Apprizing the Penn Ethos
From College Hall | The President’s Engagement Prize will fuel students’ fire for social service.
Letters
Sept|Oct 2014: Proper names, admissions stats, and more.
Alumni Notes
Sept|Oct 2014
Obituaries
Sept|Oct 2014
Events
Sept|Oct 2014
Remembering the Rockets’ Red Glare
“Star Spangled” commemoration of the War of 1812, orchestrated by alumni.
Business Over Broadway
Elie Landau C’94 keeps busy on Broadway as an associate general manager.
Rhode Island Schools of Redesign
Alumni are creating a model of school reform in Rhode Island.
Work in Progress
Finding the story.
Critical Reading
Not quite nostalgia.
One Small Corner
SLIDESHOW | An uninhabited island in the East River.
Lose Your Illusion
A diamond’s value.
Fade to Black and White
Places and things left behind. The Picture that Remains.
Stalking the Elusive Prion
Prusiner on his pursuit of the prion. Madness and Memory.
A Memory-Keeper’s Journey
Edward Hirsch Gr’79 on writing as a means of rescue.
Briefly Noted
Sept|Oct 2014
Arts Calendar
Sept|Oct 2014
Immigration, Criminality, and a Self-Fulfilling Fear
What you know about immigration is probably wrong.
Civics and Truthiness
Funny but true: study says Colbert explained Super PACs best.
The Penn Club of New York Turns 20
New York Penn Club celebrates its 20th anniversary.
The New Pre-Existing Condition
Heard on Campus: ACA may fall short for kids with special healthcare needs.
Salamishah Tillet’s Journey
The Penn alumna and English professor—survivor of two rapes while an undergraduate—has become a lauded scholar and teacher and a leading activist in the effort to end violence against women and girls.
The Moment and the Poem
There’s a rich music in the poetry of Gregory Djanikian C’71, along with hard-won wisdom, a generous spirit, and a “clarity that does not negate complication.”
Watching the Animals
Vikram Dewan WG’78 is leading the transformation of the venerable Philadelphia Zoo.