Feed Them, Seymour
Window, Nov|Dec 2016
The Chip Zien Show
His acclaimed starring turn in Harmony was cut short by the harsh economics of Broadway musicals, but the theater, film, and TV stalwart is still looking ahead after seven decades in the spotlight.
Fighting a Pernicious Evil
The head of Penn’s task force on combating antisemitism on progress so far.
Events
Mar|Apr 2024
Chasing Justice
As a young federal civil rights prosecutor, Jared Fishman C’99 investigated the police killing of a Black New Orleans resident in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now, after writing a book on what he calls “one of the most egregious cases of police misconduct in recent American history,” he’s tackling criminal justice reform on a broader scale.
Risk and Reward
Rajiv Shah M’02 GrW’05 heads the Rockefeller Foundation and has worked for the Gates Foundation and in government on critical issues in public health and international development. In his new book, Big Bets, he shows how embracing smart criticism—from Bill Gates, for one—and never settling for merely incremental change can pay off.
Events
Jan|Feb 2024
Fake Simple
Amanda Shulman C’15 has earned national acclaim with Her Place Supper Club, where she’s also bending stubborn industry standards around life balance and labor compensation. It all began with a jolt to Penn’s off-campus social scene.
Character Over Cognition
Q&A with Adam Grant on his latest, Hidden Potential.
Poisoned Gifts
Fayette Avery McKenzie GrEd1908’s “poisoned” presidency.
Alumni Notes
Nov|Dec 2023
Alumni Notes
Sep|Oct 2023
Alien Minds, Immaculate Bullshit, Outstanding Questions
College in the age of ChatGPT.
Jackson Named Provost
Annenberg Dean John Jackson named Penn’s 31st provost.
Food Network
José Gregorio Baquero WG’94 runs one of Latin America’s largest food conglomerates.
Obituaries
May|Jun 2023
Events
Jan|Feb 2023
Alumni Notes
Jan|Feb 2023
Obstacle Course
The Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy aims to turn varsity athletes into lifelong masters of team dynamics. Among the obstacles? Snowplow parenting, youth sports, self-reinforcing gender stereotypes, and the culture of leader-worship itself. Oh, and possibly a rattlesnake or a freak mudslide.
Way Station
Among the Ukrainian refugees in southeastern Poland.