Our Love Affair with Movies
A movie producer and Class of ’68 alumnus recalls the cinematic passions of his senior year—and offers some advice on rekindling the romance for today’s audiences.
The Philosophical Composer
In the year of his centenary, a look back at the music and thought of American composer and Penn faculty member George Rochberg G’49, who first embraced 12-tone music and serialism and later rejected avant-garde styles as a form of “self-extinction.”
No Longer ‘Adrift’ in Hollywood
David Branson Smith C’06 on finding his footing in Hollywood—and rewriting the script for 'Adrift,' which came out June 1.
Time Will Tell
“Go home and enjoy your daughter.”
City of Provinces
Paris without pressure.
Supervisor Studies
Managing to manage.
Stars in Their Eyes
Basketball champs, 1928.
Events
May|Jun 2018
Alumni Notes
May|Jun 2018
Obituaries
May|Jun 2018
Songs of Love and Kvetch
Robert Freedman L’54 and his wife, Molly, have a gift for music.
Epic
Three alumni ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.
From Gin Lane to Parliament
Fairfax Hall WG’04’s Sipsmith helped usher in a London “ginaissance.”
Plumbing the Depths with Art
New worlds on ravaged ground. Surviving Genocide.
Andrea Mitchell to Speak
Commencement 2018.
The Architecture Cure
At Kleinman Center, discussing architecture that heals.
Storms and Reforms
Puerto Rico’s Department of Education has been getting an extreme makeover under alumna Julia Keleher. It was a Herculean task even before the catastrophic hurricane.
Healing the Island
Christine Nieves has been creating new narratives for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
The Idea of Love
On the job with the University’s eloquently soft-spoken, relentlessly positive, powerfully empathetic, turtle-admiring, Penn basketball-obsessed chaplain.
When William James Got Hungry
In an excerpt from his new autobiography, Penn psychology professor Martin Seligman tells the little-known story of the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting in 1904, held at Penn. Its reverberations were profound—for Penn psychology professor Edwin Twitmyer and for American psychology.
Grand Finale
On Friday, William Parberry Gr'80 takes his final bow as conductor of three Penn choral groups. He spoke with the Gazette about his 45-year career at the University.
Can the Arts Save a City?
Santo D. Marabella GrS’91 is making a TV pilot right now—but that’s just one of the ways he’s using the arts to revitalize Reading, Pennsylvania.
Events
Mar|Apr 2018
Alumni Notes
Mar|Apr 2018