Tipping Points
Letter from the Editor, Jan|Feb 2020
The Word Is Penn
From College Hall, Jan|Feb 2020
Letters
Jan|Feb 2020: What boys need, Wags is a wow, fighting lullaby, and more.
New Year, Old Calendar
“Snappy drawings of college life.”
Events
Jan|Feb 2020
Hero on the Beach
David Langer C’85 M’90 GM’98 helped save a stranger’s life.
Crown Jewel
Jameel Mohammed C’18 makes jewelry inspired by the African diaspora.
Is Our Planet Too Crowded?
Terry Spahr C’88 G’95 highlights overpopulation in 8 Billion Angels.
Quaker Moderator, Times Two
Andrea Mitchell CW’67 Hon’18 and Ashley Parker C’05 shared a stage.
Journey to the Nobel
Gregg L. Semenza M’82 Gr’84 is a Nobel Prize winner.
Alumni Notes
Jan|Feb 2020
Obituaries
Jan|Feb 2020
Bottom Chef
Good enough nourishment.
Becoming Jo
“I, too, loved Little Women.”
One Ticket, Avec Chien
Pulled into the pack.
Bill Busters
Right-wing radio’s impact on governance.
Calendar
Jan|Feb 2020
Depth Charge
Rebecca Rutstein GFA’97 explores earth’s turbulent topography.
Backstage with Beckett and Beauvoir
Deirdre Bair CW’57 on Beckett, de Beauvoir, and herself.
Crumb in Autumn
Q&A with composer George Crumb Hon’09 at 90.
Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2020
Across The Spectrum
Some of what happened at Penn Spectrum Weekend.
A Historic Donation—And a Name Change—For Penn Law
$125 million to law school from W. P. Carey Foundation.
Four Years Later, Rates of Sexual Misconduct Mostly Unchanged
Survey finds sexual misconduct rates similar to 2015.