Leadership Program’s New Name, and the Complications of Compromise
$10 million gift for McNulty Leadership Program at Wharton.
The Optimistic Realist
“Realist optimist” Brandon Copeland W’13’s NFL run.
Legal Zoom-In
Law professor and alumna Regina Austin loves star-attorney Perry Mason, but the students in her year-long Visual Legal Advocacy seminar are learning to make their cases from behind the camera.
Unconventional
Photographer Arthur Drooker C’76 has trained his lens on American Ruins and Lost Worlds. His new collection, Conventional Wisdom, covers his strangest territory yet.
Hands On History
For the past three decades, the Raab family has been buying and selling rare documents. It’s a uniquely personal way of learning—and sharing—history.
This Is Pitch
Dan Fogelman C'97 created two TV series that both debuted the same week in late September: 'This Is Us' (NBC) and 'Pitch' (Fox).
Eat. Dismay. Love.
Penn’s changing palate.
Exile’s Return
“Welcome to the real South Africa.”
Alumni Notes
Sept|Oct 2016
Obituaries
Sept|Oct 2016
Events
Sept|Oct 2016
Fashion for Good
Breanna Moore C'15 is bringing Ghanaian fabrics to the US with her new fashion line, LaBré.
Industrious Preservation
Amy Hollander GFA’95 runs the National Museum of Industrial History.
Star-Spangled Singing
Bill Squires C’71 has “never been booed” for singing—roared at, yes.
Workhorse at the White House
Jon Decker C’88 G’91 has covered three US presidents (and counting).
Pinup Boy
Wiindow, Sept|Oct 2016
Darkwater Ripples
Arthur Ross Gallery show honors Terry Adkins’ influence.
Living Color
William Ferris G’67 Gr’69’s “visual journal” of the South.
American Routes Brings It All Back Home
Nick Spitzer C’72 brings American Routes to WXPN.
Another Fall in Philadelphia
Elaine Lisle C’76’s autumnal images of Philadelphia.
Fifty Shades of Grit
Q&A with Grit author and psych professor Angela Duckworth Gr’06.
Director Gone Bad
Mean Girls director Mark Waters C’86 is taking a shot at R-rated comedy with Bad Santa 2 this Thanksgiving—and still trying to figure out his place in ever-evolving Hollywood.
Googling Cuba
Brett Perlmutter’s mission was to open up Cuba to the internet. To say that it was
politically sensitive is an understatement. But the timing was just about perfect.
Cooking in the Archives
Two English PhD alumnae are updating old recipes for modern kitchens. Here are some of their most successful creations so far—and the dish they won't make again.