Alumni Notes
Sep|Oct 2008
Obituaries
Sep|Oct 2008
Sep|Oct 2008
Volume 107, No. 1
Lincoln’s American Dream
In 1858, tumbling financial markets prompt a religious revival, the government launches a “diversionary crusade,” and a new leader finds his voice.
Alumni Weekend 2008
Slideshow | Alumni Weekend 2008
Letters
Jul|Aug 2008: Not so fit, atypical educators, Fontaine remembered.
Leaving Home
“This was not a vacation but something else entirely.”
Class Envy
Recollecting the Penn my daughter called her own.
Value-Added Education
America’s obsession with academic proficiency is a dead end. Can an alternative model get us back on track?
Honorary Degrees
Honorands
Bowling for PhDs
Who says grad school is no fun?
The Contenders
Women’s lacrosse reaches NCAA finals
Mining Treasures, Close to Home
What they found in the museum. Penn in the World
Lost Harmony, Found
Photographer John Yang GAr’57’s lyric journey
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2008
The Newsman Behind the Newseum
Alberto Ibarguen L’74
Word!
Carl Harrison Gr’70
Alumni Notes
Jul|Aug 2008
Obituaries
Jul|Aug 2008
Beyond the Gulf
Window, Jul|Aug 2008
Jul|Aug 2008
Volume 106, No. 6
Day Labor
Carrots, potatoes, and life lessons in Costa Rica.
Why Not Him?
Maverick ad-man, inspirational talk-show host—and possible future New York mayoral candidate? —Donny Deutsch on the ups and ... well, mostly just the ups ... of being Donny Deutsch.
Fit Enough
An innovative, interactive exhibit at the Penn Museum traces human evolution—big brains, back pains, dental problems and all.




















