Great Balls of Fire
Sandra Vlock GAr’85’s fire pits and fire screens are functional, fine art.
Purely Uncoincidental
Much in a name.
My Tunisia
Building bridges in Tunisia.
The New Work Ethic
Culture at work.
Passion Projects
Paul Downs EAS’85 and Jacob Lief C’99 have each had just one job since graduating from Penn—the former as the owner of Paul Downs Cabinetmakers and the latter heading up the nonprofit Ubuntu Education Fund. While their ventures are very different, these two alumni share an extraordinary degree of persistence and a rare candor.
The Roundabout Way
Todd Haimes has the career he dreamed about and sits at the top of his field. When can he stop worrying?
Arts and Culture: Homecoming Edition
Previewing some of the arts and culture events coming up this year.
From Bloomers to HBO Fellow
Yolanda Carney C'12 is one of nine writers in the inaugural HBOAccess Writers Fellowship Program.
Events
Sept|Oct 2015
Alumni Notes
Sept|Oct 2015
Obituaries
Sept|Oct 2015
The Woman Behind the Pope’s Visit
Donna Crilley Farrell C’86 is in charge of the Pope’s Philadelphia visit.
Musical Migrations
Mick Moloney Gr’92 makes Irish music, and traces its history.
Fighting for the Gender Within
Transgender activist Dana Beyer M’78 fights to let people be “who they are.”
Saved by the Beat
Talon Ducheneaux C’15 is a Native American voice in hip-hop.
Healing from Without
Kate Arian C’11 is bringing beauty services to hospital rooms.
Can’t Forget the Motor City
Damien Rocchi WG’01’s Grand Circus is helping “reinvent” Detroit.
The Transcendental Tourist
Sacred circus.
The Next War
Planning for future warfare.
Wharton and Everything After
The road nearly traveled.
Dreaming a Chamber Orchestra to Life
Marc Mostovoy G’67 on the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.
Monument Man
Monument Lab memorializes sculptor Terry Adkins.
Fast Companies
NSF Innovation Corps attracts student entrepreneurs.
Ultimate Champions
Out of the Void, a “life-changing” championship.