The City Seen
From the Editor: May|Jun 2009
The Vital Thread of Tom Sugrue
In The Origins of the Urban Crisis and now Sweet Land of Liberty, Penn historian Thomas Sugrue has shattered the conventional narrative about the struggle for Civil Rights in this country. The new book was published on the same day a black man was elected president; still, says Sugrue, “We’ve got a lot of overcoming to do.”
Ultimate Fundraising Championship
Philanthropy at the end of a fist. Grad students beyond thunderdome. Chin-rattlers. Brain-shakers. Welcome to Fight Night.
Intelligent Designs
Three Penn alumni are making their mark on fashion with clothing and accessories that are both thoroughly functional and very easy on the eyes.
The Next Generation of Leaders
From College Hall: Increasing access fosters opportunities for Penn students to lead us forward.
Letters
May|Jun 2009
Dancing Against The Stars
In the surreal world of dance competitions, victory can take a toll.
Certifiable Lifer
It took a lot of education to become this unemployable.
Group Portrait With Lions
On the etiquette of traveling in a pack.
Quiet as a Burning Fuse
Iraq may have fallen out of U.S. headlines, but tension in Kurdistan threatens to reignite the war.
1,700 Mayors for a Day
Building the “muscles of citizenship”
The Vaccine Evangelist
Answering autism’s “false prophets”
Findings
Learning from the Unexpected, The Bachelor Blues, and Swallowing the Holiday-Suicide Myth
Leonore Annenberg, Philanthropist and Friend of the University, Dies
Remembering Leonore Annenberg Hon’85
The Penn Reading Project Takes on the Painted Word
Class of 2013 to “read” Eakins’ The Gross Clinic
Run on the (Virtual) Banks
Paul Krugman on the “debt deflation” recession
Despite Downturn, Firm Commitment to Greater Access
The latest on Penn and the economy
Seeking Commencement Speaker? Google It.
Google CEO to speak at Commencement
The Moore Building Goes Matrix
Computer-graphics center opens in old ENIAC home
Dental School Names New Dean
New dental dean named
Miller’s Time Not Up Yet
Bilsky on Miller: “Let’s be patient”
Reconstructing the Maya
“Painted Metaphors” at the Penn Museum.
Every Day They Write the Book
Three Penn alumnae help each other breathe new life into old chick-lit forms.
Vigor and Compassion
Role models for Muslim girls, and others.