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Features

  • Crossing Borders

    24 Jun 2022
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    For Efrén Olivares, whose childhood was split between Texas and Mexico, the push to reform US immigration policies and practices is both a marathon and a sprint. He shares his story of legal battles and personal struggles in an emotional new memoir, My Boy Will Die of Sorrow.
  • Alumni Weekend 2022

    24 Jun 2022
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    A sometimes wet—but welcome!—return.
  • The Law, The Gospel, and David Skeel

    23 Jun 2022
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    How Penn’s foremost expert on bankruptcy law became one of the most surprising voices in contemporary evangelical Christianity.
  • Thinking About Ukraine

    25 Apr 2022
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    Penn faculty examine the conflict from multiple perspectives—sometimes clashing, sometimes meshing, and often thought-provoking. Plus: Mike Logsdon C’03’s photographs from Ukraine.
  • Tim Beck’s Final Brainstorms

    25 Apr 2022
    1
    Recalling their near-weekly conversations over the two-and-a-half years before mental health pioneer Aaron T. Beck’s death at age 100, the author—possible biographer, irritating interviewer, admiring friend—bears witness to the founder of cognitive therapy’s ceaseless quest to live a “rich full life.”
  • Squashing the Narrative (and Competition)

    25 Apr 2022
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    Led by a passionate alumnus head coach and an international roster exemplifying the modern University, the Penn men’s squash team enjoyed a historic season while drawing attention—and raucous cheers!—to a sport usually on the fringes of campus life.
  • The Hunger to End Hunger

    22 Feb 2022
    2
    As the head of the largest hunger relief organization in the Philadelphia region, George Matysik is passionate about rooting out food insecurity, reducing food waste, and reimagining school lunches. His work ethic and drive were molded during an unorthodox, decade-long journey through Penn.
  • Rescue Mission

    22 Feb 2022
    2
    Overstressed, poorly paid, and underappreciated, veterinarians are at increased risk for depression and suicide. Support efforts are underway at peer organizations like Not One More Vet, headed by alumna Carrie Jurney, and at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

Gazetteer

  • The Pursuit of Progress

    23 Jun 2022
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    Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns urges the Class of 2022 to be “virtuous and purposeful.”
  • A Long-Delayed, In-Person Commencement for 2020 and 2021 Graduates, Too

    23 Jun 2022
    0
    … and the Class of 2020 comes back strong.
  • Nostalgia, Wit Onions

    23 Jun 2022
    0
    A once-lively cheesesteak haven shuts off its grill for good.
  • President’s Prizes Unveiled

    23 Jun 2022
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    2022 President’s Prize winners announced.
  • It’s Complicated

    23 Jun 2022
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    Ken Burns reflects on the filmic portrayal of historical heroes.
  • Hidden Pain

    23 Jun 2022
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    Penn professor coauthored a report on the grieving children of the pandemic.
  • CURF at 20

    25 Apr 2022
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    Two decades after its founding, Penn’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships continues to be “for everyone.”
  • Education Costs

    25 Apr 2022
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    Tuition and Aid for 2022–23.
  • Shattered and Torn

    25 Apr 2022
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    In a new book, Dorothy Roberts extends her landmark critique of the US child welfare system.
  • Inspiration Rock

    25 Apr 2022
    0
    Asian American filmmaker Jon Chu on finding his way in Hollywood.
  • $125 Million for Nursing Education

    25 Apr 2022
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    Participants in the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program will receive free graduate school tuition at Penn.
  • Trustees Elect Magill Penn’s Next President

    16 Mar 2022
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    After the vote, she praised the University’s “impatience” as a virtue.

Alumni News

  • Alumni Weekend 2022

    24 Jun 2022
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    A sometimes wet—but welcome!—return.
  • Eat Your Veggies

    24 Jun 2022
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    Rachel Drori C’04 cultivates plant-based meal service Daily Harvest.
  • Guardian of the Guardians

    24 Jun 2022
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    Lindsay Shaw C’05 guards the Cleveland Guardians’ mental health.
  • Dreaming in Color

    24 Jun 2022
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    Duke Lacroix C’15 expresses himself through soccer and design.
  • Nearing Ninety

    23 Jun 2022
    1
    “I find it impossible not to wonder what’s left.”
  • Orchard Bounty

    23 Jun 2022
    5
    “The back-lit, bright green canopies were gilded, too—with bright orange balls.”

Arts & Culture

  • Briefly Noted

    23 Jun 2022
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    23 Jun 2022
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    July|Aug 2022
  • Marble Dignity, Hollow Soul

    23 Jun 2022
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    Allen Guelzo’s biography of Robert E. Lee depicts the Confederate general as a “complicated rather than complex person.”
  • Fraternal Twins

    23 Jun 2022
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    West Philadelphia’s unmatched pairs.
  • Tales of Havoc

    26 Apr 2022
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    Sara Manning Peskin takes readers on a harrowing journey through the “hijacked brain.”
  • Inspiration Rock

    25 Apr 2022
    0
    Asian American filmmaker Jon Chu on finding his way in Hollywood.

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