The Producer as Problem Solver
Before the recent real-life election of a new pope, Michael Jackman C’85 helped bring a film version—Conclave—to movie screens and the awards circuit. It was a career highlight for a veteran film producer who often labored far from the Hollywood that lives in our collective imagination.
Alumni Weekend 2025
Our annual photo gallery.
Letters
Jul|Aug 2025
Beyond Salvation
Repeat salvation seeker.
Trash Tribe
Collecting cans, finding community.
Bar Soap
Soap story.
Geddy’s Gift
A dog’s successful brain surgery could advance human care.
President’s Prizes Announced
2025 President’s Prize winners announced.
The Scopes Trial at 100
How the Scopes “Monkey Trial” still resonates after 100 years.
After 125 Years, Abydos Still Holds Secrets
Unknown pharaoh’s tomb discovered in Abydos, Egypt.
Survival Story
At Penn Hillel, a Holocaust survivor shares his story.
Arts Calendar
Jul|Aug 2025
Glass Cosmos
Artist residency results in Super/Natural installation.
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2025
Philadelphia in 20 Canvases
Portraits of a city. Thomas Sully’s Philadelphians.
Trust Boosters
Penn and the pandemic in retrospect at the Mütter Museum.
Longing to Belong
Beth Kaplan GrEd’21 has hard-won advice on belonging in the workplace.
Hear the Future
Jonathan Levine C’84 makes headphones cool enough for The White Lotus.
Alumni Notes
Jul|Aug 2025
Obituaries
Jul|Aug 2025
May|Jun 2025
Vol. 123, No. 5
Rules of Engagement
Following a stint advising the US Department of Defense on warfare’s AI-inflected future, political science professor and Perry World House director Michael C. Horowitz is back at the helm of Penn’s “home for global policy engagement.”
What Do Penn Alumni Remember?
From College Hall | The power of your Penn story.
Letters
May|Jun 2025: On transplants, postcards, stereotypes, and more.