The Eye of Denise Scott Brown
Having long battled sexist neglect of her own work and what she contributed in partnership with Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown GCP’60 GAr’65 Hon’94 has cemented her position as a major figure in 20th-century architecture and urbanism. Photography has been key to her influence.
Paper Record
Tracing the history of American English, one slip at a time. An excerpt from Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary by Stefan Fatsis C’85. Plus: A Q&A with the author.
Letters
McCaffery’s influence, Glasgow subway, no to RTO.
Raging Bull
“At least the patient lived, and no one got killed.”
Communion with the Dead
Life lessons from El Día de los Muertos.
Prescribing Affordability
How lobbyists squelch health reform efforts.
University City Stories
Insights on University City history in two new books.
New Products for A New Age
Integrated Product Design offers launchpad for innovators.
Arts Calendar
Mar|Apr 2026
The Shakers’ Living Legacy
A World in the Making: The Shakers at ICA.
Across the Great Divide
Dorothy Roberts on her parents in The Mixed Marriage Project.
Indelible Imprint
Gayle Feldman CW’73’s Bennett Cerf bio, Nothing Random.
Vaulting a Bank’s Past
Rachel Moskowitz C’06 is the keeper of JPMorgan’s corporate history.
Alumni Notes
Mar|Apr 2026
Obituaries
Mar|Apr 2026
Jan|Feb 2026
Vol. 124, No. 3
Homecoming 2025
Our annual photo gallery. Plus: Alumni Awards of Merit and citations.
Historian of the “Taken-for-Granted”
Whether probing the concept of common sense, mulling the role of expertise in a democracy, or examining how choice intersects with freedom, Sophia Rosenfeld is carving out new realms of cultural and intellectual history.
Revolutionary Roots
From College Hall | Penn’s pioneering endures.
Letters
Playgrounds, Alzheimer’s, and a second opinion on a final resting place.
My Adventures in Radiation
Each day I went to class carrying my trusty Geiger counter.”
A Clockwork Orange
Circling Glasgow.
Learning in Kalkaji
“There are a lot of aspirations in these narrow alleys.”
What Is True?
Testing truth at the Wolf Humanities Center.