been elected the 142nd Executive Editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. I can’t wait to lead a talented team as we continue strengthening the work we do at @DailyPenn, @34ST, and @UnderTheButton.