Obituaries
Nov|Dec 2018
Letters
Nov|Dec 2018: Moving tribute, extra credits on film story, educational debate, arguing religious freedom, and more.
A Loss For Words
Chasing Arabic.
Family Resemblance
Mirrors and mysteries.
Adventure Addict
“That dynamic tension is what I sought.”
Talking to the Bereaved 101
On not getting over it.
Staying a Fatal Course
Perfect storm, deeply flawed system. Into the Raging Sea.
Strong Language
Writer-in-Residence Carmen Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties.
“Nothing Mattered but the Music”
A story of performance, friendship, and survival. Two Pianos.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2018
Arts Calendar
Nov|Dec 2018
Online Undergraduates
LPS online bachelor’s degree is first in the Ivy League.
Beyond Labor: A Missing Piece in the Immigration Debate
Wharton study: immigrants boost investment and entrepreneurship.
School of Social Policy and Practice Names New Dean
New SP2 dean: Sara “Sally” Bachman.
The Electoral Road to Autocracy
“Democracies don’t die like they used to.”
Jeb Bush Nabs Presidential Professorship
Jeb Bush is a Presidential Professor of Practice for 2018–19.
Nanoparticles vs. Plaque
Baby teeth and nanoparticles spark advances.
Scoreboard
From Aug. 24 to Oct. 3
Wordsworth’s American Champion
Nearly two centuries ago, Penn professor Henry Hope Reed put William Wordsworth on America’s cultural map. More or less forgotten today (make that more), Reed was an impressive scholar whose enthusiasm for Wordsworth and English Romanticism helped shape the nation’s literary values.
Rush on the Mind
A focus on mental illness was a constant throughout the multi-faceted career of Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, prolific writer, longtime Penn faculty member, and the most prominent—and controversial—physician of his day.
Fried on Rush and Rush
Gazette editor John Prendergast and author Stephen Fried talked about Fried’s new book.
Sep | Oct 2018
Volume 117, No. 1
Think Uniquely, Stand United
From College Hall, Sept|Oct 2018
Letters
Sept|Oct 2018: Blockchain explained, movie love returned, letters on (one) letter, and more.