Sep|Oct 2025
Vol. 124, No. 1
History Lessons
From the Editor | Archive dive, P1P explained, Declaration non-signer.
The Hackney Files
For 10 budding history majors living through tumultuous times for Penn and US higher education, Jared Farmer’s class on archival research methods doubled as a crash course on how the University navigated the culture-war clashes of another era.
Helping Hands
Penn First Plus aims to level the college and early-career playing field for first-generation, low-income students and alumni at the University.
The Prudent Patriot
There’s a lot more to Founding Father John Dickinson than not signing the Declaration of Independence.
Letters
Letters | Waste takeaways, despair and hope, Title IX settlement.
Counting Days
“Oom Sha La La will take on a meaning of its own.”
Student Driver
Behind the wheel on Philly’s mean—and educational—streets.
Diminuendo for a Dream
Fauré’s Requiem, Geneva, 1992.
Carnaroli Steps Down
Departing SEVP Craig Carnaroli W’85 on his 25 years at Penn.
New Appointments Announced
New appointments announced for multiple leadership roles.
Lurie Autism Institute Launched
$50 million for joint Penn Medicine–CHOP Lurie Autism Institute.
Why We Choose What We Choose
Q&A with Annenberg’s Emily Falk on What We Value.
CRISPR’s First Custom Cure
Lifesaving breakthrough offers hope for treating “N-of-1” disorders.
A New Chapter for Penn Football
Ivy League now eligible for football playoffs; coaching changes.
University Announces Title IX Settlement
Settlement in Title IX case over transgender athlete.
Arts Calendar
Sep|Oct 2025
Mavis Pusey at the ICA
Mavis Pusey’s Mobile Images at the ICA.
Move Mixer
&Juliet choreographer Jennifer Weber C’00.
Writer to Publisher
Daniel Akst C’78 and Tivoli Books.
Four Mothers, Four Continents
Abigail Leonard C’02’s Four Mothers.
Briefly Noted
Sep|Oct 2025
The Organ Protector
Ray Biswanger C’75 watches over the Wanamaker Organ.
Power and Parties
Vinoda Basnayake L’08 wrote the “least boring” admissions essay.