Postcard Time Machine
The satisfaction of three sentences, a signature, and a stamp.
Joy in Mudville
Analyzing the “magic” that makes the mud used by MLB.
Cultivating Crop Resilience
Plant ARC aims to prepare crops for climate change.
Rethinking US Fiscal Policy
Penn Wharton Budget Model proposes policy reforms.
Large Estate Gift for Undergraduate Aid
$42 million from William Levy estate to support students in the College.
Missions and Acquisitions
Penn group leads national study on ethical collecting practices, and a new exhibition at the Penn Museum, Preserving Assyria, demonstrates how archaeology protects cultural heritage marked for destruction.
Call to Service
Panels and community events honor King’s legacy.
Swedish Survivor
Stina Almqvist’s journey from small-town Sweden to the Palestra.
Arts Calendar
Mar|Apr 2025
Art Tools and Nature Machines
Carl Cheng’s art of the Anthropocene at ICA.
Refreshing the Met’s American Wing
Sylvia Yount G’90 Gr’95 gave a new look to the Met’s old furniture.
From the Caribbean to Franklin Field
Blane Stoddart W’87 brings Jamaican sparkle to the Penn Relays.
Jersey Boy
Will Stephan Connell C’13 channels Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys.
Alumni Notes
Mar|Apr 2025
Obituaries
Mar|Apr 2025
Jan|Feb 2025
Vol. 123, No. 3
Homecoming 2024
Our annual photo gallery. Plus: Alumni Awards of Merit and citations.
The Values Proposition
From College Hall | Values in action.
Letters
Jan|Feb 2025: The upside of population decline, and more.
The Orphan Trap
Losing my parents as a teenager saddled me with an identity I felt powerless to shape—until now.
Lying to the Irish
But failing to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes.
Point, Counterpoint
Are American commas and periods destined to be on the outside, looking in?
Penn Releases New Goals Toward Carbon Neutrality
CSAP 4.0 tells how Penn will cut emissions in 2025–2029.
Vice Provosts for Arts and Climate Announced
New vice provosts for arts and climate named.