Do-Gooders
From the Editor: Jan|Feb 2008
The Man Who Would Never Be Mayor
In the race for Philadelphia’s top job, Michael Nutter W’79 was dismissed as the candidate without a constituency. His journey from last place to landslide victory had the markings of a political miracle. Now the public expects more.
Keeping Faith
Bloodied but unbowed by his stint as George W. Bush’s first “faith czar,” alumnus and political science professor John. J. DiIulio is more convinced than ever of America’s faith-based future—and he has a new book that tells why.
Ghost Landscapes
Arthur Drooker’s infrared photographs of historic ruins in the U.S. conjure a “spirit world of haunted beauty.”
Ideals Embodied
From College Hall: Penn’s faculty forms the core of a great teaching and research community.
Letters
Jan|Feb 2008: Second opinions on Falkoff, health care.
Differential Diagnosis
Rethinking a medical career in Guatemala.
Mental Toughness Training
A year of service with AmeriCorps.
Walk Like An Egyptian
By foot, bus, and camel to Giza.
To Play Or Not To Play
Grownups, kids, and the war on recess.
Reclaiming a Riverfront
Delaware Waterfront plan announced
“Little Ben” Finishes Fourth
Pretty big finish for “Little Ben”
The Wrath of Herzog
Herzog on cinema studies: “Abolish these courses”
Blame It On My Genes, Your Honor
The DNA Defense?
Economics Professor Pleads Guilty and Resigns
Former econ prof pleads guilty to manslaughter
Huntsman Program Senior Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Scholar Joyce Meng
Alumnus Nets Marshall
A Marshall for Steve Danley
The Sculptor’s Ark
Richard Serra’s menagerie
Haute Kicks
Student uses sneakers as canvases
$70 Million Design Package for Engineering
Engineering awarded $70 million gift-in-kind
Blogging Against the Machine
Blogger Juan Cole on tenure’s coming collapse
$10 Million Gift for Community Partnerships
Penn’s Center for Community Partnerships has been channeling the University’s expertise and manpower toward West Philadelphia’s urban challenges since 1992.
Findings
Research in Brief
Summit Psychology
Women’s soccer Ivy champs