Mar|Apr 2024
Vol. 122, No. 4
Paths Taken
From the Editor | Friendship gurus, a life on stage, admissions now.
We Should Be Friends
For the past 20 years, Aaron Karo W’01 and Matt Ritter L’05 have been part of a unique friendship tradition called “Man of the Year” with their childhood buddies. Now, the fellow comedians and writers have launched a podcast of the same name to encourage other men to create, maintain, and grow their own friendships.
Admissions in Transition
From test-optional applications, to questions about ChatGPT, to the Supreme Court’s new limitations on considering race and ethnicity, college admissions are in flux. Admissions Dean Whitney Soule dissects the current state of play and how prospective applicants can navigate it.
The Chip Zien Show
His acclaimed starring turn in Harmony was cut short by the harsh economics of Broadway musicals, but the theater, film, and TV stalwart is still looking ahead after seven decades in the spotlight.
Shattering Violence, Shimmering Prizes
Emily Wilson’s new translation of the Iliad brings the strange and brutal beauty of Homer’s world into the English-speaking now.
Letters
Mar|Apr 2024: On campus controversy and more.
The Limits of Will
On knowing when to persist, and when to resist.
House Keeping
A joyful crossing (eventually).
Authenticity Merchants
Brand consciousness.
Fighting a Pernicious Evil
The head of Penn’s task force on combating antisemitism on progress so far.
Ramanan Raghavendran Elected Trustees Chair
Ramanan Raghavendran EAS’89 W’89 LPS’15 elected trustees chair.
Facing Hate with Allyship
Interfaith Commemoration highlights Black–Jewish allyship.
MLK Remembrance
A candlelight vigil.
Reproducing Racism
Interfaith Commemoration highlights Black–Jewish allyship.
Claire M. Fagin, 1926–2024
Interim president and transformational Nursing Dean Claire Fagin Hon’94.
Record-Setting $83.9 Million to SAS
$83.9 million for SAS from Roy Vagelos C’50 Hon’99 and Diana Vagelos.
COP28 and Counting
What Penn (and especially Olivia Fielding C’21) did at COP28.
Keeping It Civic
David Grossman’s 25 years directing Civic House.