The Philosophical Composer
In the year of his centenary, a look back at the music and thought of American composer and Penn faculty member George Rochberg G’49, who first embraced 12-tone music and serialism and later rejected avant-garde styles as a form of “self-extinction.”
Alumni Weekend 2018
Photos from the festivities.
Bonding and Basketball
The Penn men's basketball team grows closer together with memorable summer trip to Italy.
No Longer ‘Adrift’ in Hollywood
David Branson Smith C’06 on finding his footing in Hollywood—and rewriting the script for 'Adrift,' which came out June 1.
Stars in Their Eyes
Basketball champs, 1928.
Rising to the Challenge
The Power of Penn: Advancing Knowledge for Good.
Back to the Big Dance
Men’s basketball back on top as Ivy champs.
New Deans for Penn Dental, Vet, and Annenberg
New deans at Annenberg, dental, and vet schools.
Andrea Mitchell to Speak
Commencement 2018.
Why Chaucer and Why Now?
David Wallace on Chaucer, his world, and ours.
The Architecture Cure
At Kleinman Center, discussing architecture that heals.
Extreme Makeover: Dental Edition
After $15 million renovation, dental clinic is ready for liftoff.
Sea Lion Diplomacy
High schoolers mediate human-sea lion coexistence.
Rhodes Scholars
Two students awarded Rhodes Scholarships.
Phantom Concussions
Here’s what may have afflicted US diplomats in Cuba.
Rap Session
Faculty “Teach-In” revives old concept for new times.
Heard on Campus: A Streets Perspective of Philadelphia’s Opioid Epidemic
Heard on Campus: Jose Benitez on the opioid epidemic.
Scoreboard
From Feb. 7 to April 5, 2018
Storms and Reforms
Puerto Rico’s Department of Education has been getting an extreme makeover under alumna Julia Keleher. It was a Herculean task even before the catastrophic hurricane.
Healing the Island
Christine Nieves has been creating new narratives for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
The Idea of Love
On the job with the University’s eloquently soft-spoken, relentlessly positive, powerfully empathetic, turtle-admiring, Penn basketball-obsessed chaplain.
When William James Got Hungry
In an excerpt from his new autobiography, Penn psychology professor Martin Seligman tells the little-known story of the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting in 1904, held at Penn. Its reverberations were profound—for Penn psychology professor Edwin Twitmyer and for American psychology.
Hoops Honors and History
The Penn women's basketball program celebrates championships, record-breaking senior class, and a Big 5 Hall of Fame induction.
Grand Finale
On Friday, William Parberry Gr'80 takes his final bow as conductor of three Penn choral groups. He spoke with the Gazette about his 45-year career at the University.