May|Jun 2024
Vol. 122, No. 5
Hard Work
From the Editor | Life after loss.
Good Grief
Five years after his two teenage children were killed by a drunk driver, Colin Campbell C’91 is finding new ways to grieve—while helping others deal with bereavement through his new book, support groups, and a one-man show he calls the “feel-bad story of the year.”
Creating Civil Citizens
Penn’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program aims to foster dialogue, civic engagement, community service, and wellness—and both students and faculty are enthusiastically signing on. But the program’s contours can be murky, and its role in bridging campus divisions remains a work in progress.
The Making of Things
Over a decade-long photographic journey, Christopher Payne GAr’96 has explored the world of American manufacturing, from pianos to jet engines, pencils to 3D-printed rockets.
The Future is Unpredictable
From College Hall | Planning for an unpredictable future.
Letters
Praising Wilson, dissing “bro” friendships, and more.
Siblings, Interrupted
Notes from the Undergrad | Siblings and citizenship.
Microwaving in the Ivy League
Alumni Voices | A high rise life lesson.
Barça Days
Elsewhere | “Rooting for Barça is the best thing there is.”
For My Oldest Friend
Rabbit Hole | What book inscriptions reveal.