Constitution, Revised
Thomas Jefferson thought every generation should change the nation’s fundamental law. A new book imagines how that might have played out.
Jan|Feb 2022
Volume 120, No. 3
Prospects, Dire and Otherwise
From the Editor | COVID’s costs, Doomsday deliberations, genius at work.
Covid’s Long Shadow
Beyond the laboratory and bedside, Penn researchers are working to tease out the pandemic’s psychological, economic, and social impacts in areas from childcare to collective memory.
A First-Rate Version of Himself
Loren Eiseley G’35 Gr’37 was associated with no great discoveries in his field of anthropology, “awkwardly shy” and “not very comfortable with students” in the classroom, a disaster as Penn’s provost—and a writer of unmatched brilliance on the natural world and the human condition.
Homecoming 2021
The fall event’s Arts & Culture and other programming—and the Alumni Awards of Merit ceremony—continued to be virtual, but fans were back in the stands at Franklin Field for the football game.
The Timekeeper
As the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Rachel Bronson oversees its annual exercise in calculating the world’s proximity to annihilation—the Doomsday Clock —and efforts to get the public and political leaders to heed its warning and address the threats of nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies.
What Comes Next
From College Hall | Building on success.
Letters
Jan|Feb 2022: Inspiration and argument.
Call Me Anya
Difficult relations.
The Plunge
Diving with dignity.
How to Help
“Your daughter’s goal is to become a survivor.”
Hospital of the Future
With Pavilion’s opening, the hospital of the future is here.
Penn Announces Five-Year, $750 Million Investment
$750 million committed for faculty and facilities.
Building Momentum
2,500 gather online for three-day Momentum 2021 conference.
The Rhythms of a Busy Campus, Once Again
Images from an almost normal semester.
A New Era for Mask and Wig
All-male no more: Mask and Wig votes to accept all genders.
Come Back and Commence
Commencement redo planned for COVID-affected classes.
Homecourt Advantage
Q&A with AD Alanna Shanahan C’96 GEd’99 GrEd’15.
Gridiron Nostalgia
New book traces Penn football’s Ivy highs and lows.
Arts Calendar
Jan|Feb 2022
Thread Heads
The Stories We Wear at the Penn Museum.
Delayed Exposure
Revealing biography. Vivian Maier Developed.