Plot Weaver
Documentary editor Nancy Novack C’87’s wide-ranging career.
Professor Cope
NFL’s Brandon Copeland W’13 tackles financial literacy.
Indigenous Ethnologist
Gladys Tantaquidgeon CTT’29
Running the Show
Nkechi Okoro Carroll C’98 worked as an economist for 14 years before making her mark as a writer in Hollywood. Now she has the top job on the CW network’s All American. One of the very few women of color to hold the title showrunner, she’s determined to broaden opportunities for others and to diversify the medium’s characters and messages—while building her own TV empire along the way.
From MFA to HGTV
Orlando Soria MFA’07 uses interior design to fix broken hearts on his new show, Unspouse My House.
‘The Karate Kid’ Grows Up
Hollywood screenwriters—and former Penn roommates—Jon Hurwitz W’00 and Josh Heald W’00 are behind the hit YouTube Premium series 'Cobra Kai.'
Covering the Trumps
Penn alum discusses her unique path to writing about the president’s family.
Full Circle
Jennifer Toth Nu’15 GNu’19 is helping kids with cancer—just like her.
Here for the Music
Alan “Bo” Leibowitz C’67 spent 40 years celebrating jazz on the radio.
Building the Case for Architecture
Marc Kushner C’99 believes in the power of architecture.
Life Saver
Robert Dunham C’80 has fought the death penalty for decades.
Finding Fado
Fate and longing in Portugal.
Still Life with Dick Van Dyke
What Dick Van Dyke taught me.
Mounds of History
Penn Museum program links local residents to Gordion site.
Events
May|Jun 2019
Alumni Notes
May|Jun 2019
Obituaries
May|Jun 2019
From Alumna Pen to Stimulus Stage
Jessica Penzias C’12 has found a niche writing musicals for kids—and Stimulus Children's Theatre gave one of her shows its world premiere in November.
The Sopranos Lives
Alan Sepinwall C’96 on his book, The Sopranos Sessions.
About That Jewelry …
“The death is off for now.”
Hall Call
Andrea Kremer C’80 was honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Character Engineer
Mark Palatucci EAS’00 is designing robots with “character.”
Rush Job
John Chimples C’80 won a Peabody, an Emmy, and an “Eddie.”
Against the Fire
Living through California’s worst wildfire season.























